A former Starkville chief administrative officer is running for mayor in 2017. 

Lynn Spruill, 64, will officially announce her candidacy at 12:15 p.m. today at Fire Station Park on East Lampkin Street. She will run as a Democrat. 

The owner and general manager at Spruill Property Management emerges as the second candidate vying to succeed two-term Democrat Parker Wiseman, who announced in November he would not run for re-election. Local attorney Johnny Moore has also announced he will run, though he has not declared a party affiliation. 

Qualifying for city elections begins Jan. 3.