Jackson Jambalaya

Is that part of the governor’s downtown capitol improvement district? If not, start the bidding at 2 bucks.

Does it come with the vagrants living on the dock? They already burned up the car lot building on the corner.

Is this the building that in the past they stored mulitple rolls of newsprint? If so, obviously they don't need this type facility anymore with the greatly reduced number of copies being printed and the amount of paper it takes to produce their daily rag.

That is the railroad siding used to bring in very large rolls of newsprint. As needed we had a flatbed 18-wheeler to bring rolls from the siding to the warehouse across the street from HQ. The warehouse is located across the street and next to JPD. The property also has/had a parking lot for employees.

As needed the rolls left the warehouse underground to the basement across the street. Trolleys carried the rolls in a snakelike pattern throughout the basement until needed to be placed on the printing press. Each press has a 3 roll spindle that feeds paper to the press. As I remember we operated 2 presses.

Aside from needing money, with the circulation so low not much need for print paper storage. My guess.

Love the description of Jackson. "Best of the New South". How sad.

6:04: pretty sure they don’t print in Jackson anymore. I think they print in hattiesburg?

I enjoy watching The Clarion Ledger die a slow, painful death. Jackson Jambalaya provides the real news, albeit with a rightward slant. Despite this I will continue to read and support KF as he is literally the only reliable news source for the Jackson metro area.

Why won't the CL just sell off everything? Not as if they have any relevance here anymore.

Sad, but like 8 track tapes..

Isn't the CL printed in Monroe or Shreveport and trucked in every night now?

Didn't the C-L move to Ridgeland, near a coffee shop on '51?

You might claim that it's for sale, but the ad says it is up for auction.

Impossible to sell something at auction when no suckers are lined up to bid.

"...known as the best of the new south".

If I was getting a commission on the sale of this real estate (which I am not) my first move would be to put a bug in Andy Gipson's ear about howe this would be an ideal location for a secure pecan storage and shipping facility. Yesterday I was sent for Thanksgiving makings and right there in the dried out fruit and nut aisle...HELP ME THEM PECANS DONE WENT AND GOT EXPENSIVE!!!

7:08 and 8:14 -- Not true. The C-L Press is actually a separate company from the newsroom, although they are blended together. They print the Shreveport and Monroe papers along with the Memphis Commercial-Appeal and a bunch of others. The Hattiesburg American is also printed in Jackson.

"blended together". Sounds like an accountant.

Hmmmmmm, I guess one of the censors here besides KF is CE. CE can't take a joke .

The C-L closed this facility in 2016. It has been vacant since. They tried to sell it, but no takers.

It has a value to someone somehow.

It may be a place to store jobs and hard work….things that won’t be stolen

November 21, 2021 at 10:23 PM
Jackson doesn't need more government buildings. It needs more business. Comments not withstanding crime issue.

It would be a great location for a Hell's Angel clubhouse. Let the games begin.