Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Jackson Losing Chick-Fil-A

Jackson is going to lose Chick-Fil-A.  Chick-Fil-A will close the East County Line Road store in Jackson and move down the street into the site of the old Logan's Roadhouse.  The Ridgeland Board of Ealdormen are expected to approve the company's application tonight.  

The new location will be an improvement over the current site.  The restaurant will expand from a cramped 5,300 sf at the current site to a more comfortable 8,128 sf at the new location.  Interstate customers will enjoy quicker access as Chick-Fil-A will be smack dab right next to I-55. 

Approval of the site plan and conditional use permit application is on the agenda for the Ridgeland Board of Ealdormen meeting taking place tonight.  






"That's a shame. I hate that.  It's a great place, a great company. They have served the citizens of Jackson greatly. I appreciate the time they spent in Jackson and wish them success. Hopefully we can get a new restaurant in that location," said Jackson Ward 1 Councilman Ashby Foote as he lamented Jackson's loss. 


Kingfish note: Another nail in the Ridgewood Court shopping center.  Perhaps the landlord should have done something about the numerous potholes turning into craters.  


10 comments:

Anonymous said...

More than just the potholes in that location; itn was not an easy access or exit' doesn't fit the Chic mode of operation.

Hate that it is leaving Jackson, but from a business decision, this certainly looks like a winning move. The Logan's location has been empty long enough that the rent difference of north/south of County Line shouldn't be a significant factor.

Anonymous said...

it will be top shelf. or right next to it

Anonymous said...

Jackson doing Jackson things.

Anonymous said...

Can someone tell me exactly where Logan’s was?

Anonymous said...

And Ridgeland is getting a Dave & Busters too next to top golf

Anonymous said...

Next

Anonymous said...

Chokeme Antard Ladumbass and his consequences, exhibit 1947462626162637

Anonymous said...

8:23 Dave and Busters Ridgeland will be a disaster. The unemployed culture will somehow have the cash to take their unemployed-in-training kids to enjoy it. It will be loud, rude, smell like pot, and uninviting for the upper class. Will be like going to Chuck E. Cheese on County Line. And best of all, it will be in PRADO village. God help Ridgeland.

Anonymous said...

County Line @ State St.

fed up in Jackson said...

Jackson allowing the surrounding streets to just disintegrate, never re-stripe our maintenance overlay......and the continued vagrancy. The city is going to have to recognize that it has to protect the businesses that produce tax revenue and keep streets manageable and in good condition, and police presence......and this nonsense of allowing the panhandling. It has to stop, and if the ACLU is holding the city hostage over threat of a lawsuit for a vagrants right to panhandle, then the city needs to grow a backbone


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