The Donut Shop in Columbus is closed.
It happened about two weeks ago. The manager, contacted Wednesday, declined to comment. The spot at 2526 Main St. was a Shipley’s Do-Nuts for a long, long time. It had been serving donuts for decades and decades.
The Donut Shop’s Facebook page shows that the business is for sale.
“Everything you need to open your own shop or bakery,” a post reads. “Great business opportunity. Priced to sale.”
A Dickey’s Barbecue Pit will open in Starkville next month.
John Thomas, the owner, told The Dispatch the barbecue eatery will be located in College Park on Russell Street. The grand opening will take place Nov. 13 — the day before the Mississippi State University football team hosts the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Dickey’s specializes in Texas-style barbecue, which Thomas described as a cross between St. Louis-style and Memphis-style. They serve sides and desserts, too.
The first Dickey’s opened in Dallas, Texas, in 1941. Today there are more than 450 locations in 42 states.
The Starkville spot will employ about 25 people, according to Thomas.
Also in November, Bully’s Burgers and Wings plans to open in Cotton Crossing Shopping Center on Russell Street in Starkville.
The eatery is similar to Bim Bam Burgers and Wings, which opened in Oxford in 2013 and in Tupelo in May. Tony Barragan, one of the owners behind the eatery, said they decided to go with “Bully’s” instead of “Bim Bam” for the Starkville spot for obvious reasons.
The restaurant’s menu includes hamburgers, chicken wings, Philly cheese steaks, catfish and more. They will deliver.
Barragan says the plan is to open during the second week of November. The eatery will employ 10 to 15 people.
Coming back to Columbus, there are changes in store for the Kroger on Highway 45 North.
City officials say the grocery store requested and has been issued a permit to begin some interior renovations. Those changes include relocating the pharmacy and some of the refrigerated booths inside of the store.
Lastly, the defunct gas station at the corner of Main and 14th streets is about to get a facelift.
City officials say Midstates Petroleum requested and has been issued a permit allowing them to take down the kiosk there, as well as the car wash, and a rebuilding process will follow. A timeframe for the work is not known.
Midstates did not return messages from The Dispatch.
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William Browning was managing editor for The Dispatch until June 2016.
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