West Point is getting a Taco Bell.
Mayor Robbie Robinson confirmed to The Dispatch on Wednesday that the city’s building department has received site plans for one of the restaurants to be built on Highway 45 Alternate South, inside the city limits. Robinson said if things go as expected, it should open sometime in 2016.
Moving on.
After being closed for nearly six weeks, Jim’s Clothing has plans to re-open next week.
The longtime Columbus clothing store on Highway 45 North sustained damage on the night of July 24 when a vehicle smashed through its front window. Plywood has covered the window since and the store has been closed for repairs. Jim Davis, the owner, told The Dispatch the store is targeting Sept. 17 as its re-opening day.
Sey’s Sports Bar & Grill will open Monday at 2118 Hwy. 45 N. — that’s the shopping center where Rook’s Wine Cellar is located.
The bar will be managed by Sey Brett. It will have a sports theme and multiple TV’s in the business will air sporting events. The menu will include appetizers, burgers, sandwiches, steaks and “Sey’s Famous Wings.”
The hours of operation are 4 p.m. to 1 a.m., Monday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday.
Sey’s will employ between 10 and 15 people.
Lastly, Caledonia gained an eatery this week.
Baskets opened Monday on Gin Site Drive. The owner is Tammy McDonald. She said that while burgers are the specialty (the “Jalapeno Popper” in particular has proven popular), the eatery also offers milkshakes, catfish, homemade banana pudding, hand-cut French fried potatoes, different types of floats and other items. Nothing has been frozen, she said.
Baskets is located at 92 Gin Site Drive.
The hours of operation are 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and noon to 6 p.m., Sunday. (Those are test hours and may change moving forward, McDonald said.)
While the eatery is only accepting cash and checks right now, the plan is to begin accepting plastic in the near future.
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William Browning was managing editor for The Dispatch until June 2016.
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