Melita Jefferson turned her childhood love for funnel cakes into a business, pushing ahead to open a shop in Columbus while being furloughed during the federal government shutdown.
Jefferson opened Da Funnel Cake Factory on Nov. 8 at 1128 Fort Benning Rd.
Formerly a Jamaican restaurant, patrons might have to look for the “Yummy Fast Food” sign to find Da Funnel Cake Factory, as Jefferson waits for her new signage to arrive…