JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Empty buildings in South Jackson could soon help feed a community left without fresh food options.
The Papaya Group and The Ultimate Fan TUF LLC are investing in vacant commercial spaces to build a new food distribution center. Leaders say this is the first step to bringing grocery stores back to the area’s food desert.
The old Rose’s building on Terry Road has sat vacant for years, but it now could be the key to bringing grocery stores to food deserts in South Jackson and other needed areas of the city…