Zaxby’s opening new ‘farmhouse-style eatery’ in Middle Georgia

People in Jones County or those just passing through the town of Gray can soon visit a new Zaxby’s chicken eatery that is set to open there.

The new restaurant is scheduled to open on Oct. 13 at 166 W. Clinton St. and it sits just up the road from the soon-to-close location at 198 W. Clinton St.

A company spokeswoman on Tuesday told The Telegraph that the current eatery will close on Friday at 8 p.m. and that the new establishment will open at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

In a recent news release, the new 3,600-square-foot location, which sits across from the W.E. Knox Civic Center, can seat about 70 and features the chain’s barn-red, “farmhouse-style” design.

The restaurant was expected to employ about 50 people.

The chain recently opened its first location in the neighboring Monroe County town of Forsyth.

Joe Kovac Jr.

The Telegraph

Joe Kovac Jr. writes about local news and features for The Telegraph, with an eye for human-interest stories. Joe is a Warner Robins native and graduate of Warner Robins High. He joined the Telegraph in 1991 after graduating from the University of Georgia. As a Pulliam Fellowship recipient in 1991, Joe worked for the Indianapolis News. His stories have appeared in the Washington Post, the Seattle Times and Atlanta Magazine. He has been a Livingston Award finalist and won numerous Georgia Press Association and Georgia Associated Press awards.