Following the decision by Starbucks to close hundreds of locations worldwide ahead of Monday’s start of a new fiscal year, some in Mississippi have been watching to see if their local store is included in the latest round of cutbacks by the coffee chain.

One store that closed shortly after the news broke on Thursday was in Ridgeland on County Line Road. A sign posted to the door said the store would be closed by the end of the week. On Monday morning, crews were spotted readying to take down the two-tailed siren sign with a locksmith company vehicle pulling in shortly after.

“We’ve made the incredibly difficult decision to close this Starbucks location,” a sign posted to the door of the County Line Road store reads in part. “We know this may be hard to hear – because this isn’t just a st

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