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Mount Crawford, VA. - Excited shoppers pour through the door of the first Buc-ee's to open in Virginia Monday, June 30, 2025, at 6 a.m. (Photo by Norm Shafer)
Jun 30, 2025

Crowds, smiles greet Buc-ee’s first Virginia store opening

Buc-ee’s fans lined up before dawn for the grand opening of the Texas travel center chain’s first Virginia store in Mount Crawford.

Buc-ee’s co-founder and CEO Arch “Beaver” Aplin III (center left) and Gov. Glenn Youngkin (center right) speak at the groundbreaking for Buc-ee's Rockingham County location on Jan. 30, 2024. Official Photo by Christian Martinez, Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Jan 30, 2024

Buc-ee’s starts construction on Rockingham center

It won’t be too long before drivers on Interstate 81 in Rockingham County will see a sign bearing a friendly, hat-wearing beaver. Texas-based travel center chain Buc-ee’s started construction on its first travel center in Virginia with a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday. Gov. Glenn Youngkin was there, as well as Buc-ee’s founder and CEO Arch “Beaver” […]

Mar 9, 2022

SMO Inc. acquires six Va. gas stations, convenience stores

The Wills Group, a La Plata, Maryland-based commercial real estate company, announced Wednesday that its subsidiary SMO Inc. has acquired six MAPCO gas stations and convenience stores in Virginia. The stores and gas stations are in Ashland and Chesterfield, Prince George, Stafford, Fauquier and Dinwiddie counties. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed. The […]

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