Buc-ee’s is moving forward on building their fourth location in Georgia after getting approval from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division.
The Texas-based gas station giant had to get state approval to move forward, requiring what’s known as a stream buffer variance so they could build near a state body of water.
According to state records, the waters in this case are two unnamed dendritic tributaries to Deer Creek in the Upper Ocmulgee Watershed.
It’s time to take a closer look at Buc-ee’s, the massive convenience store chain!
And uncover some things you might not know about the popular place.
Buc-ee’s opened a new store in Brunswick, Ga, on July 1, 2025.
If you’ve ever been inside a Buc-ee’s, you know what an interesting place it is. The size of a football field, the store features all kinds of drinks, food, clothing and more…
much, much more!
BBQ anyone?
1. Arch Aplin III is the person behind the popular stops alongside the highway.
2. According to Southern Living, Aplin’s grandparents ran a general store and gas station in Louisiana. Aplin II worked at the store.
3. In 1982, he opened his own store in Texas.
4. Buc-ee’s mascot is Buc-ee the Beaver. The name is a combination of Aplin III’s nickname of Beaver, his dog’s name of Buck, and his love of the Ipana toothpaste mascot, Bucky the Beaver, according to wideopencountry.com.
5. Buc-ee’s offered the two things that its owner thought customers wanted the most, cheap ice and clean restrooms.
6. A second Buc-ee’s opened three years later.
7. In 2003, when the company opened a store in Luling, Texas, the chain transformed into partially what you see at Buc-ee’s locations day.
That store started offering BBQ…
Beaver Nuggets…
clothing and more.
Today, Buc-ee’s are a cultural phenomenon. You’ve got to see it to believe it!
8. The recently opened store in Luling, TX is now the largest travel center in the World. It’s 75,000 square feet.
The Sevierville store was the largest convenience store in the world at 74,707 square feet before the new Luling store opened.
9. The Katy, Texas Buc-ee’s features the world’s longest car wash. It clocks in at 255 feet of conveyor. It takes about 5 minutes to get through.
10. All Buc-ee’s are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
11. Buc-ee’s does not offer franchises. It’s a privately owned company.
12. Buc-ee’s remained only in Texas until 2019, when the company opened a store in Alabama.
13. You might hear employees yell, “Fresh, hot brisket on board!” That’s when a new brisket is brought out to the BBQ counter. It’s made fresh in the stores.
14. Buc-ee’s is NOT a truck stop and 18-wheelers are banned from the stores.
15. Buc-ee’s can claim the title of
16. Buc-ee’s still has a cheap ice, one of the founding principles of the company.
17. You can buy art at Buc-ee’s! Check it out on the way to the restroom.
18. Buc-ee’s averages 100 gas pumps per store.
Here are some more photos of Buc-ee’s.
Here are some more photos of Buc-ee’s.
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Buc-ee’s in Georgia: Brunswick location officially breaks ground on Jan. 29, 2024. The Texas-based chain will bring 200 jobs to the area.
This is the Buc-ees logo on a storefront in Ennis, Texas.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
Here are some more photos from Buceee’s in Calhoun, Ga.
The approval letter was sent to Buc-ee’s on July 30.
A Buc-ee’s spokeswoman told Channel 2 Action News the new location in Monroe County is expected to open in March 2027.
Buc-ee’s opened its third location in Georgia in July.
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