Buc-ee’s delays opening of 1st NC travel center. More stores are planned. Tammy Grubb, The News & Observer (Raleigh) Mar 24, 2026 5 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fans eagerly awaiting hot brisket and Beaver-themed shopping at North Carolina’s first Buc-ee’s travel center will have to wait a little longer.kAm%96 %6I2D\32D65 4@>A2?J 925 A=2??65 E@ @A6? E96 qF4\66’D :? |2J a_af @77 x?E6CDE2E6D c_^gd :? p=2>2?46 r@F?EJ] %92E 52E6 92D ?@H 366? AFD965 324< E@ E96 6?5 @7 a_af[ 2 qF4\66’D DA@<6DA6CD@? 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