Buckley: Rejoice Memphians. Buc-ee’s, the happiest place on Earth, is coming close to the city
Buc-ee’s will soon be opening a location in Fayette County, Tennessee state Sen. Page Walley, R-Bolivar, said Wednesday, April 24. (Tim Buckley/The Daily Memphian)
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Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
The most-awesome gas station and rest stop chain in America will soon be opening a location in Fayette County, and Memphians who haven’t been there don’t know what they are missing.
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