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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Buc-ee's flap: See why NC activists are speaking out against state's 1st Buc-ee's location
Despite the cult following travel center chain Buc-ee's has amassed across the country, not everyone is excited about the construction of North Carolina's first location. NC activist group 7 Directions of Service has spoken out against the new location with demonstrations, statements and a 40-page report published May 27, 2025, titled "Buc-ee's Burden: How Mega Gas Stations Hurt Community Health and Wealth." The nonprofit, which focuses on cultural and land reclamation and indigenous leadership, among other things, lists four major issues the organization takes with Buc-ee's on a webpage devoted to NC's Occaneechi Path: Environmental impact - The 7 Directions website states that emissions from the concentration of just 200 running vehicles can create harmful conditions for breathing. With 25,000 estimated daily visitors, 7 Directions warns that the new Buc-ee's travel center will result in an "air pollution hot-spot" in a location that is home to schools and low-income neighborhoods. Threats to a historical indigenous site - "The entirety of the great Occaneechi Trading Path ran from Virginia to Alabama, and a significant section of the path in Mebane, NC is threatened by Buc-ee's," the 7 Directions website states. Unethical workplace practices - 7 Directions cites a Texas court's 2017 ruling against Buc-ee's, in which repayment provisions in employment agreements were likened to "indentured servitude." The website also references employee ratings on job websites including Indeed and Glassdor, which rank the chain "lower than most major corporations, even worse than Amazon." Fossil fuels - "An economy tied to fossil fuels is unpredictable and makes us vulnerable to foreign supply chain disruptions and conflicts," 7 Directions stated in its report. "Renewable sources like solar and wind are more reliable and cheaper, and transitioning to them will help us avoid the worst of the climate crisis." More information on the subject, including the 40-page report, can be found on the 7 Directions website at The Mebane Buc-ee's opening is planned for late 2026 or early 2027. The NC Buc-ee's site is located at 1425 Trollingwood-Hawfields Road, Mebane, NC 27302, near the merger of Interstates 85 and 40. Southern Living reported that the new location will measure in at a sprawling 75,000 square feet, with 120 fueling stations and more than 600 parking spaces planned. Mebane is about 200 miles east of Asheville on I-40. According to Google Maps, it will take about three hours to drive to the new Buc-ee's. The Mebane Buc-ee's will be the state's first location. Currently, the chain has stores in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. The Mebane Buc-ee's is one of a list of locations set to open across the country. USA TODAY Network reported that stores will open soon in the following locations: Goodyear, Arizona: June 2026 Benton, Arkansas: September 2026 Ocala, Florida: 2026 Brunswick, Georgia: July 2025 Monroe County, Georgia: Early 2026 Harrison County, Mississippi: 2025 Mebane, North Carolina: Late 2026 or early 2027 Huber Heights, Ohio: April 2026 Boerne, Texas: 2026 San Marcos, Texas: May 2026 Rockingham County, Virginia: 2025 Iris Seaton is the trending news reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at iseaton@ This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: When does the NC Buc-ee's open? Activists protest NC's first location
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Yahoo
Mebane police investigating shooting on Bateman Place
MEBANE, N.C. (WGHP) — Mebane officers are investigating a shooting that happened on Friday night, according to a Mebane Police Department news release. Around 6:50 p.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of Bateman Place and secured the scene. Investigators believe that the victim and the suspect knew each other and say the shooting was an isolated incident. There is no ongoing threat to the public. This is a developing story. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
09-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former Seahawks DT Brandon Mebane assigns blame to Super Bowl XLIX interception
It is Super Bowl Sunday, which unfortunately, means Seattle Seahawks fans are forever condemned to relive one of the most iconic moments in Super Bowl history… which is simultaneously the single most painful memory in the entire history of Seattle sports: Russell Wilson throwing an interception at the goal line to Malcolm Butler to lose Super Bowl XLIX. A decade later, this play still haunts the Pacific Northwest, and forever will. Yet with each passing year, we learn more and more about that fateful moment. Former Seahawks defensive tackle Brandon Mebane, who was on the sideline when the incident-in-question occurred, recently spoke about it to KIRO's own Gee Scott on his radio program. Mebane recalls seeing former Seahawks backup Tavaris Jackson reacting to the play call. 'So Tarvaris Jackson — I'm kind of not near him, but I can see him — has an earpiece in his ear, and they call the play. Tavaris Jackson says, 'Nooo! Don't run that play.' He turns his back and walks up the sideline away from the play. And I'm like, 'Where is he going, and why did he say don't run that play?' But he said don't run that play. He walks back, and then they ran the play. And you know what happened after that.' Initial reaction would certainly suggest blame lies at the hands of offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, who called the play. This is the position running back Marshawn Lynch certainly has. However, Mebane appears to be offering a new explanation. While Bevell may have made the play call, clearly, there were audibles quarterback Russell Wilson was empowered to make at the line. This is what Mebane is alleging in his recent interview, that Wilson himself made the ultimate decision to throw the ball at the goal line. 'Russell pops up and said, 'Man, they was in goal line (formation), that's why I threw the ball.'' Mebane declared. 'I said, 'Oh, OK,' and then I walked off. So, pretty much, Russell changed the play. It was one play. Russell changed the play to that play and then what happened happened.' The play will live on in infamy, a memory the 12th Man will forever be cursed to relive (in some capacity) each February. As far as I can remember, this is the first time I recall a former teammate directly calling out Wilson with sole-ownership of the interception. In the end, we may never know who is truly to blame, or if there even is one singular reason why it happened. What we do know is it ended the championship aspirations of the Legion of Boom, as the Seahawks have still yet to return to even the NFC Championship game… let alone the Super Bowl. 'I think about how close we were to winning the second one,' Mebane reminisces. 'And I think we could have went to three. I think we could have gone to one in 2012 if (OLB) Chris Clemens didn't get hurt. I think we'd have had a great opportunity to play in that Super Bowl.'
