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What did it take for tiny Smiths Grove, Kentucky to get its first traffic light? One word...Buc-ee's. Known for brisket, fudge, and beaver nuggets, Texas-based Buc-ee's cut the ribbon Monday on its 53,000 square foot travel center in Warren County.

The privately held Texas company operates huge convenience stores with gas stations at 41 locations in the South. An Oak Grove location would be the third in Kentucky.

Huck’s is abandoning plans to construct a gas station adjacent to Lotus, Paducah’s sexual violence resource center.The announcement comes after a…