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REEDSVILLE — Two convenience stores well-known to residents of western Preston County will be under new ownership.
The Par Mar Stores Co. has announced it will be taking over two locations in the area, bringing the company’s total number of stores to 186.
The first is Brown’s Mill Grocery at 12016 North Mountaineer Highway at the intersection with Dogtown and Gladesville roads south of Arthurdale.
That location is scheduled to open Tuesday, May 24. Prior to Par Mar purchasing the Arthurdale location, construction had started on a new building adjacent to the current store location. The construction project will continue on the new store, and once it’s complete, the older store will be torn down.
A grand opening celebration is being planned for the new Reedsville store later in the summer.
Just across the county line, Par Mar will operate the Cool Springs Grocery at 2842 Kingwood Pike. That location was set to open Monday, May 23.
Par Mar also operates the Mountaineer Mart in Terra Alta and the Valero service station at 17162 Veterans Memorial Highway west of Kingwood.
Marietta, Ohio-based Par Mar operates stores in four states: West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. The company has plans for more expansion throughout those states over the next several months.
“We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing convenience store companies in America,” Par Mar President Brian Waugh said. “The stores we are taking over each have a proud legacy of service for the residents of the area, and we plan on continuing that.”
The Par Mar Stores Company was founded in 1967. Since 2016, the company has been owned by Croton Holding Co. of Pittsburgh.
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