Since 1983, the Hawesway Truck Stop has been a fixture on the east of Daviess County. The plaza was built as a joint effort between Lindy and Abbie Mercer, Benjamin Hawes, Carol Mercer, and Roy and Carolyn Adams.
The property has been purchased by the Emmick Family, who owns Valor Oil. Plans include a complete demolition of the current buildings and the opening of a “Hop Shop.” The Hop Shop was created in 1966 by the Emmick family.
This will not be the Emmick Family’s first venture in the convenience store business in the Owensboro area as the family company operated Jumpin’ Jacks locations in the early 1990’s through 2006.
“We currently operate 13 Hop Shops convenience stores in our northern territory. Our petroleum distributorship is operated out of six bulk plants around Kentucky and South Carolina. We are licensed in all 48 lower states and ship racing fuel internationally. We are so excited to add these three locations to our portfolio. We look forward to bringing our awesome staff, Ribbiting Rewards Program, and Disco Bathrooms to these markets.”
Anyone who is interested in employment opportunities can go to hopshops.com/careers/ and apply for your site of preference.
