BELINGTON – The Sheetz gas station and convenience store in Belington will be closing by Nov. 18, officials announced today.

Sheetz store #174 is the only remaining gas station in the immediate area of Belington.

On Tuesday, Sheetz released the following statement:

“Sheetz has made the difficult decision to permanently close its store located on North Crim Avenue in Belington, West Virginia. It is expected that this store will close on Nov. 18th.

“All employees at this store location will be offered employment at other Sheetz locations in the region.

“We thank our customers for their years of support and look forward to serving them at our other locations in the region.”

The statement came from Nick Ruffner, a PR manager for Sheetz.