Sheetz elbows into Baltimore County convenience store mix

Look out Royal Farms. Step aside Highs and Wawa. There’s a new gas and convenience chain coming to Baltimore County. Sheetz plans to open Thursday in Middle River, its first location in the county as the Altoona, Pennsylvania-based chain continues its expansion throughout the mid-Atlantic. Before now, its closest stores to Baltimore, the longtime home of Royal Farms, were in Joppatowne and Westminster.