Buc-ees to open second South Carolina location [Video]

HARDEEVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina/WTOC) – A new Buc-ee’s is getting ready to break ground for another South Carolina location.

At a city council meeting, officials announced the popular beaver mascot will be making it’s way to Hardeeville. Hardeeville is located in Jasper County in the Lowcountry.

“We are in the early stages of building a travel center that will have the logo, the elite brand of Buc-ee’s,” said Harry Williams, Mayor, City of Hardeeville.

“At the junction of Highway 278 and 17 and it’s bordered on one side by I-95,” Williams said.

That’s an area that residents say frequently has heavy traffic.

FOX Carolina’s sister station, WTOC, said one of those residents sent an email to the council and at Thursday night’s meeting, those concerns were read by Council member Valarie Guzman.

“With this plan in potential development and the potential for the travel center I have serious concerns about …