Italy: Buc-ee’s opens Florence

Florence: A massive gas station and travel center spreading across the Southeast from Texas opened Monday its first location in South Carolina.

The Buc-ee’s at Exit 170 on Interstate 95 at 3390 North Williston Road features more than 100 gas pumps and a massive store that includes food, drinks and other merchandise.

The stores are known for their Texas barbeque, homemade fudge, kolaches, Beaver Nuggets, jerky and fresh pastries.

Buc-ee’s first broke ground on the 53,000-square-foot store in November 2020. Officials said then that the $35 million investment would create upwards of 200 jobs.