Hardeeville announces plans for a Buc-Ee's

Beaufort County This Week

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From Bluffton Today

Beaver nuggets, brisket and a host of other souvenirs and snacks are tentatively scheduled to be arriving in Hardeeville in about four years as Buc-ee's plans to locate a store in the city.

The Hardeeville City Council, during its Nov. 7 regular meeting, approved first reading of an ordinance to approve the planned development district, the initial master plan for the development, and a development agreement which will bring Buc-ee's to the city. Second reading of all three ordinances will be held Nov. 21, City of Hardeevlle Mayor Harry Williams said.

"Even though Buc-ee’s representatives are working closely with the city and its development processes, the project is only at the beginning stages of development and its progression will coincide with the South Carolina Department of Transportation’s I-95 Widening and Exit 8 Redevelopment Project," a city spokesperson said.

The current schedule for the SCDOT projects to be completed would be in 2028, the projected timeline which would also be the projected year for the ribbon cutting for Buc-ee's, Williams said during the Nov. 7 Hardeeville City Council meeting.

Buc-ee's will be located adjacent to Interstate 95 at the Exit 8 intersection with U.S. Highway 17, city officials said. The Hardeeville location is scheduled to include Buc-ee's signature offerings, including a large selection of regionally themed merchandise and gifts.

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From WTOC
The annual Beaufort County Veterans Day Parade kicked off Monday morning. It brought out groups like the Parris Island Marine Band, Beaufort County High School’s Air Force JROTC program, and many locals who got the chance to show their support for those who serve.

“There’s so many different struggles going on in the world today and to be able to push everything aside and still support all branches of the military, the people that have served and are serving, it’s just very powerful,” said Jamyra Knox, whose husband currently serves in the military.

With dozens of people lined on the streets of Beaufort to catch a glimpse of the parade and honor veterans, Knox’s son said even though his father is away, he knows it’s important.

“I know that my dad is out there protecting our country and as long as I know that he’s doing that, I’m ok with it, and him being celebrated is just cool,” Montrell Knox, whose dad is in the miliary.
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From the SC Daily Gazette

A South Carolina philanthropist’s donation will help cover more of the private school tuition for some students who lost their taxpayer-funded scholarships following a state Supreme Court ruling.

Ravenel B. Curry III, co-founder of a financial planning firm, donated $500,000 to pay tuition for roughly half of the 700 students enrolled in private schools under the state’s voucher program, allowing those students to stay in their schools for the next quarter, according to the Palmetto Promise Institute.

“We are honored and profoundly grateful for Ravenel Curry’s generous gift,” Palmetto Promise Institute CEO Wendy Damron said in a news release.

Gov. Henry McMaster last year signed the law establishing so-called education scholarship accounts, providing up to $6,000 a year in public funds to pay for tuition, transportation, supplies or technology at either private schools or public schools outside a student’s district.

Then in September, the state Supreme Court declared the payments unconstitutional due to a ban on public money directly benefiting private education.

By that point, the state had already deposited one of four planned $1,500 installments into parents’ accounts. While the court did not require schools to pay back that money, it did halt payments, leaving families scrambling to keep from having to transfer their children back to public school.