The Florence County Council gave $5 million durings it meeting Dec. 14 for the use of improving infrastructure on the future site of the incoming AESC battery plant.
Buc-ee’s, home of the world’s cleanest bathrooms, freshest food and friendliest beaver, will unveil its newest travel center in Florence, South Carolina, on Monday, May 16, 2022. Doors will open to the public at 6 a.m. EST, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony will follow at 10 a.m. EST. The celebration will be attended by state and local leaders including Governor Henry McMaster; State Representative Murrell Smith; Florence County Council Chairman Willard Dorriety, Jr.; Florence County Councilman Reverend Waymon Mumford and Mayor Teresa Myers Ervin of Florence.