There’s been a lot of movement recently concerning economic developments in Christian County, and officials says it’s a sign of progress and teamwork in the community.
Speaking with WHOP Friday morning, South Western Kentucky Economic Development Council Executive Director Carter Hendricks highlighted the announcement of Buc-ee’s in Oak Grove and big signs of progress at Rural King in Hopkinsville, saying those developments are very exciting for the region. A one-time skeptic of the Buc-ee’s appeal, Hendricks says it’s now a tradition to visit the mega-gas station while traveling.
He says projects like Buc-ee’s and Rural King are a great example of how things like this take time to finalize, and even though folks might get impatient in the meantime, it’s often worth the wait.
He says those projects also require a ton of logistics behind the scenes, and an enormous amount of team work between multiple agencies.
Hendricks congratulated and recognized the Oak Grove City Council, Christian Fiscal Court and several state legislators for their ever-diligent efforts to bring Buc-ee’s back to Oak Grove, after the original proposal seemed to fall through.