What new business is being planned beside Lexington High School? What we know
A growing convenience store chain known for its food offerings is planning a new location in Lexington near a major high school, county records show.
Parker’s Kitchen, which has more than 100 stores across parts of South Carolina and Georgia, is planning a store at 2509 Augusta Highway, per Lexington County Planning Commission documents in recent months. It was listed in the commercial projects section of the commission’s agendas in February and March, and the April agenda showed landscape permits had been obtained for the project.
Land clearing work at the 2509 Augusta Highway site was going on when a reporter rode by Monday morning, with heavy equipment on the property. The site is located just to the west of Lexington High School, and is next door to a Sonic Drive-In restaurant.
Parker’s is a popular convenience store brand in coastal South Carolina and Georgia, as well as in the Augusta area, with more than 100 stores in total.
Parker’s is known for all the convenience store staples — gasoline, snacks, cold drinks, etc. — but also for having a number of hot food items in its kitchens. That includes breakfast items such as fish and grits, biscuits and gravy, biscuit sandwiches and more, as well as lunch items including chicken tenders and sandwiches, pork chops, fried fish, and livers and gizzards.
The company is in the midst of developing several stores in the Midlands area, including on Garners Ferry Road in Columbia, on Earth Road in Elgin near northeast Columbia and on North Lake Drive in Lexington, as well as a site at near downtown Lexington.
The Augusta Highway area near Lexington High School has seen increasing development. Nearby businesses include a Lowes Foods supermarket, a McDonald’s, a Starbucks, a CVS pharmacy, BOHO Pizza & Brew and a number of other businesses. The Victory Village shopping center also is under construction near the high school along Augusta Highway, and it is set to feature a Target, an Academy Sports, a Dave’s Hot Chicken and other retailers.
