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Woodruff honored the fallen at McKinney Park on Memorial Day 2025, and a local nonprofit committee is working to build a permanent veterans memorial there.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)The City of Woodruff Building Department issued 67 permits in April 2025, most of them for new residential construction, along with several commercial projects.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)OneSpartanburg, Inc. named The Woodruff Times the 2025 Small Business Impact Award winner for Spartanburg County during National Small Business Month.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)For Mental Health Awareness Month, The Woodruff Times profiled Woodruff High class of 1997 graduate Dr. Asa T. Briggs, a psychiatric nurse practitioner and founder of Briggs Psychiatry & Behavioral Health.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Mr. Jalapeño, the Mexican restaurant at 10195 US-221 in Woodruff, marked its 10th anniversary in May 2025 with a party for customers.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)The Woodruff Times reported that AIRSYS Cooling Technologies broke ground on May 8, 2025 on a 264,000-square-foot facility on 60 acres along Hwy 101, then described as a $40 million investment expected to create 215 jobs.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Council gave first reading to annex and zone nearly 150 acres near Highway 221 and Old Spartanburg Highway for a subdivision of up to 300 half-acre lots. It also moved a 23-acre annexation and a dental-office rezoning.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)The 40th Stone Soup Storytelling Festival, South Carolina's official storytelling festival, brought 17 tellers from across the U.S. and Quebec to MUSE 134 in downtown Woodruff.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Plants on Main, a boutique plant shop in downtown Woodruff, held its ribbon cutting in April 2025 with the mayor and council members after five months of quiet growth.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Woodruff issued 57 building permits in March 2025, most of them for new homes in neighborhoods like Pierett Circle, Old Magnolia Lane, Slades Street and Gracie Drive.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Council approved Harper Construction for phase one of a wastewater plant expansion to 2.5 million gallons a day, largely funded by a $10 million state grant.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Asked on Facebook what new event or activity they'd like to see, residents called for Main Street festivals, more for kids and teens, historic preservation and better recreation, and debated growth.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Duke Energy began upgrading and building overhead power lines in Woodruff in early 2025, from the new Woodruff High School on Highway 101 to the new BMW facility, to improve reliability and add capacity.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)With Spartanburg skipping its Spring Fling in 2025, the City of Woodruff planned its own downtown spring festival for March 15, 2025, with food trucks, carnival rides and a Touch-a-Truck display.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Council approved a Woodruff Police tactical unit for high-risk warrants and hired Goodwyn Mills Cawood to manage FEMA Hurricane Helene funds.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)A resident asked council to revive the Parks & Recreation Tourism Committee. The City Manager's 2024 recap cited $188M+ in investment and 500+ building permits.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)At its December 2024 meeting a resident asked Woodruff City Council to revive a Parks & Recreation Tourism Committee; the council also approved sewer funding, a rezoning and police policy updates.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)The District Four board unanimously chose Dr. Aaron Fulmer, a 27-year educator and former Woodruff High principal, as superintendent.
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