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The Woodruff Times midseason roundup: Woodruff baseball, softball and both soccer teams beat Chapman, and Wolverine track athletes placed high at the Electric City Invitational.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)A 1966 Woodruff High graduate, Beth Rentz Grant spent more than 20 years as a WHS guidance counselor and now coordinates volunteers at the Woodruff Area Soup Kitchen.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Woodruff issued 84 permits in February 2026, led by new homes, with commercial work including fiber, EV charging and a splash pad at Moye Farms.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)In April 2026, the Municipal Association of SC featured Woodruff's 103-acre Riverbend Athletic Complex among the state's new sports parks. City Manager Lee Bailey said it will open in summer 2027 and serve both local youth and visiting tournaments.
Read at masc.sc (opens the original story in a new tab)Rental company CAPREIT says it bought Hart Townes, a new build-to-rent community of 157 three-bedroom townhomes in Woodruff, with first move-ins underway.
Read at CAPREIT (opens the original story in a new tab)Officers Brandon Alborg and Javan Hill joined the Woodruff Police Department after graduating from the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Spring Fling filled Main Street on Saturday, March 14, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with live music and local vendors.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)The City closed the public basketball court at McKinney Park until further notice while city crews restore it.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Council passed first reading on three annexation requests totaling more than 250 acres, and heard that River Bend Athletic Complex work would soon show above-ground progress.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Woodruff native Derek Jones, who led the Wolverines to the 1991 state title game, has joined Josh Heupel's Tennessee staff to coach the secondary.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)A profile of Woodruff High Class of 1992 graduate Dr. Iasha K. Nichols: 20-plus-year Army veteran, children's author and founder of a faith-based apparel brand.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Woodruff issued 65 building and electrical permits in January 2026, most for new homes in growing subdivisions.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Construction began on Phase 1 of the upgraded Woodruff wastewater treatment plant, funded by a $10 million grant.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Woodruff Councilmember William J. Wood graduated from the Municipal Association of SC's Advanced Municipal Elected Officials Institute.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Woodruff's boys and girls wrestling teams placed well at holiday and January tournaments under head coach Austin Weathers.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Woodruff's first Open Christmas Table shared a Christmas Day meal at MUSE 134; organizers plan to-go meals next year for those who prefer not to stay.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)The District 4 board swore in members, named Morgan Smith chair and approved $3.5M+ in SCDOT-required road work around the new high school.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Over two winter-break distributions at Woodruff Elementary, about 6,615 breakfast packs and 6,615 lunch packs went home with District 4 families.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)City officials held a ribbon cutting for Capri's, which brings family recipes it says are unchanged for more than 40 years.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)The church's annual giveaway on Dec. 20 let more than 500 children and families pick out toys, coats, clothing, socks and shoes.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Woodruff native Khristle Floyd-Hughes, on stage as "Gigi LeFlair," has taken her Southern storytelling comedy on tour nationwide since 2021.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)The Woodruff Times explains the SCHSL's 2026-28 realignment: a league restructuring moved Woodruff High down from 3A to 2A, where it projects as the third-largest school.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)At its October 2025 meeting, Woodruff City Council swore in re-elected members Jeff Wood, Allen Durham and Toni Sloan and named Wood Mayor Pro Tem. It also widened standards for new roads, set the 2026 meeting calendar and accepted a petition to annex 53 acres on Miller Road.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)The Woodruff Times reports that SC DSS is warning of rising SNAP theft. With federal reimbursement funding gone, stolen benefits can't be replaced, so prevention matters.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)The Woodruff Times summarizes the City of Woodruff's October 2025 permits: 85 in all, mostly new residential construction, plus two demolitions and one site-work permit.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Woodruff High 2018 graduate Moranda "Mo" Floyd-Beaty has done 150+ photoshoots in a year, walked New York Fashion Week and works as a stylist and loctician.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Voters re-elected three City Council incumbents in November 2025: Toni V. Sloan (Ward 2), Alen Durham (Ward 4) and Jeff Wood (Ward 6).
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Gretchen Kares, a Woodruff nonprofit founded in 2024 by WHS graduate Gretchen Martin-Perry, collected food and gift cards in fall 2025 for Thanksgiving bags for single parents, seniors and veterans.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)The Woodruff Times reports that a demolition permit was filed Sept. 24, 2025, for a 13,000-square-foot downtown building whose 2023 rezoning to C4 drew pushback from its owner at the time.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)At its October 2025 meeting, the District 4 board heard plans for a November public open house and dedication at the new high school, plus a first reading of policy changes including livestreamed meetings.
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