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The Woodruff Times reports that officials and residents broke ground on a tuition-free charter school slated to open in August 2026 and a county-run sports complex expected in 2027.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Construction began Oct. 8 on Riverbend, the 300-acre former Enoree Farms tract that will hold the city's River Bend Athletic Complex and a new Libertas Academy charter school.
Read at scbiz.com (opens the original story in a new tab)On Oct. 8, 2025, Woodruff broke ground on a tuition-free charter school on Godfrey Town Road, and Mayor Gist laid out plans for a 103-acre park on the Enoree River with turf fields, pickleball, a dog park and a kayak launch.
Read at greenvillejournal.com (opens the original story in a new tab)The 18th-century manor house at Walnut Grove in Roebuck is open for tours again after a $1.5 million structural restoration, and visitors can now see the upstairs too.
Read at The Post and Courier (opens the original story in a new tab)Reported in Sept. 2025: Libertas Academy Woodruff, a tuition-free public charter school on Fountain Inn Road, planned to open in August 2026 serving grades 4K–6.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)The Woodruff-Roebuck Water District broke ground on a raw-water storage basin that officials say will hold about 30 days of demand. Completion is expected in December 2026.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Twenty members of New Bethel School's Class of 1963, all born in 1945, gathered on Aug. 30, 2025 at the Ronald E. McNair American Legion Hut to mark their 80th birthdays.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)The Woodruff Times profiles Red Fox Games, a paintball, airsoft and gel blaster park on 162 acres near Woodruff that has new leadership and wants more locals to know it is here.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Requirements for running for Woodruff City Council, as published for the 2025 Ward 2, 4 and 6 races: residency, eligibility, a $25 fee paid at City Hall, and filing at the county elections office.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)The city issued 90 building permits in June 2025, mostly for new homes, while Woodruff Police logged 98 incidents, including 33 traffic stops and violations.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)July 2025: council annexed 20+ acres, rezoned two sites, and let Woodruff Police write a policy for license plate readers, to be used for alerts only.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)With Sheriff Chuck Wright stepping down after 20 years, nine candidates entered the race. The Woodruff Times and SpartansFirst scheduled a town hall with all nine at the City of Woodruff Auditorium on July 22, 2025.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)The Post and Courier talked with Humble Grounds and Tap Three owners, the mayor and District 4 about what new homes, new plants and a new high school mean for downtown Woodruff.
Read at The Post and Courier (opens the original story in a new tab)The City of Woodruff's Building Department issued 80 permits in May 2025, most of them for new homes and additions in growing neighborhoods.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Former and current students paid tribute to Fred Thomas, who has worked in Spartanburg District 4 schools since 1974 and is a familiar face on the Woodruff High custodial team.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Spartanburg Regional broke ground on Medical Group of the Carolinas – Family Medicine – Woodruff, an 18,000 sq ft primary-care building on Highway 101 with on-site X-ray and lab. It was slated to finish in summer 2026.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Council passed a ~$7 million 2025–26 city budget, with a 3% raise, two new officers and City Hall auditorium upgrades, and annexed 350+ acres on Fountain Inn Road.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)Co-owner Tracy Simmons Sanders explains why she and Dr. Vareva Harris started The Woodruff Times, how the paper is funded, and where its Main Street office is.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)A packed May 2025 council meeting heard opposition to annexing about 150 acres near Hwy 221 for a subdivision. Council approved the annexation and residential zoning.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)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.
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