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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.
Read at The Woodruff Times (opens the original story in a new tab)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.
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