November 6, 2012
By: Georgia Ricketts A calm fall afternoon in the community of Woodruff was shattered by fatal gunfire on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at approximately 1:40 in the afternoon. It is reported that Officer William T. Knight was attempting a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Matthew Simmons of Woodruff. Simmons stopped his vehicle on ...
August 11, 2012
Meet thirteen year old Brett. He describes himself as tall, funny, and amazing. Brett is an intelligent and bright young man who loves playing video games, skate boarding, camping, and mountain biking. His favorite foods are tacos, pizza, and ice cream. Brett says that he would like to be in an adoptive ...
July 11, 2012
Matt Kenseth is leaving Roush Fenway Racing at the end of the year by Jennifer Flanagan-Leger Matt Kenseth the Sprint Cup Series points leader is leaving Roush Fenway Racing at the end of the season. Kenseth has been with RFR since the beginning of his Sprint Cup career in 1999, when he piloted the car ...
July 11, 2012
Camille can be described as creative, demonstrative, determined, tireless, an attention seeker, artistic, busy, curious, dramatic, optimistic, energetic and alluring. She is harmonious regarding her friendships and believes she has intuitive skills when trying to discern who her friends are. She responds well to praise and encouragement. She enjoys singing with the church choir and ...
June 20, 2012
Mobile Market The Mobile Market is a great way to sell local food and an amazing boost to local farmers. The Mobile Market truck will be set up at Main Street next to Burger King and will be onsite the following dates: 6/14, 6/28, 7/12, 7/26, 8/9, 8/23, 9/6, 9/20, 10/11 and 10/25 from 3:00 ...
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June 19, 2012
We are just before primary election day. If I or someone on my team has not visited you or met you through the many meetings I have attended, or by knocking on your door, I apologize. I intend on dedicating myself to meeting you and your neighbors all the way through to the November election. ...
April 18, 2012
by Fran Burgess Woodruff City Manager Stephanie Monroe presented council members and Mayor Brad Burnett with the 2012-2013 budget for the city of Woodruff during the recent budget workshop. The main discussion focused on pay raises for city employees. Along with offering a 1 to 2 % cost of living increase to all employees, Monroe ...
April 18, 2012
The man hunt is over for brothers Jason Tolison and Justin Reynolds of Beason St. in Woodruff. The suspects were arrested. Monday morning April 16th at 1622 W. Georgia Rd in Woodruff. They were apprehended by Woodruff City police and Spartanburg Sheriff’s Deputies for shootings in both Woodruff and Laurens County. Sources say at least ...
March 18, 2012
By Fran Burgess When local teacher Beth Ramey read that “American Pickers” TV series would be coming to South Carolina, she immediately knew that she needed to write to them. Ramey said, “I had a two-fold purpose. I wrote to Jodi Friedman at Cineflix in New York back on January 7 saying that Steve, my ...
January 16, 2012
by Fran Burgess About 3 miles south of Enoree on the right side of Hwy 221 stands a company that has been the workplace for hundreds of area residents over the years. From 1960 until the end of 2011, this business was the W.R. Grace Vermiculite Company; after several months of negotiations, the business was ...