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In an informal Facebook poll on which grocery store readers most want in Woodruff, Walmart drew about half of 1,251 votes, ahead of ALDI and Publix. No retailer has committed to a Woodruff store.
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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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.
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