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By Garrett Mitchell
After surviving a big scare from the Newberry Bulldogs in the second round of the 2A play-offs last Friday, the undefeated Woodruff Wolverines advanced with a white-knuckle 41-36 victory.
The Wolverines (11-0) will now host Cheraw for the right to play for the upper-state championship. The Braves (7-4) were 45-7 winners over Gilbert […]

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By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS
 
A local nonprofit organization that started by providing food to […]

By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS
Hot, fresh egg McMuffins and other McDonald’s sandwiches will be available to area residents starting at 5 a.m. October 27.
“We’re excited about being here in Woodruff,” said owner/operator Julia Skipper. “It’s so pretty. You’ll have to come see it.”
In construction for roughly three months, McDonald’s has all the latest equipment, including […]

By Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS
Spartanburg County Veterans Affairs Officer Terry Simmons has apparently been suspended from his job by county administrators amid accusations he brought a firearm onto county property.
Simmons said Friday he was called into a meeting with interim County Administrator Nelson Marchioli about two weeks ago and suspended for bringing a pistol onto county […]

District Four officials respond

By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS
Questions raised over the summer about the operation of the concession stand at W.L. Varner Stadium were answered in an exclusive October 6 interview with Spartanburg County District Four school officials.
Woodruff High School Principal Aaron Fulmer, Athletic Director Scott Lawson and Board Chairman Milton Smith sat down […]

By Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS
Spartanburg County sheriff’s investigators have arrested two men in connection with a series of incidents near Woodruff where farm animals were shot sometime during the night of Sept. 29.
Brandon Kelly Thomas, 21, of 131 Skinner Rd., Woodruff, and Anthony Jerome Waters, 17, of 150 Reagen Ln., Woodruff, were both charged with three […]

By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS
In the brief amount of time since he started working for the City of Woodruff in February 2009, Stephen Steese feels like he has experienced what being from Woodruff is all about.
“My family and I have gotten to experience a whole lot of Woodruff in a small amount of time,” Steese […]

By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS
City Manager Stephen Steese submitted his letter of resignation on September 13 to the mayor and city council.
“My family and I thank you for the opportunity that you provided when you invited us to become a part of this community in February 2009,” Steese wrote in his resignation letter. “The […]

By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS
City Council tabled a proposed ordinance calling to raise the rate of new connections to the city’s sewer system by residential properties from a flat $500 fee to $2,000 or more, depending on the size of water line used to feed the structure.
“This is something the city needs,” Public Works Director […]

Woodruff businessman’s plea for leniency
carried little weight with district judge
By Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS
The Woodruff businessman held up by many as the embodiment of the American success story will be headed to federal prison for more than four years following his sentencing in U.S. District Court in Greenville last Thursday.
Terry Glenn Lanford, 54, was sentenced […]