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CRASH TAKES TWO LIVES
A fiery crash took the lives of two brothers shortly after noon last Thursday in Woodruff. According to the Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office, the crash occurred at 180 Fortenberry Road when this 1994 Mazda pickup truck swerved off the roadway, struck a tree and burst into flames. The victims […]

By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS
About 50 to 60 new jobs should be created with the opening of the new McDonald’s, owner and operator Julia Skipper said on August 9.
“Depending on the volume, we’ll be hiring about 50 to 60 folks and putting them to work,” Skipper said in a presentation to the Woodruff Rotary Club […]

By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS
A fight involving alcohol and a firearm broke out at Woodruff’s Kelly Acres subdivision on August 5, according to police reports.
Jason Patrick Tolison, 17, of Woodruff, was arrested by officers for trespass after notice, according to the report. Tolison was already on trespass notice from Kelly Acres, the report stated.
Tolison told […]

Children taken into protective custody
By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS
Police officers took two children into emergency protective custody on July 28 after finding 3.3 grams of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, including a razor, within their reach at a Woodruff home.
Autumn Leigh Rice, 25, of Woodruff, and Sarah Jones Posey, 50, of Woodruff, were arrested for possession […]

Doctor’s Care to open August 1

By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS

After hours medical care unavailable in Woodruff since 2005 will be returning to the area on August 1 with the opening of Doctor’s Care at 220 Irby Street.
“We’re really excited about the investment, and the opportunity to provide quality healthcare services to a community that is […]

By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS
Supporters of local nonprofit organizations have the opportunity to earn money for them at the upcoming Woodruff Glory Days Festival, an event spokesperson said on July 12.
The Parks, Recreation and Tourism Committee is looking for residents to man the ticket booths for rides at the upcoming festival and is offering volunteers […]

WHS alumna raises money for cancer research
By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS
Jana Malsam Morse wheeled her “antique” Cannondale bicycle out of the shed, clearing away the cobwebs and pumping up the tires.
The road bike was in rough condition. Morse had not really used it since 1991 when the 1985 Cannondale was her primary means of transportation […]

Teens share faith while sprucing up Kelly Acres playground
By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS
Alabama teen Zach Clark could have been doing anything during the week of his June 30 birthday. And he was.
The freshly turned 15 year old was slathering the first coat of grey paint onto a faded – and in some places rusted – […]

By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS
Amendments to the city’s rental property ordinance and business license ordinance should help improve the city’s look and local residents’ property values.
“What Woodruff is doing is not uncommon across the state,” said Scott Slatton, senior field services manager of the Municipal Association of South Carolina. “The aim of these kinds of […]

Story By Phil Buchheit

The manager of Fred’s in Woodruff has been charged with assault & battery of an aggravated nature after bashing a man’s face into the concrete over a dispute pertaining to the store’s trash dumpster.  Billy Joe Thompson, 49, of 396 Benton Road, Belton was arrested on June 1 for an incident that […]