Creating sweet dreams: Husband and wife bakery twice honored
Pastry shop expanding, giving Bundt cakes a new look and taste
You’ve seen Bundt Cakes for years – some with flavored frosting, some with fruit, some with light sugar sprinkling, and some just plain. But when you come to the Nothing Bundt Cakes® bakery of Brian and Felicia Murrill in the Hillcrest Market Place on E. Main Street, you not only get it all, you get it from a husband-and-wife team who were recently named by OneSpartanburg, Inc., as the city’s minority-owned business of the year. The honor came only four months after the Murrills were saluted this past May by PowerUp Spartanburg’s Small Business Week Proclamation & Recognition Ceremony – and less than four years after starting on only a hope and a shoestring.
80 Years of Fair fun: The Piedmont Interstate Fair returns to Spartanburg
For generations of Spartanburg families, October hasn’t felt complete without at least one trip to the Piedmont Interstate Fair. This year, the tradition reaches a milestone. The Piedmont Interstate Fair will celebrate its 80th anniversary Oct. 13-18 at the Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, 575 Fairgrounds Road in Spartanburg.
Meet Your Neighbor
Spartanburg woman builds community for seniors facing isolation
This October, Spartanburg’s seniors will have the opportunity to lace up their dancing shoes and enjoy an afternoon of community and fun with Joanne’s Safe Haven’s Senior Citizens Sneaker Prom.
Joanne’s Safe Haven, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing weekly programs and activities for the cherished local senior community. Their mission is to bridge the gap between seniors, young adults, and adolescents through companionship, shared wisdom, and meaningful engagement.
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Domestic Violence Shelter receives $1,800 from Walmart Community Funding
Back-to back donation indicates growing need in county, state
When Amanda Jones founded Willow Haven in November 2025, her one simple goal was to make a real difference in the lives of people who are victims of domestic violence.
Now, barely 10 months after starting with nothing more than Jones’ own singular pulling force, Willow Haven is fast becoming one of Spartanburg County’s main relief hubs, most recently thanks to two Walmart grants of $1,050 and $750.
The grants will go toward Willow Haven’s Fresh Start Program, which not only helps domestic violence survivors and their children transition into safe, stable housing, but provides solid footing toward regaining their independence.
The Cook's Corner
A fair-inspired favorite: Buffalo chicken loaded tater tots
There are plenty of reasons to go to the fair — the rides, the games, the animals and the people watching — but we all know the food deserves a category of its own.
The Piedmont Interstate Fair returns to Spartanburg Oct. 13-18, and this year’s lineup includes more than 30 food vendors. Fair organizers specifically tease favorites including hamburgers, funnel cakes, candy apples and cotton candy, along with plenty more throughout the midway and food court.
Meet Your Neighbor
A homegrown business takes root in Spartanburg
When local business owner Kyle MacNaughton decided to pursue entrepreneurship, he had one priority in mind.
“I wanted to do something that was going to provide real value for the community,” says MacNaughton. “It was really important to me to bring something that would be valuable to Spartanburg.”
As he researched different pursuits, MacNaughton discovered microgreens. Immediately, he was intrigued.
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Spartanburg Historic District forming across many facets
Business, industry beating path to city and county
A 15-minute stroll through the heart of Spartanburg will reveal a downtown under heavy transformation – new hotels, residences, retail space, mutual government offices, even a new home for the city’s clock tower.
And all of it is intentional to create this 20-square-mile area into a nationally renowned downtown district by the end of the decade.
“Downtowns are vital for economic growth,” said Upstate S.C. Alliance President and CEO John Lummus “Having growing, planned, and successful downtowns makes the quality of life in a region increase, and this attracts talent and companies to the area.”
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New residences going up on site of old Mill
Units indicative of changing trend
While central Spartanburg is rapidly transforming its appeal into a nationally renowned downtown district with new businesses and living spaces, the fringes of the city aren’t going to be far behind – as soon as construction crews put up a new $51 million, Class A apartment complex in historic Beaumont Village.
Work began in earnest Sept. 1 on Beaumont Mill, a 275-unit multifamily mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom options on 7.5 acres, less than a mile from Wofford College, on the site of the old Beaumont textile mill.
But more than just another residential development, officials behind the project see it as another example of a city on the move.
Escape the Hub City: Short Journeys from Spartanburg
Escape the Hub City: Six Fall road trips worth taking from Spartanburg
There’s a very specific point every year when staying in Spartanburg for the weekend suddenly feels like a missed opportunity.
The temperature finally drops, the leaves begin changing and Western North Carolina starts calling — preferably with an apple cider doughnut waiting at the other end.
Fortunately, some of the Upstate’s best fall destinations are close enough to visit without packing an overnight bag. From apple orchards and pumpkin patches to wine and hard cider, here are six easy escapes to put on your fall calendar.
Bible Trivia
1. Is the book of Lot (KJV) in the Old or New Testament or neither?
2. Which king wanted to see miracles when the arrested Jesus was before him? Pilate, Shishak, Herod, Solomon
3. From Judges 3, who was the left-handed Benjamite who killed Eglon? Geshem, Agag, Ehud, Joram
4. How many beasts rising out of the sea did Daniel have a dream about? 4, 7, 13, 20
5. From Judges 1:6, which king had his thumbs and toes cut off? David, Adoni-Bezek, Josiah, Herod
6. Whose biblical name meant “messenger”? Aaron, Moses, Samuel, Malachi
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