Chris Lavender

The Flying Biscuit Cafe plans to open at 121 N. Main St. in downtown Spartanburg this fall. Its other 34 locations include Columbia, Charlotte and Greenville.

Spartanburg's Morgan Square redesign could force the clock tower near downtown to relocate. The clock tower's construction in the 1970s was funded by students.

The South Carolina Peach Festival will be held July 11-20 in Cherokee County. About 13,000 people are expected to attend the annual event that includes music.

Plans to extend The Hub City Hopper Trail downtown by 1.5 miles into the Northside and Beaumont neighborhoods of Spartanburg are scheduled to begin this fall.

121 Coffee has opened at 121 Bellew Carver Road in Spartanburg. The new coffee shop is located where a former bait and tackle shop was housed in the 1940s.

Charlotte-based Benchmark Planning is working with Union to develop a plan to draw more businesses and events downtown. There's growing demand for new restaurants.

SPARTANBURG COUNTY — Developing the Saluda Rail Trail moved a step closer with the project recently getting more grant funding.

A new Spartanburg County pet resource center will begin construction in mid-August. Spartanburg-based Clayton Construction was awarded a contract to build it.

A new $1.2 million amphitheater could begin construction in Union by late 2024. The outdoor event venue will host live music and other events throughout the year.

Cherokee County Public Library will be closed from Aug. 9 to Sept.3 to replace carpet damaged by a break-in that occurred earlier this year on April 3 at 2 a.m.