Dear Friend of Fairmont,

January is fast leaving us but she’s still got a lot of life left in her. Have a look at what’s in store for the next few days.



1/19- Community Watch. 7:00 Town Hall courtroom. We would love a big crowd because Chief Parker will give an

overview of the past years crime activity and unveil our brand new on line crime profile program called

www.mapnimbus.com. You will find it very interesting and useful. Come and join us.



1/20- FHS Basketball vs E. Columbus away



1/24- FHS Basketball vs St. Pauls home 4:00



1/25- Grand re-opening of H. & R. Block on Walnut St. (next to Food Lion) 11:00 a.m.



1/27- FHS Basketball vs S. Robeson away



1/31- FHS Basketball vs W. Columbus home 4:00



SPECIAL INSIGHTS-NOTES OF INTEREST

We had a huge crowd of folks (250) to attend our 7th annual Dr. Martin Luther King celebration on Monday. A powerful message from Dr. J. Gentille Everett, great singing from the FHS Chorus, Sensational Singing Seniors, and The New Silvertones made for an awesome event. Hope you were there.



NEW BUSINESSES IN TOWN/SET TO OPEN

*Franks BBQ/Seafood- Walnut Street. 628-5339

*City Shoe Repair- S. Walnut St. 628-5058

* Nobar- Will open soon. Main Street next to Heritage Center. Electrical Contractors/child’s amusement rentals

* H & R Block- Grand re-opening Wed. 1/25 at 11:00.



PEEKN’ ROUND TH’ KORNER

ATTENTION ALL FAIRMONT BUSINESSES!! PLAN TO ATTEND THE JOB/BUSINESS SUMMIT ON TUESDAY JANUARY 31ST AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN HERITAGE CENTER. A PANEL OF JOB CREATION AND BUSINESS EXPERTS WILL OFFER ADVICE AND BUSINESS PERSONS PRESENT WILL BE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO OFFER SUGGESTIONS AND INPUT. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED. HOPE YOU’LL ATTEND IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS PERSON IN TOWN.



RADIO SHOWS (Every Saturday at noon on 100.9 fm or at www.fairmontnc.com)

1/21- Kevin Vacher- Director at Greenbriar Long Term Care

1/28- Linda Vause. Fairmont town manager

2/4 - Lt. Col. James Davis/Jaquan Moore- FHS R.O.T.C.

2/11-Bob Moore RCC entrepreneurship program & member of my J.O.B.S. team

SPECIAL INTERVIEW PREVIEW

2/25- Frederic Almond from Williamsburg Va. Author of Scarred 4 Life. When he was 11 yrs. old and living in L.A. with his mother a burglar broke in and stabbed both of them a total of 59 times. She died and after sustaining 39 stab wounds he survived. His life has been centered around the forgiveness he gave his attacker and his life of public service. He has a marvelous and compelling story and will be one of the featured authors at the 2/25 Book ‘Em event

at RCC in Lumberton.



I hope that you are doing well and the New year is rolling by smoothly. I’ll continue to offer these emails about the great happenings in FAIRMONT-“THE BUSIEST LITTLE TOWN IN N.C.