4 DECEMBER 30 - JANUARY 5, 2016
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A s many are planning and ant icipat ing New
Year 's celebrat ions, some of us are look ing
ex pec t ant ly at t he new year, and what a
spec t acular new year it w ill be – especially if our
local leadership has t he polit ical w ill and for t it ude
to car r y out t he people's bidding.
We have so much opportunity for growth here in
Fayetteville. But first, we need to define what we,
the people, truly want and then, determine how to
pay for it. This being the case, I'm hoping the New
Year resolutions made by local residents are centered
around a sincere effort to become more actively
involved in local governance by becoming familiar
with and educated about local initiatives and more
actively involved in activities that will affect and
enhance our quality of life in the 21st century.
Up & Coming Weekly's resolution for the new year
is to continue to earn the community's respect and
support by promoting and featuring those people
and places, businesses and organizations that
currently define our community. This is a daunting
task in an age where social media is homogenizing
communications and minimalizing the brand and
unique aspects of the local community. Social media
and the lack of a local TV stations make it more
challenging for Fayetteville to define itself. That is
why we love being your local community newspaper.
Ex pec t only t he best f rom us in t he coming year
and k now we are here because of you. We w ill
cont inue to tell Fayet tev ille's stor y. W hat you
read in t he follow ing pages cannot collec t ively be
found on t he Inter net or social media. Nor can it
def ine, brand or g row a business, organizat ion or
communit y. T hat 's what we do.
S o, t he ne x t t i me you he a r some one s ay, " T her e
i s not h i n g t o do i n Faye t t ev i l le," ju s t h a nd h i m
or her a n Up & Coming We ek l y new s p ap er. T h at 's
a L IK E a nd you ju s t F R IE N DED u s . W ho s ay s we
c a n't ad apt?
T h a n k s for r e ad i n g Up & Coming We ek l y (of f l i ne).
PUBLISHER'S PEN
Fayetteville, Happy New Year!
by BILL BOWMAN
STAFF
PUBLISHER
Bill Bowman
Bill@upandcomingweekly.com
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
Janice Burton
editor@upandcomingweekly.com
EDITOR
Stephanie Crider
stephanie@upandcomingweekly.com
SENIOR NEWS REPORTER
Jeff Thompson
jeff@upandcomingweekly.com
ART DIRECTOR
Sara Smith
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
D.G. Martin, Pitt Dickey,
Margaret Dickson, John Hood,
Erinn Crider, Jim Jones,
Shanessa Fenner, Heather Griffiths
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Karla Allen
karla@upandcomingweekly.com
SALES ADMINISTRATOR/
DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
Laurel Handforth
laurel@upandcomingweekly.com
ACCOUNTING
Paulette Naylor
accounting@upandcomingweekly.com
MARKETING/SALES
Linda McAlister Brown
linda@upandcomingweekly.com
Beverly Pone
beverlypone@upandcomingweekly.com
Melissa Zalaznik
melissa@upandcomingweekly.com
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P.O. Box 53461
Fayetteville, NC 28305
PHONE: (910) 484-6200
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publication with local features, news and infor-
mation on what's happening in and around the
Fayetteville/Cumberland County community.
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