Fountain Inn, South Carolina--The Inn Place to Be

Do you realize what is already starting to happen in our beautiful Fountain Inn town?  It's called P R O G R E S S.  That's right, progress.  How do I know?  Take a look around town and surrounding areas. Two new subdivisions are getting underway:  Tucker Branch located just south of town on Hwy 14, and Ridge Water located on Fairview Road, just three (3) miles after crossing over Hwy 418.  At some point in time, the future homeowners will need grocery stores, drug stores, etc. to support the influx of new homeowners.  It will happen. Also coming is a new mixed development for business and residential homes to be located in front of Quail Run on North Main Street.

The downtown area of Fountain Inn is progressing also.  As of today, July 16, 2008, we have several new restaurants within walking distance from Main Street: The Weston Grill, Jones Cafe, Sub-Way, Tony's Pizza, Bucky's Bar-B-Q as well as some other great eateries like BJ's Creations and Catering, and of course The Clock Drive-in.

Have you noticed the new flower baskets attached to the power poles in downtown?  The plants and flowers are growing strong.  This certainly adds to the charm and beauty of our town.  You will also now see attractive banners on the same poles promoting our town.  These banners are sponsored by local businesses  Anyone who wants to sponsor a banner can do so. Check with Economic Development Director Van Broad 864-409-1050).

Do you like festivals?  Who doesn't...they're lots of fun.  The new Patriotic Festival was a huge success. Visitors enjoyed good foods such as Bar-B-Q and other vendors (I personally love the Kettle Korn. The festival had some great beach music, and then The Blue Dogs performed.  It was a fantastic show that was followed up by a great fireworks display.

Then once again, on the first Saturday in October (that'll be October 4th), Aunt Het Festival takes place.  There'll be lots of fun, music, food and crafts for ALL.  Mark your calendar again for this one.

Fountain Inn's Civic Center for the Performing Arts.  Have you seen this place recently?  You MUST go by there and see what is transforming.  This is the former Fountain Inn High School, located on N. Main St. next door to the Public library.  If you missed seeing Edwin McCain perform recently then you missed seeing some fantastic talent.  Back in the fall of 2007, I got to see Livingston Taylor perform.  Did you know that he is the brother of James Taylor?  Livingston is also a very talented performer.  I'm  looking to see some great acts and performers come entertain us at The Civic Center.  Already scheduled for later this year are several plays such as Godspell August 15-17, Zombie Prom, A musical comedy October 31 - November 2. Then in December, to get us in the Christmas Spirit, come enjoy your favorite Christmas songs and melodies December 4 - 8, 11 - 14 & 18 - 20. The new year for 2009 starts with GREASE February 13 - 15, 2009, Funny Girl March 27 - 29, and Songs for a New World May 15 - 17.

YES YES YES, once again The Spirit of Christmas Past will bring us the wonderful carriage rides along with ICE SKATING.  Can you believe it, Ice Skating in Fountain Inn.  And it went over with tremendous success in 2007.

As you can see, there's a TREMENDOUS amount of things going on in our town.  It takes a huge amount of work to make all of the above happen. My wife and I were volunteers during the 2007 The Spirit of Christmas Past.  We had a ball.  It really is lots of fun.  Would you like to volunteer to help out at some or all of the above events?  Contact Fountain Inn Chamber of Commerce, 864-862-2586 or by e-mail: cknight@fountaininnchamber.org

Support Fountain Inn's The Civic Center for the Performing Arts by becoming a sponsor.  There are several levels by which you can give your support:

SUSTAINOR:  $2000+
SPONSOR:    $1000 - $1999
PATRON:       $500 - $999
FRIEND:         $250 - $499
MEMBER:       $50 - $249

OK, well, that's about all I'm going to say at this time.  There's a whole lot more to talk about but that's for another time.  Feel free to call me at 864-505-0489 or e-mail me: jhastings@thehastingsco.com should you have any questions about anything above.  And of course, if you have any real estate needs that I can assist you with, give us a call at The Hastings Company - 864-862-1114,  117 S. Main St. Fountain Inn.

See ya Later.

John