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1. spectrumlocalnews.com › nc › charlotteLittleton native returns to help rebuild his dwindling hometown

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   Dec 8, 2021 · Ed Fitts was born and raised in Littleton, North Carolina, but in 1957, he left the town for N.C. State and went on to make a fortune selling packaging to fast food companies. Now, Fitts has returned to the tiny town that has dwindled to less than 600 residents. He is investing with high speed internet, a school, a coffee shop and more to try ...

2. www.newsobserver.com › news › stateLittleon NC is seeing a rebirth, thanks to one wealthy couple ...

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   Sep 6, 2021 · Ed Fitts grew up in Littleton, NC, then made a fortune making fast-food packaging. He and his wife, Deb, are now using their wealth to revitalize Ed Fitts’ hometown. ... 2021, 5:45 AM. Get ...

3. ise.ncsu.edu › blog › 2022/10/24They Put Their Money Where Their Hearts Are | Ed and Deb Fitts

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   Oct 24, 2022 · This loss really sunk in when The Fittses would pass Littleton High School, where Ed had played football for the Blue Jays. “It pulled at the heartstrings, and we said, ‘We can’t allow this to just fall apart,'” Deb Fitts told Business North Carolina. A mural painted on the side of a building on Main Street in Littleton.

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4. businessnc.com › fitts-love-for-littleton-sparksFitts’ love for Littleton sparks revitalization - Business ...

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   Jan 1, 2022 · Fitts’ love for Littleton sparks revitalization. By Colin Campbell. 01/01/2022. Retired packaging executive Ed Fitts and his wife, Deb, lead a renaissance of a Halifax County hamlet. As Ed Fitts stands in the grass behind the old Littleton High School, he can still point out where the goalposts stood when he was a high school student playing ...

5. www.lakegastongazette-observer.com › news › articleEd and Deb Fitts detail vision for Littleton; coffee shop to ...

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   Nov 20, 2020 · Deb and Ed Fitts established The Ed Fitts Charitable Foundation in 2004, and one of its primary goals has become the rejuvenation of Fitts’ native Littleton. The Foundation is responsible for several community projects now underway, including major developments on the Lakeland Campus by partnering with the Lakeland Cultural Arts Center to create a regional draw for the arts.

6. www.ourstate.com › a-locals-guide-to-downtownA Locals’ Guide to Downtown Littleton - Our State

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   Jan 30, 2023 · Parents would bring their children to the local artist’s home to have the little ones’ portraits painted. Ed Fitts, Daphne’s son, estimates that there are about 75 of those works, depicting a sizeable percentage of the town’s population in 1957, the year Ed graduated from Littleton High School. Ed knew everyone in town, too.

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   • Retired packaging executive Ed Fitts and his wife, Deb, lead a renaissance of a Halifax County hamlet. As Ed Fitts stands in the grass behind the old Littleton High School, he can still point out where the goalposts stood when he was a high school student playing football on this exact spot.

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   What did Ed Fitts do in Littleton?

   • Ed Fitts, Daphne’s son, estimates that there are about 75 of those works, depicting a sizeable percentage of the town’s population in 1957, the year Ed graduated from Littleton High School. Ed knew everyone in town, too. His first job was delivering The News & Observer, and in high school, he played football and basketball for the Blue Jays.

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   How much is Ed Fitts investing in Littleton?

   • Ed Fitts won’t say how much he’s investing in Littleton. But he hinted that it’s similar to how he’s given back to his alma mater, N.C. State. There, he joined with another famous alum, former DuPont CEO Ed Woolard, to contribute $25 million for the Fitts-Woolard Hall engineering building that opened in 2020.

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   Is Ed Fitts' involvement in Littleton a blessing?

   • Marvin Newsom, a local insurance agent who has lived all his 74 years in Littleton, calls the Fittses’ involvement a blessing. “Ed Fitts had a good experience growing up in Littleton,” he said. “I’m glad he felt grateful.”

   Littleton, NC, is seeing a rebirth as a wealthy couple

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   What does Ed Fitts envision for Hollister High School?

   • Ed Fitts foresees an enrollment of 70% students who pay tuition and 30% subsidized by a school endowment. “In an ideal world, we would have students that are one-third African-American, one-third white and one-third Haliwa Saponi” — the Indigenous tribe centered around the nearby town of Hollister.

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   What are the next Fitts projects?

   • The next Fitts projects are the renovation of neighboring buildings on Main Street into an art gallery/office space and the new Timber Waters Brewing Co. The latter is expected to open in late 2022, but the couple have already bought the brewing equipment and hired a head brewer from a prominent North Carolina brewery.

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   Dec 9, 2021 · SPECTRUM NEWS FEATURE STORY: REMAKING HIS HOMETOWN OF LITTLETON Ed and Deb Fitts Hear how Littleton Academy came to be and the importance of Lake Gaston to economic development! #LittletonAcademy #LakelandCulturalArts#ConnectingHistoryToTheFuture