🌱 How Pinehurst figures into Sam Burns’ remarkable U.S. Open streak
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In today's newsletter:
- How Pinehurst figures into Sam Burns’ remarkable U.S. Open streak
- Why Pinehurst’s main hospital is under federal price-transparency scrutiny
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- Tuesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 88, low: 67.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 92 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2026 U.S. Open Takeaways: Wyndham Clark Makes History, Sam Burns Delivers Again, and Shinnecock Hills Yields Record Scoring (blogspot.com) — Pinehurst gets a nod as the site of Sam Burns’ 2024 U.S. Open top-10 finish, part of a three-year run of strong major performances. This year’s championship at Shinnecock Hills crowned repeat winner Wyndham Clark and produced unusually low Sunday scores, while Scottie Scheffler continued his remarkable streak of major top-10s. 
• 11 NC hospitals warned by Trump administration on pricing transparency (carolinajournal.com) — Pinehurst’s FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital is among 11 North Carolina facilities warned by the Trump administration for not fully complying with federal price-transparency rules, potentially facing steep fines. The report explains how Trump-era executive orders require hospitals to publish clear prices for common services, and includes criticism of government healthcare regulation from a conservative policy analyst.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Baby Rhymes →
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Aging Advisory Council →
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Creativity Club at the Fire Station →
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Community Coffee
Moore County Chamber of Commerce Amor Ciego Coffee Co. | 175 W Pennsylvania Ave, Southern Pines
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Learn & Play at the Library →
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Picnic In The Park →
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ATLAS (At The Library After School): Stuffed Animal Sleepover Edition! →
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Military Appreciation Night at IHOP
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Music and Motion →
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Seashell Painting →
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- What are some hidden gems of Pinehurst?
Outdoors activities and places, good family-owned restaurants etc.... (Nextdoor Hampton Dr) - Hello all and Happy Father’s to all dads and fur baby dads
I have become a mother to a special friend of mine which She passed an unexpectedly and it’s devastating to the world family and especially her fur… (Nextdoor Village Acres)
- Pinehurst Resort posted a job opening for Recreation Assistant-Carolina-Full Time in Pinehurst. Apply here.
- Government Jobs posted a job opening for Evening Shift Custodian/Housekeeping (Continuous Posting) in Pinehurst. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pinehurst here.
🗞 Nearby News
Southern Pines
- Multiple parked vehicles damaged by alleged impaired driver (sandhillssentinel.com)
- Obituary for Phyllis Faircloth Hinton of Aberdeen (sandhillssentinel.com)
Aberdeen
- ACWR events squad keeps visitors on track (sandhillssentinel.com)
Carthage
- Driver airlifted after T-bone crash in Carthage (sandhillssentinel.com)
- The Church Is a Mixed Body: Pope Leo XIV's Augustinian Holiness in a Violent World (nd.edu)
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