Moore County Connect Newsletter Issue #035

$821,000 for Moore County Tourism / Six More Golf Tournaments Coming to Pinehurst

October 26, 2023

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In Today’s Issue…

🌤 MOORE COUNTY, NC WEATHER

📰 CVB Greenlights $821,000 to Boost Moore County Tourism

📰 Six More Prestigious USGA Golf Tournaments Coming to Pinehurst

👉 LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: How About You?

🤝 LOCAL BUSINESS PARTNERS

📅 LOCAL EVENTS

🎉 CELEBRATE! TODAY IS…

CVB Greenlights $821,000 to Boost Moore County Tourism

On October 24, the Pinehurst Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) board of directors unanimously decided to distribute $821,000 in grants to six Moore County entities through the organization's One-Time Project Fund (OTPF). This marks the first occasion in the CVB's 36-year legacy that it has introduced a tourism-focused grant initiative. This program was suggested earlier in the year following a surplus in the CVB's funds, making up to $1 million accessible for the OTPF.

The CVB reviewed 10 grant applications with a special committee of five members. They approved six grants, focusing on projects like new builds, expansions, and renovations with a minimum budget of $50,000. Priority was given to projects enhancing visitor experience, attracting those from over 50 miles away, and those ready to commence. The OTPF aims to promote capital projects that showcase Moore County and attract distant visitors, enhancing the county's economy and tourism. Grant recipients must provide expense receipts by the end of 2024 to receive funds, and funded projects should credit the CVB.

The awards are as follows:

  • Town of Cameron: Memorial Park Revitalization and Mural Creation ($54,000)

  • Site Improvements at the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities ($57,000)

  • Lighting Project at Sandhills Community College for the Sandhills Bogeys Baseball Complex ($75,000)

  • Town of Southern Pines: Carriage House event space building inside the Whitehall Tract ($185,000)

  • Town of Southern Pines: New Skate Park ($200,000)

  • Town of Aberdeen: Enhancements for Sports Tourism at the Aberdeen Ransdell Sportsplex ($250,000)

Six More Prestigious USGA Golf Tournaments Coming to Pinehurst

In the wake of the 2020 announcements of "Golf House Pinehurst" and Pinehurst Resort & Country Club's designation as the inaugural U.S. Open Anchor Site, the USGA has shared that Pinehurst will be the backdrop for six more prestigious USGA tournaments in the upcoming years. The list includes the 2027 U.S. Women’s Amateur, 2032 U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Girls’ Junior, 2038 U.S. Amateur, 2044 U.S. Women’s Amateur, and an upcoming U.S. Adaptive Open. Pinehurst No. 2 is set as the course for the 2027 and 2044 U.S. Women’s Amateurs and the 2038 U.S. Amateur, with locations for the other events to be decided later.

This will be the first time Pinehurst will host the U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Girls’ Junior. The resort previously held the U.S. Women’s Amateur in 1989 and will see the U.S. Amateur for the fourth time in 2038. Pinehurst is also scheduled to host the U.S. Open multiple times up to 2047, with a standout year in 2029 featuring both the U.S. Open and the U.S. Women’s Open Championships.

 

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October 27 Children of Fallen Heroes Costume Carnival Fundraiser 6-11pm Moore County Airport Hangar Carthage

October 27 Boofest for Kids 12 and Under Downtown Park, Southern Pines

October 27 Fourth Friday Market with Trick or Treating 4pm-7:30pm High Octane, Aberdeen

October 27-28 Festival D-Avion Moore County Airport Carthage

October 28 Oktoberfest Tufts Memorial Park, Pinehurst

October 28 Eagle’s Nest Berry Farm Fall Festival 10am-4pm 1556 Currie Mill Rd, Jackson Springs

October 28-29 Final Weekend at Kalawi Farm / Ben’s Ice Cream

October 31 Trunk or Treat 6-8pm at Moore County Sheriff’s Office (302 S. McNeil St., Carthage)

November 2 CPR Training 5:3o-9:30pm at Pinehurst Fire Dept. 406 Magnolia Rd Pinehurst.

November 4 Lip Rippin Chicken Wing Cookoff Southern Pines

November 9 Communitywide Networking Event by Moore County Chamber of Commerce, Pinehurst Business Partners, and Southern Pines Business Association 5-7pm 160 W. New York Ave. 3rd Floor Southern Pines

November 10 Union Pines HS Rise Up Fundraising Gala 6-10pm Village Pine Venue

November 12 Southern Pines Chili Cookoff Noon-3pm $10 Day of the event; Competitor Registration

November 15 Community Shred Event 10am-2pm Robbins Depot, Robbins

November 18 Fall Bazaar at Roseland Barn 10am-4pm 2712 Roseland Rd, Aberdeen

November 18 Annual Household Hazardous Waste Event 10am-2pm Pinecrest High School, Pinehurst

November 25 Village of Pinehurst Small Business Saturday Pinehurst

ONGOING…

Monday Nights Southern Soul Line Dancing; Beg 6pm; Int 7:15pm; $10pp at The Roast Office (95 Cherokee Rd. Pinehurst)

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