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Bogeys partners with Boys & Girls Club
The Sandhills Bogeys have teamed up with the Boys & Girls Club of the Sandhills. The partnership will allow the Bogeys to help raise funds for the club and help kids learn more about the game of baseball.
Boys & Girls Club members can attend the Sandhills Bogeys baseball camps this summer at no charge. The Bogeys will also provide equipment to the children who need it.
“The Boys and Girls Club of the Sandhills is thrilled to partner with the Sandhills Bogeys, furthering our commitment to empowering our club members through sports, education, and mentorship,” said Megan Keating, Boys & Girls Club director of development, in a press release. “This collaboration will provide club members with unique opportunities to engage with the Bogeys players and develop their skills in baseball. We are excited and thankful to the Bogeys for offering this opportunity to our club members.”
Players from the team will also hold weekly fun-filled instructional practices to teach club members fundamentals and skills to enhance their game. The practices will occur at the Southern Pines Boys & Girls Club and the Sandhills Community College, home of Bogeys Ballpark.
“The Bogeys are deeply committed to the Sandhills community and its youth, and this partnership truly embodies that commitment,” said Bogeys General Manager Jay Francis in the release. “We believe every child deserves the opportunity to experience the joy of baseball and create lifelong memories on the field. We are thrilled to be partnering with the Boys and Girls Club of the Sandhills.”
During multiple home games this season, the Bogeys will hold 50/50 raffles to help raise money for the Boys & Girls Club. Opening night on May 29, at 7 p.m., will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of the Sandhills.
To learn more about involvement in Bogeys Kids Camps, go to www.sandhillsbogeys.com/become-a-sponsor.
Feature photo: Batter up at a past Sandhills Bogeys’ game (photo by Sandhills Sentinel photographer Melissa Schaub) and Boys & Girls Club’s sign in Southern Pines.
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A highway ramp in Cameron was closed for several hours on Monday morning after a semi-truck overturned, spilling sand.
The truck was traveling on the Highway 24-27 exit to Highway 1 northbound when it overturned and spilled sand in the grass off the ramp.
Motorists were delayed as they were rerouted around the single-vehicle wreck.
No injuries were reported, according to the Highway Patrol.
This is the second time Sandhills Sentinel has covered an overturned semi-truck this month. A semi overturned on Highway 1 in Southern Pines on April 4.
Feature photo: A semi-truck overturns in Cameron on April 28.
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Photos by Cheryl Gilmore.
A Toyota driver traveling on May Street, just past Valley View Road in Southern Pines, swerved Monday afternoon to avoid crashing into a vehicle that was stopped and waiting to turn, according to officials at the scene of the single-vehicle wreck.
The Mazda flipped into a small ditch off the roadway. The car sustained significant damage, leaving its roof nearly flat.
No injuries were reported to the vehicle’s passengers, and no other cars were involved in the wreck, according to officials on the scene.
Responding agencies were Moore County EMS, Southern Pines Fire Department and the N.C. State Highway Patrol.
~Article and photo by Sandhills Sentinel breaking news reporter Brandi Grice.
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The N.C. Department of Transportation will begin clearing and grubbing operations on a stretch of Midland Road in Pinehurst this week.
Beginning April 29, crews will conduct selective tree removal ahead of turn lane construction and median crossover removals.
Tree removal work will take place between Airport Road and Grant Street and is expected to last through the week.
Crossover expansions will begin in early to mid-May in preparation for road resurfacing in the coming months.
This is the first of several projects to improve safety and driver efficiency in the area along with improving bike and pedestrian connectivity.
Motorists are reminded to use caution while driving through the project site and watch for signs and flaggers as work progresses.
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