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JUlY 9-15, 2025
Vol 47 No 28 | 1 Section | 6 Pages
Wyndham returns end of month By CaROL BROOks FreeLANCe WrIter cab1hp@gmail.com The Wyndham Championship returns to Sedgefield Country Club a week earlier this year. The 86th annual tournament is set for July 30-Aug. 3. “With our PGA Tour event starting in July, we want to be sure everyone knows our new dates so they can make sure they’re in town,” said Executive Director Mark Brazil. “Summer can be a really busy time of year so we’re hoping if people get the dates on their calendars now, they’ll plan those great summer vacations on other weeks. The Wyndham Championship is one of the best weeks of the summer.”
This is not the first time the tournament date has changed. It has bounced around the calendar — late March-April and October — and was even played/ delayed on Easter weekend in 1940 (Ben Hogan won) and April 1987 because of snow. This is the earliest it has been played since it moved to August in 2007. The earliest ever was in March 1948. Last year, Hurricane Debby covered the area with six inches of rain, which delayed the start of the tournament until late Friday morning instead of the normal Thursday morning start. The first round was not completed until Saturday leaving the final three rounds to all be played on Sunday.
History Founded in 1938 as the Greater Greensboro Open, the Wyndham Championship is the seventh-oldest event on the PGA Tour. At the beginning, the tournament alternated between Starmount Forest Country Club and Sedgefield Country Club, both in Greensboro. In 1977, the tournament moved to another Greensboro Course, Forest Oaks Country Club, where it stayed for 31 years before permanently moving back to Sedgefield in 2008. It is one of only two regular-season PGA Tour events contested on a course
originally designed by the legendary Donald Ross and is North Carolina’s oldest professional golf event. As the final tournament of the PGA Tour regular season, the Wyndham Championship plays a crucial role in: determining the 70 players who qualify for the FedExCup playoffs; deciding the $40 Million Comcast Business Tour Top 10, rewarding the top-10 finishers in the PGA Tour Regular Season; helping determine the 50 players who qualify for the 2026 signature events sporting $20 Million purses after reaching the second FedExCup Playoff
event; and providing key insights for Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup captain’s picks. In 2023, both Ryder Cup captains Zach Johnson and Luke Donald played in the Wyndham Championship for that reason. The Ryder Cup every other year and this year will be played
in September at Bethpage Black.
Tickets All tickets and parking passes for the 2025 Wyndham Championship are digital this year. Tickets are see WyndHaM, PAGe 2
disposing of unused drugs correctly By nORMa B. dennIs FreeLANCe WrIter ndworddesign@gmail.com
PLANNING BOARD The Jamestown Planning Board will have its regular meeting July 14 at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center at Town Hall, 301 E. Main St. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a public hearing to consider amendments to Section 2.13-2 “Fences and Walls” of the Land Development Ordinance (LDO). The amendments pertain to the addition of fence standards for the Agriculture (AG) Zoning District. The public is invited to attend. The Planning Board meeting may be viewed at www.youtube.com/c/TownofJamestownNC. Click on “Live.” TOWN COUNCIL The Jamestown Town Council will meet July 15 at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center at Town Hall. Agenda items include a resolution honoring the Historic Bond between the Town of Jamestown and the City of Marion, Indiana. Old business is a consideration of the Facility Use Guide for the Town of Jamestown Council Chambers. New business includes a special event permit request for the Jamestown Christmas Parade by the Jamestown Rotary Club; approval of a contract for services for both the Jamestown Public Library and YMCA; and a request to set a public hearing date for the consideration of amendments to Section 2.13-2 “Fences and Walls” of the Land Development Ordinance (LDO). Scott Coakley, Parks and Recreation director, will present the Parks and Recreation quarterly report. The Town Council meeting may be viewed at www.youtube.com/c/TownofJamestownNC. Click on “Live.” A MOMENT IN TIME CELEBRATES SUMMER Summer Camp is not just for children. A one-day (actually two-hour) camp for people with dementia and their care partners will be held July 15 from 1:303:30 p.m. in the Jamestown United Methodist Church fellowship hall. Highlights for this month’s A Moment In Time will be camp songs led by Robin Gentile and the opportunity to create and eat that all-time camp specialty, s’mores. A Moment In Time is held at JUMC every third Tuesday. It is a place to relax, play games, enjoy music and snacks and chat in a friendly atmosphere. The church is located at 403 East Main Street. Park and enter at the fellowship hall on the left side of the church. Look for the purple signs. Participants with wheelchairs and walkers may enter in the back under the portico. Reservations are requested but not required. To register or ask questions, contact Laura Gulledge at 336-906-0430 or lauragulledge@gmail.com. Pictures of past events may be found at https:// www.facebook.com/jumcmemorycafe. Have an event that you think needs to be included in About Town? Email Norma B. Dennis at ndworddesign@gmail.com or Carol Brooks at cab1hp@gmail.com
Prescription medications can be useful in healing illnesses or maintaining healthier lifestyles. But taken incorrectly or by the wrong people they can damage health rather than heal, in many cases causing death. Or, disposed improperly, they can be detrimental to the environment. Guilford County is committed to reducing the harm created by drug overdoses, including opioid-related deaths. Most people do not lock up their medicines and anyone, including children, neighbors or guests, could get to them. Access can be the start of addiction. “It is important for people to dispose of drugs in a safe way,” said Bria Evans, public information officer for the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office. “There are so many scenarios that can happen it is impossible to plan for everything. It is always better to be proactive. “We have drop-off boxes in all districts – District 1, Summerfield;
District 2, McLeansville; and District 3, Jamestown.” Jamestown was the last district to obtain a drop-off box. The biggest problem was the small lobby at the Jamestown office that did not allow room for a collection box, so a box was bolted into place in another part of the office with a sign above it stating what could go into it.
Drop off boxes may be used to dispose of creams, vitamins, bottled prescriptions and loose pills. Mark out identifying personal information on prescriptions to make it unreadable. Although needles or sharps are not typically accepted, if there is a need to dispose of them they may be dropped off when properly capped and placed in small plastic boxes or containers. Guilford County participates in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day each April and October. The one in Guilford County was held April 28. Medications collected that day and throughout the year are transported to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration. “Statewide, over 20,000 lbs. of prescription drugs were collected in see dRUgs, PAGe 2
Town starts podcast, “Jamestown Talks” By CaROL BROOks FreeLANCe WrIter cab1hp@gmail.com Anyone who has attended Jamestown Town Council meetings or viewed them on YouTube know some people in town like to talk. Now residents can have the Thumbnail screenshot of a opportunity to "Jamestown Talks" episode taken talk on the town’s from the Town of Jamestown YouTube page, at youTube channel. Jamestown Talks. It was Town Manager Matthew Johnson’s idea, turning the task over to Debra Mullis, a “fellow” with Lead for North Carolina who has worked with the Town for a year. She arranged the first three videos, decided the questions and facilitated the discussion but since her time in Jamestown ended June 24, Johnson will take over. “It’s a way to get information out there about the community,” Mullis said. “It’s nice if you’re feeling lonely, you can turn it on and hear a friendly voice in the community and get you more connected to the community. see POdCasT, PAGe 2
New laws took effect July 1 By CaROL BROOks FreeLANCe WrIter cab1hp@gmail.com Several new laws are now in force in North Carolina. Automobile insurance Do not be surprised to see changes to your automobile insurance. Insurance companies are required to include in each policy minimum liability limits of $30,000 per person, $60,000 per accident for bodily injury and $25,000 per accident for property damage. As of July 1, the minimum limits for bodily injury increased to $50,000 per person and $100,000 per accident and to $50,000 for property damage.
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(at left) Bria evans, public information officer for the guilford County sheriff’s Office, shows the drug drop-off box at the district 3 station in Jamestown.
All new or renewed policies will also include underinsured motorist coverage. Additionally, inexperienced operator surcharge was extended five years. This means, insured drivers with less than three years of experience will now be assessed the premium surcharge eight years. This is only for drivers who received a new license on or after July 1.
Ride-share tax Taxi rides or anything arranged using a ride-share app will now see a new tax if a passenger boards the vehicle in this state, regardless of whether the service is completed. The see LaWs, PAGe 2