Independent news and updates for South Durham, covering local development, government, health, and community life.

Duke tower returns to Durham Board of Adjustment after jurisdiction error

The proposal for the cell tower along Scott King Road requires three variances and a special-use permit, with questions about visibility, property values, and whether Duke has shown the required hardship.

Friday football matchups cap packed week for South Durham schools

Jordan visits Riverside, Hillside travels to Orange, and middle school teams open competition across soccer, volleyball, football, and cross country.

[Dispatches Received in Error Issue 22] Receipt for the Purchase of Three Midnights

A weekly serial fiction project for paid subscribers, unfolding through a growing archive of documents from an alternate-universe Southpoint.

Durham commissioners could approve $55M emergency operations center Tuesday

Although Tuesday's meeting is a work session, the board's consent agenda lists the emergency center and 19 other proposals as action items. Violence and homelessness plans are scheduled mainly for discussion.

What Southpoint Access Is Becoming

The newsletters are staying. Now I’m also building practical guides that can help with everyday life in South Durham.

South Durham in Five: Sept. 5, 2026

Five questions, five answers, and one look ahead from Aug. 31-Sept. 4.

Page Road Project, Rockwood Affordability Plan Head to Durham City Council

The Sept. 8 agenda also includes Durham’s emerging gun violence strategy, more than $20 million in water and sewer contracts, and three possible futures for N.C. 147.

What Does South Durham Cook?

Share the dish that tastes like home for the SoDu We Enjoy Food community cookbook.

[SoDu Crime Watch] Vehicle-Related Thefts Top South Durham Crime This Week

Police logs show 28 thefts from vehicles, 22 shoplifting reports, and six stolen vehicles from Aug. 27 through Sept. 3.

[Nerdspresso] Tom Cruise Is More Famous Than Me - Should I Just Shut Up?

I enjoy spectacle as much as the next guy, but I also remember an actor who effortlessly went head-to-head with screen legends like Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman, and Jack Nicholson.

[SoDu Stuff to Do] Your Weekend Ahead - Sept. 3, 2026

What's in the SoDu Events Calendar for this weekend? Southpoint Access provides a few highlights to consider!

[VIDEO] Navigating School Performance Data: A Durham Parent's Perspective

Understanding North Carolina school performance scores and what they mean for our kids' education.