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durham public schools
DPS students have no school Wednesday, and year-round campuses remain in intersession. What’s on cafeteria menus for schools in session Sept. 28-Oct. 2?
![[Dispatches Received in Error Issue 25] Survey of Sinkholes of Strategic Importance](https://storage.ghost.io/c/50/33/50334374-93a7-4cf9-ba69-d7d51c63be2a/content/images/size/w600/2026/09/dispatches928.png)
Fiction
A weekly serial fiction project for paid subscribers, unfolding through a growing archive of documents from an alternate-universe Southpoint.
durham
Three recent shooting deaths sharpened Durham’s focus on gun safety, DPS set a one-hour limit for off-campus religious instruction, and voters face three constitutional amendments. Which story should Southpoint Access keep following?
![[SeeGov Enhanced] DPS board sets one-hour limit for off-campus religious instruction](https://storage.ghost.io/c/50/33/50334374-93a7-4cf9-ba69-d7d51c63be2a/content/images/size/w600/2026/09/schools925.png)
seegov
Students could leave campus for religious lessons under a new state law, but Durham's board counted travel in its one-hour weekly limit. What else did the start-of-school review reveal?
![[SeeGov Enhanced] Recent deaths add urgency to new Durham chief's gun-safety push](https://storage.ghost.io/c/50/33/50334374-93a7-4cf9-ba69-d7d51c63be2a/content/images/size/w600/2026/09/safety925--1-.png)
seegov
A girl died after a gun went off while two juveniles were playing with it. Two men also died in separate shootings within days. Durham's new police chief says gun safety must return to the forefront. What happens next?
![[COLUMN] At Yorktown, I remembered what journalism is for](https://storage.ghost.io/c/50/33/50334374-93a7-4cf9-ba69-d7d51c63be2a/content/images/size/w600/2026/09/press924--1-.png)
Commentary
John Adams used the Sedition Act against opposition newspapers. Donald Trump banned three news organizations, lost the first round in court, and still left their reporters outside. What does devotion to a free press require from the rest of us?
![[SoDu Stuff to Do] Your Weekend Ahead - Sept. 24, 2026](https://storage.ghost.io/c/50/33/50334374-93a7-4cf9-ba69-d7d51c63be2a/content/images/size/w600/2026/06/stufftodo618.png)
News
What's in the SoDu Events Calendar for this weekend? Southpoint Access provides a few highlights to consider!
State Legislature
North Carolina voters will decide whether to expand the Constitution’s voter ID language, cap income tax rates, and require limits on local property-tax growth. Here’s what each choice could mean for your ballot, your wallet, and Durham services. Which tradeoffs matter most to you?
News
Neighbors expecting a decision Tuesday on Duke Energy’s proposed 270-foot tower may have to wait. The company plans to ask for more time so it can conduct a balloon test at the Scott King Road site.
![[Dispatches Received in Error Issue 24] Public Notice Regarding Counterfeit Saints](https://storage.ghost.io/c/50/33/50334374-93a7-4cf9-ba69-d7d51c63be2a/content/images/size/w600/2026/09/dispatches921.png)
Fiction
A weekly serial fiction project for paid subscribers, unfolding through a growing archive of documents from an alternate-universe Southpoint.
![[GALLERY] Durham Warbirds Lacrosse returns for Fall season](https://storage.ghost.io/c/50/33/50334374-93a7-4cf9-ba69-d7d51c63be2a/content/images/size/w600/2026/09/3.png)
youth sports
The Junior Warbirds took on the Chapel Hill Cheetahs on Sept. 19 at Rogers-Herr Middle School in Durham.
durham
A Parkwood mother was killed, investigators linked a rare fatal infection to an El Futuro water feature, and global conflict pushed Durham fuel prices sharply higher. Which story should Southpoint Access keep following?