Life and Legacy

In Memoriam: Durham Obituaries – Aug. 11, 2026

Honoring lives recently lost in the Durham community, with upcoming services and remembrances.

🕯️ Durham Obituaries – Aug. 11, 2026

This week’s Durham obituaries remember neighbors whose lives spanned from their early 30s to nearly a century. Families are gathering for funerals, memorials, and celebrations of life across Durham and nearby communities through the rest of August, while some notices do not yet include service information. Here's the latest roundup of local obituary notices and arrangements shared by area funeral homes.

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Durham's New Police Chief: Stephanie Mardis

The Greensboro assistant chief brings more than two decades of experience in investigations, accountability, training, and community engagement. Durham will be her first job leading a police department.

[Dispatches Received in Error Issue 18] Correction to the Star Maps

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

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[SoDu Crime Watch] Vehicle-Related Thefts Increase in This Week's Reports

Vehicle-related theft accounted for 49 of the 109 South Durham police reports reviewed from July 31 through Aug. 6.