Festivals
The Triangle Blues Society’s Triangle Blues Challenge, a regional competition, seeks acts to represent the area at the Blues Foundation’s 40th International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis, Tennessee. More than 250 acts from around the world will converge on Beale Street to perform before the music industry, vying
News
Daniela Visbal, formerly a teacher at Parkwood Elementary School in South Durham, this August starts teaching second grade at the new Murray-Massenburg Elementary on South Roxboro Street. She wants to get off to a roaring start with her students by incorporating the latest technology into her daily lessons for whole
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Ultra-local journalism can illuminate vital issues and drive positive change right here in our backyard of South Durham, but it’s also got the potential to inform, educate, and inspire readers beyond our borders. With that in mind, Southpoint Access is launching a fundraising campaign to support the production of
Business
Wondering where those trees went on the east side of Hope Valley Road near Dover Road? “Covering the last untouched land in historic Hope Valley,” according to the development website, it’s Oldfourth, a neighborhood consisting of 40 lots with 1,200 feet of frontage along the Donald Ross-designed golf
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Milestones
June 24, 2024 Martha Hadley Callaway, 90. Memorial service scheduled at New Providence Presbyterian Church in Maryville, Tenn., on Saturday, July 13, at 10 a.m. July 2, 2024 * Dr. Kenneth George Reeb, 89. Funeral mass planned for Friday, July 12, with a gathering starting at 9:30 a.m.
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Commentary
In the eighth episode of To the Point, Wes Platt, editor and publisher of Southpoint Access, interviews Olivia Bellido, drama teacher at C.E. Jordan High School. Bellido received the Stephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year Award. The program at Jordan receives $5,000. Become a Southpoint Access
News
Durham Public Schools will kick off the new year-round academic year on July 22 with four more schools than previously offered, due to redistricting in the Growing Together plan. “Many families love the year-round calendar because it provides more balance for students and families with frequent breaks for students to
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Business
Science Corporation, which makes semiconductors for cutting-edge technologies, is investing $65 million to expand its facility on T.W. Alexander Drive and add more than 50 new jobs. The expansion plan was announced at Monday’s Durham County Board of Commissioners meeting. In a news release, Chair Nida Allam said:
Business
MedPharm, a global contract development and manufacturing organization or CDMO, has merged with Tergus Pharma, enhancing its presence in South Durham. The combined organization, operating under the MedPharm name, aims to be a leading CDMO with comprehensive capabilities in scientific, clinical trial manufacturing, and commercial production. The merger will expand
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Durham Tech’s Phlebotomy Program recently received its first accreditation from the American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians. The accreditation signifies that the program meets high standards in education quality. The accreditation process reviewed several aspects including lesson plans, instructors’ certifications, and competencies in blood drawing procedures. The team that navigated