Local Government
Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! The City of Durham’s Parks and Recreation Department wants to hire a special events manager to lead the citywide
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Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! Book Harvest, a nonprofit literacy organization dedicated to providing books for every child and support for every parent, appointed Tracey
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Commentary
Let’s take a moment and look back on the cultural impact of Kenny Rogers. Before he was famous for fast-food rotisserie chicken and a bad eye lift, Kenny was a pretty big deal in country music. He had a string of hits with evocative “story songs” like “The Gambler,
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Breakfast and lunch are free for all DPS students this year. Menus are subject to change without notice. NOTE: Sept. 23 is a teacher workday for traditional-calendar schools. Year-round schools remain on intersession until Oct. 7. Pre-Kindergarten through 12th Grade Breakfast Sept. 23 [TEACHER WORKDAY – NO SCHOOL] Sept. 24 * Scrambled
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In a Facebook post, Durham School of the Arts PTSA shared a reminder from school security staff for parents and motorists about traffic concerns around the school, with an emphasis on safety and proper traffic flow after repeated violations that endanger students. School officials now warn that they are cracking
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From ASSOCIATED PRESS North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson vowed on Thursday to remain in the race despite a CNN report that he posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online message board, saying he won’t be forced out by “salacious tabloid lies.” Robinson, the sitting
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If, like me, you’re a little addicted to news about our neighborhoods in South Durham, you might appreciate the new private Facebook group I’ve launched called SoDu We Like Local News? It’s free to join, you just have to answer a few quick questions, and once you’
Local Government
Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! Therapists hired by Durham Public Schools could earn $5,000 less each year, if the Board of Education approves the
Business
Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! The following new businesses registered with North Carolina’s Secretary of State website from Sept. 1-18 in the 27517, 27560,
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Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! The Durham Police Department this week issued a warning on Facebook that the city has seen an increase in thefts
Local Government
Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! The new Durham Public Schools superintendent, Dr. Anthony Lewis, told the Board of Education that he wanted to hold a
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Milestones
Aug. 17, 2024 * Barbara Lorraine Neal Nordman, 95. Memorial gathering planned Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor, Mich. Sept. 7, 2024 * Norman P. Barnes, 82. Memorial service on Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Church. * Aiden Cash