Share Your SoDu Story
South Durham’s stories start with you.
Some stories begin at City Hall. Others begin at school pickup, an HOA meeting, a church festival, a neighborhood garden, a new business, or a question someone finally decides to ask.
Southpoint Access wants to make it easy for you to share what’s happening in your corner of the community. You don’t need to write like a reporter. Just choose the option that fits, tell us what you know, and we’ll take it from there.
News From Your Corner
Send a News Tip
Know about a problem, decision, opening, closing, construction project, community concern, or something else South Durham should know about? Send email to wes.platt@southpointaccess.news.
Share Neighborhood or HOA News
Tell us about HOA decisions, neighborhood projects, community events, safety concerns, development issues, special assessments, elections, rule changes, or other neighborhood news.
Submit School or PTA News
PTAs, PTOs, PTSAs, booster clubs, school foundations, and other recognized family organizations can share fundraisers, meetings, volunteer opportunities, school events, family programs, elections, community service projects, and other announcements.
Add an Event
Help neighbors find your church festival, school fundraiser, community yard sale, public meeting, performance, workshop, charity event, or other local activity.
Celebrate and Remember
Share a Celebration
Tell South Durham about a birthday, anniversary, graduation, retirement, award, achievement, or other special milestone.
Share a Birth Announcement
Welcome a new member of your family and share the happy news with your South Durham neighbors.
Share a Wedding Announcement
Couples and families are invited to share wedding news with Southpoint Access. Wedding announcements are published only when submitted by the couple, a family member, or another authorized person.
Honor a Beloved Pet
Huck’s Heavenly Hangout gives neighbors a place to remember pets who brought love, laughter, and companionship into their lives.
Remember a Durham Neighbor
Share an obituary, memorial notice, or personal remembrance of someone with ties to the Durham community.
Share Your Voice and Creativity
Write a Letter to the Editor
Share your perspective on a local issue that matters to you. Letters may respond to Southpoint Access coverage or raise another concern affecting the community. Send email to wes.platt@southpointaccess.news.
Write a Nerdspresso Quick Review
Tell readers about a book, movie, television show, comic, or game you loved, disliked, or simply can’t stop thinking about.
Give Us a Glimpse of Your Garden
What's growing in your yard? Let us know what's possible with a green thumb and commitment to tiny farming!
Add to the South Durham Cookbook
Share a favorite family recipe, neighborhood tradition, holiday dish, or dependable weeknight meal.
Share a Neighborhood Photo
Send us a photo of community life, a school or neighborhood event, local wildlife, a garden, changing scenery, or something that caught your eye around South Durham. Send email to wes.platt@southpointaccess.news.
Questions for the Newsroom
Ask Southpoint Access
Wondering what’s being built near an intersection? Why a road project has stalled? When a business might open? How a government decision affects your neighborhood?
Send us your question. It could become a future Southpoint Access story. Send email to wes.platt@southpointaccess.news.
What Happens After You Submit?
- We review it. Every submission is reviewed by Southpoint Access.
- We may follow up. We might contact you for additional information, photographs, documents, or clarification.
- We verify what we can. News tips and announcements may require confirmation before publication.
- We prepare it for readers. Submissions may be edited for clarity, length, accuracy, and style.
Submission does not guarantee publication, but every legitimate submission helps Southpoint Access better understand what matters to the community.
A Few Things to Know
Your contact information won't be published unless you give Southpoint Access permission to do so.
When submitting a photograph, you must own the photograph or have permission to share it. Please identify the people pictured and obtain permission from a parent or guardian before submitting recognizable photographs of minors.
Birth and wedding announcements are entirely voluntary. Southpoint Access does not publish marriage information from public records without the couple’s participation.
Submissions involving allegations, public safety concerns, or possible wrongdoing may require documentation and additional reporting.
Not Sure Which Form to Use?
That’s OK. Email wes.platt@southpointaccess.news, and tell us what you’d like to share.
South Durham has stories worth telling. Let’s tell them together.