Six DPS Principals Named Semifinalists for 2025 Principal of the Year
Finalists will be announced later this fall.
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Durham Public Schools Closed on May 1
The Board of Education voted Monday to close schools so teachers and staff can attend a rally at the North Carolina state capital.
Preservation Durham Executive Director Stepping Down
Julianne Patterson intends to leave her role at the end of the organization's current fiscal year.
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[Dispatches Received in Error Issue 2] Harbor Conditions at the Sapphire Estuary
A weekly serial fiction project for paid subscribers, unfolding through a growing archive of documents from an alternate-universe Southpoint.
Thousands of South Durham Customers Without Power on Sunday
The largest outage – along the Page Road/U.S. 70 corridor in southeastern Durham County - affects about 3,315 customers.