[SoDu Alert] No More In-Person School This Week, Durham!
DPS facilities will be closed to students and staff. Athletics and afterschool activities are canceled. The Board of Education meeting will be virtual, and the budget hearing is postponed.
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Durham County Pauses Hyperscale Data Centers
However, the moratorium moves forward with exceptions for projects smaller than 100,000 square feet despite public opposition.
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[SoDu We Learn DPS Governance] How DPS Board Committees Shape School Decisions Before the Final Vote
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[Dispatches Received in Error Issue 20] Missing Persons Circular: The Man Who Walked Out During Low Tide
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