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SoDu Daily: July 16, 2026

Rolling live updates from Southpoint Access, your neighborhood news source in South Durham.

Wes Platt

Wes Platt

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SoDu Daily: July 16, 2026
Share Your Beloved Pet Memories
Huck’s Heavenly Hangout offers Southpoint Access readers the opportunity to share stories and photos of pets who have passed on.
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2:14 p.m.: NC elections board votes to throw out ballots more easily [WRAL]

8:45 a.m.: [SoDu Shopping Basket] Grocery average dips as Aldi stays cheapest

8:39 a.m.: [SoDu How-To] Part 1: Before the First Day: Meals, Technology, Forms, and Fees for DPS Families

8:38 a.m.: [The Gourmand Next Door] Summer Wine

8:37 a.m.: Planning Commission backs 400 homes near Farrington Road

8:36 a.m.: Business closures downtown raise concerns [ABC 11]

8:35 a.m.: 3-year-old girl dies in Durham drowning [WRAL]

8:34 a.m.: Significant traffic on I-885 south of downtown Durham and along I-40 between Durham and Cary this morning.


8:33 a.m.: Fuel prices around South Durham are close to or above $3.70 at many stations currently monitored by Southpoint Access.

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