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SoDu Daily: July 24, 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 24, 2026
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Southpoint Access invites readers to honor beloved companion animals with free pet obituary listings in Huck’s Heavenly Hangout.
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9:25 a.m.: Nerdspresso: Jeff Stanford finds the will to forgive the cast of St. Elmo's Fire

6:56 a.m.: North Carolina energy company accused of fraud files for bankruptcy. [Inside Climate News]

6:55 a.m.: How to get intensive mental health services in North Carolina. [NC Health News]

6:53 a.m.: Durham turns to Teer Quarry, Orange County to bolster water supply. [CBS17]

6:51 a.m.: N.C. leaders want Duke Energy to make data center pledge legally binding. [WRAL]

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6:50 a.m.: Relatively light traffic on NC Hwy. 147 and I-885 south of downtown Durham this morning.


6:45 a.m.: Fuel prices around South Durham at stations currently monitored by Southpoint Access are mostly between $3.79 and $3.89.

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