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SoDu Daily: May 15, 2026

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

Wes Platt

Wes Platt

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SoDu Daily: May 15, 2026
Huck’s Heavenly Hangout | Pet Obituaries | Southpoint Access
Southpoint Access is launching a pet-obituary feature honoring beloved companions, named for Huckleberry and open to families across Durham and beyond.
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Throughout the day, I'll update this post with information you might find interesting. If you see something I should know about, send email to wes.platt@southpointaccess.news!

10:30 a.m.: Man Arrested in American Tobacco Trail Stabbing [WRAL]

9:52 a.m.: City of Durham Development Neighborhood Meetings Planned

  • May 21: Oak Grove Landing - Deals with about 11 acres on Sherron Road, currently zoned rural residential and residential suburban. Applicant wants this changed to planned development residential to allow a single-family residential development. 6 to 7 p.m. via Zoom.
  • May 26: 5217, 5307, 5351, & 5419 Farrington Road - Proposal is for more than 15 acres that would annexed and rezoned to allow development of a multi-family residential project with about 350 units. 6 to 7 p.m. via Zoom.
  • June 9: 3638 Old Chapel Hill Rd. and 3641 Shannon Rd. - In 2023, this project was approved for 43 townhouse units, 17 apartment units, and 3,600 square feet of commercial space. Now, developers want to convert the planned apartment units to townhouses due to market concerns. 5 to 6 p.m. via Zoom.

9:26 a.m.: Durham Public Schools Cafeteria Menus - May 18-22

9:06 a.m.: Ground Broken for Villages of Hayti Project [ABC 11]

9:04 a.m. - Traffic Update for U.S. 70 at Sherron Road [Google Maps]

9 a.m. - GoFundMe Launched for Silver Spoon Family

8:59 a.m. - Durham Educators Rally for Pay Increase [CBS 17]

8:58 a.m. - I-40 West Reopens After Durham Crash [WRAL]

8:56 a.m. - SoDu Startup

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