South Durham in Five: School consolidation, data centers, drought, and public accountability

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Good morning, South Durham!

It's Saturday, Nov. 7, and what a week it's been.

We voted in a midterm election, Durham's school board wrestled with a study that could eventually reshape school attendance boundaries, and local officials continued debating how to regulate data centers.

Meanwhile, our reservoirs are still shrinking, and the Animal Protection Society of Durham is responding to criticism about conditions at its shelter.

There's plenty to unpack, so let's get into five questions from this week's reporting.