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Marriage Applications

[Dearly Beloved] Durham Marriage Applications - Jan. 11-24, 2025

From Durham County Register of Deeds records: Jan. 11, 2025 * Nozomi Sarah Nakazama, 35, and Hsiu-Yi Lu, 30. * Lindsey Renee Doyon, 42, and Larry Darnell Watkins, Jr., 51. * Octavia Michele Howers, 37, and William Rashad Burt, Jr., 36. Jan. 14, 2025 * Kyli Brianna Babb-Stewart, 26, and Erica Marie Baynard, 25.

Community Input

Shaping the Future of Historic Durham Athletic Park

While DAP has hosted amateur baseball games and other events over the years, it remains underutilized. So how can it better serve Durham? That's where you come in.

Birth Reports

[Welcome to the World] Durham Births - Jan. 11-17, 2025

Southpoint Access provides readers with the most recent reports of children born to parents in Durham.

Durham City Council

Brickworks, Community Needs Hearing on Durham Council Agenda

Dan Jewell of Thomas & Hutton wants a zoning map change for 95.48 acres bounded by Hoover and Angier roads, Ashe Street, U.S. Highway 70/Interstate 885, and East End Avenue for as many as 1,880 residential units and 49,500 square feet of non-residential development.

winter weather

[SoDu Alert] Durham Libraries Provide Warming Centers

The National Weather Service has issued a cold-weather advisory from 3 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, with possible wind-chill temperatures as low as 2 degrees above zero.

Obituaries

[In Memoriam] Durham Obituaries - Jan. 21, 2025

Dec. 14, 2024 * Jerome Eugene Adamson, 96. Graveside service planned for 11 a.m. on March 8 at Maplewood Cemetery in Durham. Dec. 23, 2024 * Joyce V. Hall, 88. Memorial service at 10 a.m. on Feb. 1 at Umstead Park United Church of Christ in Raleigh. Dec. 30, 2024

Obituaries

[In Memoriam] Durham's Dr. Lavonia Allison: "No Shrinking Violet"

In her lifetime, she helped boost Black voter participation and elected officials, and brought federal attention to racial inequities in schools.

utilities

Duke Energy Rates Dropping Due to Fuel Prices Falling

Duke Energy Carolinas provides electricity to 2.2 million homes and businesses in central and western North Carolina, including areas such as Charlotte, Durham, and the Triad.

Obituaries

[In Memoriam] Durham Obituaries – Dec. 31, 2024

Nov. 30, 2024 * Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Losi Sherwood, 75. Celebration of life expected in Vero Beach, Fla., in early 2025. Dec. 13, 2024 * Mary Gertrude “Trudie” White Evans, 96. Graveside service planned for 1 p.m. on Jan. 11 at Maplewood Cemetery. Dec. 15, 2024 * Cheri Tisha Krcelic, 53. Private

Traffic Safety

City Wants Input on Durham Neighborhood Bike Routes

Traffic circles and curb extensions will be added in some areas to help slow motorists, putting a priority on the safety of cyclists and pedestrians.

Podcast

SoDu We Like Local History?: Episode 001 - Dr. Bartlett Leonidas Durham

South Durham's neighborhood news guy, Wes Platt, shares the story of how Dr. Bartlett Leonidas Durham came to be the namesake of the Bull City. Support ⁠Southpoint Access⁠ as a subscriber! Be sure to check out our ⁠official news podcasts⁠ on Spotify too!

durham public schools

Hope Valley Elementary Parents Planning for Responsibility Zones

The family responsibility zones are proposed for 21 elementary schools in Durham to help reduce demand for the school district’s understaffed transportation department.