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Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! More than 50 Durham Public Schools teachers were underpaid in their latest paycheck, bus routes have run late, and students
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Commentary
In the 12th episode of To the Point, Wes Platt, editor and publisher of Southpoint Access, talks about Durham Public Schools’ transportation problems during the first week of traditional calendar schools, the DPS superintendent’s plan for his first 100 days, what’s on the upcoming Planning Commission agenda, the
Development
Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! Development of 126 apartments in a former Extended Stay America hotel, townhouse projects on Doc Nichols Road and Leesville Road,
Business
Lovett Industrial, a Houston-based real estate investment firm, has closed on a 27.4-acre land site and is set to break ground on the Durham Logistics Center, a 351,030-square-foot Class-A industrial space in Durham, North Carolina. Situated at a prime location near the intersection of I-85 and I-885, the
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Milestones
Aug. 1, 2024 * Dr. Yvette Marion Myers, 80. Memorial service is planned in Baltimore, Md., in October. Aug. 15, 2024 * John Proctor Pradka, 76. A Celebration of Life is planned for Oct. 12 at 11 a.m. at Pilgrim United Church of Christ in Durham. * J’Carol V. Williams, 44.
News
Traditional-calendar public schools got back in the classroom on Aug. 26. Tony Cunningham, digital communications specialist for Durham Public Schools, captured some images of the big day.
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Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! Durham Public Schools has some new faces – and some familiar faces in new roles. Here’s a quick rundown of
Development
Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! The following projects are listed as “under review” for the South Durham area on the City of Durham’s planning
Criminal Incident Reports
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Breakfast and lunch are free for all DPS students this year. Menus are subject to change without notice. Kindergarten through 8th Grade Breakfast Aug. 26 * Glazed cinnamon bun. * Chilled peaches. Aug. 27 * Turkey ham and cheese croissant. * Applesauce. Aug. 28 * Fruit and yogurt parfait with grahams. * Pre-K: Fruit and yogurt.
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In the end, the Durham Public Schools Board of Education made final its decision to eventually depart the downtown Durham School of the Arts campus in favor of a new school a couple miles away at the old Duke Homestead in the form of a unanimous consent agenda vote on
Business
The Streets at Southpoint mall in South Durham today launched its new “Common Area Entertainment Zone,” allowing visitors 21 or older to enjoy alcoholic beverages while walking around the shopping center – both inside and outside. “The Streets at Southpoint is the premier shopping center in the Triangle because we always