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Fiction
I’m working on a serial fiction project. Each segment will be published here and on Patreon. It is available in full to Patreon supporters: Dear Posse, The community around the black tree is growing. More people are coming, drawn by the hum and the promise of understanding this new
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Milestones
July 2, 2024 Dr. Shawn Crowley Sendlinger, 61. A Celebration of Life was heled Saturday, July 13, at Watts Street Baptist Church in Durham. July 6, 2024 Gonzalo Eugenio Fernandez de Armas, 96. Services to be announced later. July 7, 2024 Taj Dashawn Kelly-Glover, 24. Memorial service on Wednesday, July
News
When children accompany their parents or guardians to the polls this November, they’ll get a free sticker. Will your kid be the one to decide what that sticker looks like? The Durham County Board of Elections, partnering with Kids Voting Durham, has kicked off a “Future Voter” sticker contest
News
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory from noon until 8 p.m. today, warning that temperatures in central North Carolina – including Durham – could see heat index values as high as 109 degrees Fahrenheit. The hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Residents are urged to
News
Durham Public Schools year-round calendar campuses are set to open on July 22. The schools here in South Durham are holding open houses this week, and they’ve released supply lists for families preparing for the academic journey ahead. Quick note: Starting this year, all DPS students can get free
Business
What used to be a Circle K at 4835 Hope Valley Rd. is turning into a TD Bank branch at the intersection with NC Hwy. 54, next to Burger King and across from Jiffy Lube. The project is overseen by Raleigh’s Woodhaven Development Group. Southpoint Access is a free
Business
Work continues on the Dunkin’ at 4823 NC Hwy. 55, between Wendy’s and Bojangle’s, near the intersection at Allendown Drive. City planning records show the property has undergone an upfit, including electrical and plumbing. When finished, it’ll include a drive-through. Southpoint Access is a free community news
Festivals
The Triangle Blues Society’s Triangle Blues Challenge, a regional competition, seeks acts to represent the area at the Blues Foundation’s 40th International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis, Tennessee. More than 250 acts from around the world will converge on Beale Street to perform before the music industry, vying
News
Daniela Visbal, formerly a teacher at Parkwood Elementary School in South Durham, this August starts teaching second grade at the new Murray-Massenburg Elementary on South Roxboro Street. She wants to get off to a roaring start with her students by incorporating the latest technology into her daily lessons for whole
Southpoint Access
Ultra-local journalism can illuminate vital issues and drive positive change right here in our backyard of South Durham, but it’s also got the potential to inform, educate, and inspire readers beyond our borders. With that in mind, Southpoint Access is launching a fundraising campaign to support the production of
Business
Wondering where those trees went on the east side of Hope Valley Road near Dover Road? “Covering the last untouched land in historic Hope Valley,” according to the development website, it’s Oldfourth, a neighborhood consisting of 40 lots with 1,200 feet of frontage along the Donald Ross-designed golf
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Milestones
June 24, 2024 Martha Hadley Callaway, 90. Memorial service scheduled at New Providence Presbyterian Church in Maryville, Tenn., on Saturday, July 13, at 10 a.m. July 2, 2024 * Dr. Kenneth George Reeb, 89. Funeral mass planned for Friday, July 12, with a gathering starting at 9:30 a.m.