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Milestones
July 19, 2024 * Scott Christopher Schuett, 76. Funeral service set for Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 1 p.m. at Maplewood Cemetery. Aug. 22, 2024 * Thomas “Smitty” Smith, 77. Funeral service planned Saturday, Sept. 7, at 1 p.m. at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. Aug. 23, 2024 * Eddy Wayne Edwards, 75.
Local Government
The Durham City Council’s Sept. 5 work session will address a range of community issues, including key appointments to advisory boards, approval of contracts for city infrastructure projects, and several public hearings on annexation and zoning changes. Among the highlights, the council will consider appointments to the Bicycle &
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Commentary
September marks Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, serving as a poignant reminder of the profound impact childhood cancer has on families in our community and across the nation. The statistics are sobering: approximately 15,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with cancer each year. Yet despite this staggering number,
Local Government
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 city’s eviction diversion program, some commission appointments, and proposed annexations are on the agenda for the Sept. 3
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Features
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Business
On occasion, Southpoint Access will gather information from Durham County’s Public Health Department to get a snapshot of how facilities in this region are scoring on their inspections. In this report, we delve into recent reports on restaurants in the 27707 zipcode. These reports were filed between July 15
Business
Some of our most popular features on Southpoint Access include: * Weekly school cafeteria menus. * Weekly obituaries. * Monthly restaurant health inspection reports. * Monthly criminal incident reports. Starting today, businesses that serve our readers in South Durham can become sponsors of those features, with 692×90 pixel ads displayed within the posts.
News
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! Breakfast and lunch are free for all DPS students this year. Menus are subject to change without notice. Pre-Kindergarten
Local Government
Old Erwin Road from Durham to Chapel Hill is line break and film splice and not metaphor I know what is happening behind those trees though sights come through in motion-slivers She remembered it so well Look at that man cut his food. She said she remembered it so
News
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,