![[In Memoriam] Jimmy Harold Goacher, 83](/content/images/size/w600/wordpress/2024/05/goacher-obit.png)
Milestones
The following obituary was originally published by Hall-Wynne Funeral Home: Jimmy Harold Goacher died May 6 due to complications of heart and vascular disease. He was 83. He was born Nov. 17, 1940, in Booneville, Arkansas, to Edyth Etta and Harold Goacher. Goacher and his brother, Randy, spent their youth
News
Durham Public Schools leaders will get an update on the superintendent search during a special meeting on Monday. So far, according to agenda materials posted on the DPS Board of Education website, consultant Alma Advisory Group as of May 8 received 73 applications to serve as the next superintendent. Of
![[In Memoriam] William Douglas Bell, 76](/content/images/size/w600/wordpress/2024/05/bell-obit.png)
Milestones
The following obituary was published by Clements Funeral and Cremation Service: William Douglas Bell died May 9, 2024, at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham. He was born in Durham, the son of the late William Earnest Bell and Hilda Douglas Bell. He was 76. Known as Doug by most and
Local Government
Most City of Durham offices, including City Hall and all nonemergency city facilities and operations, will close May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. Curbside Solid Waste Collections The Solid Waste Management Department will close May 27. All curbside collections for garbage, recycling and yard waste will be delayed by
![[Fiction] Dear Posse No. 6: Whispers in the Twilight](/content/images/size/w600/wordpress/2024/05/dearposse6.png)
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, Last night, the world was quieter. Or maybe my ears are just giving up. But in the soft silence between the cicada’s
News
Durham Public Schools officials have rearranged their ask to county commissioners to provide special supplements for early childhood and English as a second language teachers and for classified staff specializing in sign language, deaf/hard of hearing, visually impaired, and spoken language facilitation. Administrators also proposed continuing a $7,000
Local Government
Homeowners of any age who have lived in their Durham home for at least five years, who haven’t received property tax assistance from another program, and whose household income falls below one of the area median income limits can apply for grants to help pay their 2023 property tax
Development
More than 300 acres straddling the Durham and Wake county lines along U.S. Hwy. 70 near Brier Creek could be rezoned for industrial light and planned development residential. Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has scheduled a neighborhood meeting on May 15 via Zoom from 6 to 7 p.
Business
Kempower, in collaboration with EVRevolution and supported by Atlas Copco Group, Husqvarna Construction, Volvo Construction Equipment, and the Sweden-US Green Transition Initiative, successfully installed a fully electrified Kempower Satellite Charging System at its North America headquarters in Durham on Wednesday. The initiative aims to showcase the potential of sustainable construction
![[In Memoriam] Kevin William McMahon, 85](/content/images/size/w600/wordpress/2024/05/mcmahon-obit.png)
Milestones
The following obituary was originally published by Hall-Wynne Funeral Home: The family of Col. Kevin William McMahon, US Army, Retired, of Durham, N.C., is saddened to announce his passing on May 6, 2024. He was 85. Kevin is survived by his loving wife, Maria Drescher McMahon and brother-in-law Michael
![[In Memoriam] Edwin Search Yarbrough III, 76](/content/images/size/w600/wordpress/2024/05/yarbrough-obit.png)
Milestones
The following obituary was originally published by Hall-Wynne Funeral Home: Edwin Search Yarbrough III of Durham, N.C., died peacefully at home on Sunday, April 28, in the loving embrace of his family. He was 76. After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, he fought a courageous battle while living
News
Durham Public Schools could see enrollment climb by as many as 4,802 students during the next 10 years based on residential development data tracked by local planning officials. Mathew Palmer, senior executive director of school planning and operational services for DPS, is expected to make a presentation during Thursday’