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The family responsibility zones are proposed for 21 elementary schools in Durham to help reduce demand for the school district’s understaffed transportation department.
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Birth Reports
Dec. 17, 2024 · Henry Joseph Aston. Born at 2:09 a.m. at Duke University Hospital to Garett Joseph Aston and Molly Kate Aston. · Markus Samuel Bagaoisan Laxa. Born at 8:28 p.m. at Duke Regional Hospital to Mark Gerard Manuel Laxa and Ma Cristina Salome De Vera Bagaoisan.
Development
It's not clear yet how soon the new House of Sport location will open, but work is underway.
![[In Memoriam] Durham Obituaries - Dec. 24, 2024](/content/images/size/w600/2024/12/IN-MEMORIAM-Dec.-17--2024-1.png)
Obituaries
Dec. 11, 2024 * James Rickey Green, 66. No services listed. Dec. 13, 2024 * Excell Jones Jr., 75. Funeral service at 1 p.m. on Dec. 28 at Mt. Zion Christian Academy in Durham. Dec. 14, 2024 * Duane Giles, 49. No services listed. * Carolyn Brenda Turner, 72. Services held Dec. 20.
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LION Publishers awarded Southpoint Access with a $20,000 grant after our sustainability audit - a huge shot in the arm for my effort to bring local news to neighbors in South Durham. Heather Leigh Hindin is back with a new Raising Durham column about the phenomenon of social invisibility
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Obituaries
Nov. 3, 2024 * Jay Joel Farber, 91. Services held on Nov. 5. Nov. 28, 2024 * Debra Jean Holloway, 71. Services will be planned for a later date. Nov. 29, 2024 * Joseph Lee Grice, 82. Services held on Dec. 11. Dec. 2, 2024 * Alice Buhl Bates, 84. Celebration of life planned
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Marriage Applications
From Durham County Register of Deeds records: Nov. 24, 2024 * Anna Noel Lewis, 30, and Robin Karl Ola Arkblad, 28. * Catherine Atchison Sullivan, 28, and Jacob Pasternak, 30. Nov. 25, 2024 * Nicholas Agyapong, 34, and Victoria Williams Dickson, 37. * Marc Medhat Nagib, 26, and Violet Yitao Tu, 26. * Ruben Oseas
affordable housing
The pre-submittal summary includes staff recommendations for extensive engagement with the neighborhood and Durham Public Schools.
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Dec. 16, 2024 * Preschool Storytime: Babies through kindergarteners. 10:30 to 11 a.m. Registration required. Stories, songs, and movement in the South Meeting Room at the South Regional Library at 4505 S. Alston Ave. (Durham County Library) * PJ Storytime: Babies through elementary schoolers. 5:30 to 6 p.m.
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Birth Reports
Based on information from the Durham County Register of Deeds office: Dec. 3, 2024 · Cameron Dean Adcock. Born at Duke University Hospital at 10:32 a.m. to Dameon Shae Adcock and Kaitlyn Michelle Parra. · Ilerioluwase Elasaid Edube Adekoya. Born at Duke University Hospital at 12:45 p.m. to
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Dec. 10, 2024 * Your Business Needs Insurance: Adults of all ages. Registration required. Learn what you need to know about comprehensive business insurance solutions. 11 a.m. to noon in Conference Room #3214 at the Main Library at 300 N. Roxboro St. (Durham County Library) * Legal Aid Health Insurance Enrollment.
home ownership
"Fast forward to today: A termite inspector noticed the insulation in my crawlspace was falling. Not long after, my cats started intensely staring at a floor vent."