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DPS Board of Education Jan. 15 Work Session Preview
Budget priorities and the new proposed school calendars for traditional and year-round schools are on the agenda in Durham on Jan. 15.
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[SoDu We Watch Our Government] Durham City Council Meeting - Jan. 5, 2026
State-funded PFAS study reimbursement is on a Jan. 5 agenda that also features two annexation hearings and more than $9.6 million in sidewalk work.
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DPS Policy Committee: Warrants, Private Zones, and Naloxone
The committee meets Thursday, Dec. 4. On deck: a Private Zones protocol for handling immigration-related visits, a community-submitted rewrite of Policy 5120 on law enforcement in schools, and a new draft to allow naloxone in schools.
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Durham City Council Opens New Term with Oaths, Goodbyes, and Brief Disruption
Williams and councilors take oaths as Freeman and Middleton say farewell; Caballero becomes first Hispanic Mayor Pro Tem; brief protest interrupts Kopac’s swearing-in; council addresses ICE activity and an E. Geer St. rezoning for 22 townhomes.
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Durham County Commission Elects New Leadership
Dr. Mike Lee takes the gavel as chair, with Nida Allam serving as the board's vice chair.
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Durham City Council Preview: Swearing-In, Farewells, and a Consent-Heavy Agenda
Swearing-in for Williams, Kopac, Burris, and Cook, farewells to Middleton and Freeman, and a consent-heavy docket that includes the Museum of Durham History site designation and a rezoning hearing.
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Preview: Durham Public Schools Board of Education - Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m.
What South Durham parents need to know before tonight’s DPS Board meeting: proposed phone/device rules, athletics eligibility changes, rising charter pass-throughs, two future school calendars, and key contracts on the consent agenda.
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DPS, County Pondering New Bond for Improvement Projects
Durham commissioners and Board of Education members meet Wednesday to weigh a new general obligation bond to provide funding in the face of a sales tax shortfall and competing priorities.
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Preview: Durham City Council Meeting - Nov. 17 at 7 p.m.
Public hearing on Hayti Lane, plus a packed consent agenda that could pass in one vote unless a member pulls items.
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[SeeGov] Durham Public Schools: Phone Policy Advances, Seven Schools Shed "Low-Performing" Label
State-mandated phone rules move ahead as leaders celebrate seven campuses coming off the low-performing list, note a tentative 1,000-student enrollment slide, and approve $675K for Chromebook repairs.
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SoDu We Watch Our Government: Durham City Council - Nov. 3, 2025
Durham City Council meets Monday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. All items are on consent - here are the biggest contracts, audits, and what to watch for South Durham.
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SoDu We Watch Our Government: Durham Board of County Commissioners - Oct. 27, 2025
Tonight at 7 p.m., the Durham Board of County Commissioners meets at 200 E. Main St. Watch for an ARPA childcare boost (GI pilot paused), EOC commissioning, OES Fleet GMP #2, LMI home energy retrofits, opioid fund shift, property-tax refunds, ceremonial items, and early-voting info.