[VIDEO] What Does Right-Sizing Mean for Durham Public Schools?
Neighborhood News Guy Wes Platt spends time discussing recent Durham Public Schools developments with Matt Sears of RootEd in DPS.
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In this episode of Office Hours, Wes Platt talks with Matt Sears of RootEd in DPS about what lies ahead for the Tickets for Teachers program - and what a new group of Board of Education members can expect during the start of their journey guiding Durham Public Schools.
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Plus, news from the neighborhood this week:
Miami Boulevard Driver License Office Closed Over Bedbugs
NCDMV may reopen the office on July 13 after pest control and facility maintenance work is complete.
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DPS Board Selects New Principal for Pearsontown Elementary
Dr. Lanisha Hinton, currently the leader of Sandy Ridge Elementary School, takes on her new role on July 1.
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School Supplies 2026-27: Hope Valley Elementary School
From crayons and composition books to headphones and hand sanitizer, here’s what students in each grade at the Durham Public Schools year-round elementary will need for the 2026-27 school year.
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SoDu Shopping Basket: Grocery Average Drops Again
The average basket falls to $66.37 this week, with Aldi ($50.38) cheapest overall and Fresh Market ($103.63) highest - a $53.25 gap for the same 17 staples.
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What a DPS Board Member Can Actually Do
Where school board authority starts, where it stops, and how residents can better understand the role of the Durham Public Schools Board of Education.
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Durham Obituaries – June 23, 2026 | Southpoint Access
Honoring lives recently lost in the Durham community, with upcoming services and remembrances.
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A weekly serial fiction project for paid subscribers, unfolding through a growing archive of documents from an alternate-universe Southpoint.
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