It’s Monday, January 22. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Durham Public Schools announced over the weekend that the Board of Education will convene a special meeting this morning to “review the salary overpayment issue.” The board will meet in closed session and there will be no public discussion, but it will release […]
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East Durham Residents Lose Power in Freezing Temperatures • EPA Will Asses Coal Ash Removal in Chapel Hill
It’s Friday, January 19. Thanks to this week’s sponsor Downtown Durham. It’s Downtown Durham Feast month! Come eat or drink in downtown Durham, then enter to win a weekly grand prize of a one-night stay at a downtown hotel, a gift basket filled with goodies from downtown retailers and a $100 SpendaBull e-gift card. More […]
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NC Sen. Grafstein’s Newly Drawn District in Wake • An Innovative Healthcare Career Prep Partnership in Durham
It’s Thursday, January 18. Thanks to this week’s sponsor Downtown Durham. It’s Downtown Durham Feast month! Come eat or drink in downtown Durham, then enter to win a weekly grand prize of a one-night stay at a downtown hotel, a gift basket filled with goodies from downtown retailers and a $100 SpendaBull e-gift card. More […]
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Durham Council Selects Chelsea Cook to Fill Vacant Seat
It’s Wednesday, January 17. Thanks to this week’s sponsor Downtown Durham. It’s Downtown Durham Feast month! Come eat or drink in downtown Durham, then enter to win a weekly grand prize of a one-night stay at a downtown hotel, a gift basket filled with goodies from downtown retailers and a $100 SpendaBull e-gift card. More […]
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Orange County Schools’ New Superintendent • Problems for Owner, Residents of Durham’s JFK Towers
It’s Tuesday, January 16. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Last week, Danielle Jones was sworn in as the new superintendent for Orange County schools. INDY’s Jasmine Gallup reported the story from Hillsborough. “This is a tremendous honor, and I want to express my sincere appreciation to the Orange County Board of Education […]
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Sen. Mike Woodard Has a Democratic Challenger, Sophia Chitlik Abram • RFK Jr. Comes to Raleigh
It’s Friday, January 12. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Earlier this week, the INDY published a Q&A with North Carolina Senate District 22 candidate Sophia Chitlik Abram, who is facing off in the Democratic primary against incumbent Mike Woodard. Abram has lived in Durham since 2017. She works primarily as an impact […]
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A DPS School Board Candidate Accused of Sexual Harassment • Wrongfully Imprisoned, Ronnie Long Reaches Settlement for Millions
It’s Thursday, January 11. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. This weekend, one of Durham’s most influential political groups, the Committee on the Affairs of Black People, held its endorsement meeting on Zoom. When it came time to endorse candidates for the Durham Public School board’s only contested seat this cycle, a Durham […]
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Buc-ee’s Coming to Mebane • Orange County Schools’ New Superintendent
It’s Wednesday, January 10. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. North Carolina is getting a Buc-ee’s. Mebane city council members voted to approve a plan for the mega convenience store and filling station at the end of a marathon meeting Monday night. At 33 acres, the Mebane Buc-ee’s will break the record for […]
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Affordable Housing in Chapel Hill • Cleaning Up Coal Ash
It’s Tuesday, January 9. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Following several local elections in the Triangle, many of the candidates who ran and were elected were sworn in to office last month. For Chapel Hill, affordable housing, and the work that remains to procure more of it over the coming years, is top […]
