Justin Cook

Hundreds of well-wishers, politicians, teachers and community members gathered on Driver Street to celebrate the opening of Maureen Joy Charter School in East Durham, which serves grades K–8. Several local officials, including Mayor Bill Bell, spoke of the revitalizing role the school could have in “depressing” East Durham. After being educated in a local church […]

Don’t be fooled by our unseasonably cool August; the block is hot and so are the nation’s classrooms. Several homicides and a police shooting in Durham left us weary. A bookkeeper at an Atlanta elementary school talked a mentally ill gunman out of a massacre. And summer isn’t over yet. That’s why Sanders Tate and […]

A graduation ceremony for 10 Durham Police Department cadets from the Basic Law Enforcement Training Class #37 was held July 23 at Duke Memorial United Methodist Church. Graduates had 26 weeks and 993 hours of training, according to a department press release. On the job they will have access to an array of technology and […]

Jeremy “J-Berg” LaMar Turner was born 8 pounds, 1 ounce on July 17, 1991. He loved drawing and music, taking apart electronics, being a big brother to his sisters, Little Debbie snack cakes andlike his mother, Bonnie Turnerthe colors red and green. Bonnie misses his embrace the most: “I just felt safe when he hugged […]

Mary Pamplin, seated, and her sister Quilla Pamplin cheer on Hillside High School graduates as Mary’s granddaughter Ayaena, 5, snoozes during ceremonies at Duke University’s Cameron Indoor Stadium on June 7. Mary’s son Kaaylon, 17, was shot to death Oct. 6, 2012. Officers found him sitting in a car on Burlington Avenue near Nebo Street […]