County Commissioner Becky Heron resigned effective Aug. 1 due to her health. Durham County commissioners spent four hours Tuesday interviewing candidates to replace Becky Heron, who resigned in August due to her health. Eight Durham residents answered questions about education, budget cuts, taxation, development and how they would deal with conflict if the board appoints […]
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751 South developers seek sewer from county; commissioners to discuss Wednesday
file illustration by V.C. Rogers Editor’s Note: This blog entry has been updated since it was originally posted. See the end of the posting for the new information. Consultants and attorneys for Southern Durham Development, the company that wants to build the much-debated 751 South project near Jordan Lake, have asked county officials to consider […]
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NCCU law alum implores dean, faculty to oppose Pope-funded constitutional law center
NCCU School of Law Shortly after reading the news that the N.C. Central University law school could potentially host a constitutional law institute funded by conservative politico Art Pope, law school alumna Sarah Farber sent a letter to Dean Raymond Pierce, imploring him to vote against the proposal. An affiliation with the Pope name would […]
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Area school districts paid $760,000 to embattled NCCU consortium
Two months after a state audit alleged she siphoned $1 million from a program at N.C. Central University, Nan Coleman has yet to face criminal or civil charges. Meanwhile, public records obtained by the Independent Weekly show that the money Coleman is accused of skimming amounts to nearly 40 percent of $2.5 million in revenue […]
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NCCU law school faculty to vote on whether to accept Pope-funded constitutional law center
Photo courtesy NCCUNCCU School of Law An N.C. Central University spokeswoman confirmed late Thursday that the director of the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law has proposed locating a center at NCCU’s law school with money from conservative Raleigh businessman Art Pope. Faculty at the law school are scheduled to vote on the matter in the […]
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Rougemont voters to decide if they want a town government
You can almost taste the day’s specials at the Speedway Cafe in Rougemont even before glimpsing the hand-scrawled list above the lunch counter. On one recent afternoon, the aromas of summer squash with onions, savory pinto beans and pecan pieonly $1.60 a slicewaft through the tiny eatery, named for the racetrack around the corner. Outside […]
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Durham City Council postpones any action on 751 South until pending litigation clears
file illustration by V.C. Rogers Facing broad scrutiny and political pressure, Durham’s City Council voted Thursday to postpone any action on the controversial 751 South development until a pending lawsuit on the project is resolved. The lawsuit is scheduled for a November trial date, but could be heard sooner. Property owners Southern Durham Development had […]
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751 South lawsuit headed for trial
It could be late fall before a court case delaying a controversial housing development near Jordan Lake is settled. Although attorneys for Durham County and Southern Durham Development had hoped a civil lawsuit related to the 751 South project would be decided last week, Superior Court Judge G. Wayne Abernathy ruled that there are still […]
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Dellinger snags Durham Dems’ nomination for vacant county commissioner seat
Hampton Dellinger in a photo from his 2008 campaign for Lieutenant Governor. Attorney Hampton Dellinger won overwhelming support Tuesday from Durham Democratic Party leaders, who voted to recommend him to fill the vacant seat of former Commissioner Becky Heron. Heron, 83, resigned earlier this month due to health issues. After three rounds of voting, Dellinger […]
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Herald-Sun cuts seven jobs
In the coming weeks, the snappy headlines in The Herald-Sun newspaper about Durham’s city council race, the UNC football scandal and the shoplifting incident at the local Food Lion will be brought to you by a team of Kentuckians. According to sources at The Herald-Sun, seven jobsa third of its newsroomwere cut July 28, leaving […]