Edmonds died on Saturday at age 66. It’s unclear what will happen to the newspaper that his family has run for three generations.
Thomasi McDonald
COVID-19 Kills Durham County Resident Over the Weekend
As of May 3, 24 people in Durham County had died from the coronavirus.
Durham Walgreens Is Offering Free COVID-19 Tests
Don’t have symptoms? Don’t bother.
Service Workers Tell the NCGA They Need Help
“Workers on the front lines of the pandemic need more than gratitude.”
Undocumented Immigrants Are Reeling from the Pandemic, Too. The Government Isn’t Coming to Their Rescue.
Not only are undocumented families denied stimulus payments, but they’re also not eligible for food stamps, medical services through the Affordable Care Act, TANF, or Medicaid.
Ayanna Albertson’s Rapid Rise to the Upper Ranks of the Spoken-Word World
Just before the COVID-19 shutdown, an international contest dubbed the Durham poet “the second best woman poet in the world.” We didn’t want to let National Poetry Month slip by without sharing her story.
Durham Car Parade Will Show Support For Coronavirus Rent Strike
Can’t Pay Won’t Pay Durham wants to cancel rent during the coronavirus crisis.
Schewel: North Durham Nursing Home Has 90 Coronavirus Cases
As of 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Durham had 439 coronavirus cases and six COVID-19-related deaths.
Durham Council Delays Timeline for Appointing Ward 3 Replacement
The city council will discuss filling Vernetta Alston’s seat again in August.
Triangle Leaders Pledge Their Stimulus Payments to Undocumented Families
“Moments like this define who will rise and who is left behind.”

