Durham Leaders Ban Euthanasia for the County’s 60,000 Stray Cats
Community cats breathe a sigh of relief as county officials outlaw the practice.
How Much Did Durham Officials Know About the Doctor, Recently Accused of Medicare Fraud, Who They Hired to Help Lead the County’s COVID Response?
A federal indictment raises more questions than it answers regarding Anita Jackson’s tenure as a member of the county’s public health leadership team.
Tensions Are High Between Durham County Commissioners and Activists Opposed to a New Youth Detention Center
The new detention center will be built on undeveloped land where the current 14-bed youth home shares space with the offices of Durham County Emergency Management on Broad Street. Groundbreaking for the new facility is set to take place next year.
After the Durham Commissioners Voted Out the County Manager, Supporters and Critics Debate One Member’s Vote
Whether fairly or not, Durham Commissioner Nida Allam is at the center of the controversial vote to oust the former county manager.
Wendell Davis Is Out as Durham’s County Manager
An interim manager will be appointed after the board voted 3-2 to not renew his contract.
Nida Allam Makes History as the First Muslim Woman Elected to Public Office in North Carolina
The INDY spoke with Allam about what brought her to this moment, and how she plans to govern on the Durham County Board of Commissioners.
Durham Commissioners Launch Investigation into County Manager Wendell Davis
At issue is whether Davis tried to influence the March election by accusing Commissioner Heidi Carter of racial bias. Davis’s supporters have asked the attorney general’s office to intervene.
More Durham County Board of Commisioners Coverage
Durham County Will Have an All-Women Board of Commissioners
Also, Alexandra Valladares will join the school board, and Natalie Murdock won the state Senate primary.
In an Incendiary Letter, Durham’s County Manager Accuses a County Commissioner of Racism
“It is not okay to sit on the dais and espouse words of equity when your deeds and actions diametrically oppose the principles of egalitarianism and fairness.”
Why Are People Staying Three Times Longer Than They Used To at Urban Ministries of Durham’s Homeless Shelter?
In just over a year, UMD families went from staying an average of 33 days to 116; singles have increased their length of stay from 24 to 77 days.
Durham Planning Commission rejects amendments that would permit Jordan Lake development
The Durham Planning Commission has sent a powerfulif non-bindingmessage that it does not want a private developer’s survey to dictate land-use decisions in rural Durham County. On August 11, the citizen advisory board unanimously voted down a proposal to amend Durham’s zoning map and Comprehensive Plan, based on the survey’s findings. Commissioned in 2005 by…
Jordan Lake developer tries to avoid public hearing, again
The would-be developer of a controversial 164-acre development project within Jordan Lake’s protected area is pressuring Durham County commissioners to forgo a public hearing for a major watershed boundary change that would affect the property, documents show. In a Feb. 26 letter (PDF, 332 KB) addressed to county attorney Chuck Kitchen, Southern Durham Development attorney…