A Requiem For Sheriff’s Deputy David Whitfield Buie Jr.
A literary 21-gun salute for Sergeant David Whitfield Buie, Jr., the Durham County sheriff’s deputy, college campus officer, and true son of the Bull City, who died September 5.
Durham Sheriff’s Office Says the SBI Declined to Investigate Teen’s Reported Traffic-Stop Suicide
The DCSO also said it couldn’t provide the family of J’Mauri Bumpass—whom sheriff’s deputies say fatally shot himself during a traffic stop on December 15—with additional records.
ICE, a Perfectly Normal Government Agency, Creates Website to Shame and Threaten North Carolina Sheriffs
Do what they say, or else.
Endorsements 2018: The Midterms Are Our Last, Best Hope to Save the Republic
Trump or Not Trump: Choose wisely.
Durham Sheriff Mike Andrews Denies Saying “Amen” to a Racist Facebook Comment
This morning, Durham City Council member Jillian Johnson posted the following on her personal Facebook page: In that post, which circulated widely among politically active members of Durham’s Facebook community this morning, someone from Sheriff Mike Andrews’s re-election Facebook page appears to say “Amen, Bobby!” to a comment from a man warning people not to…
Our Readers Have Lots of Thoughts About Next Week’s Elections!
This is our last issue before Tuesday’s electiongo vote, would ya?so we’re going to do our level best to squeeze in as many election-related comments as possible.
Clarence Birkhead—Durham County Sheriff
Name as it appears on the ballot: Clarence Birkhead Campaign website: https://www.birkheadfordurham.com/ Phone number: 919 482-4501 Email: [email protected] Years lived in Durham County: about 25 years 1. What do you believe are the most important issues facing the Sheriff’s Office? What are your top three priorities in addressing these issues? The lack of trust between…
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Charges Against Three Defend Durham Demonstrators Dropped
Charges against three people accused of damaging a Confederate monument torn down in Durham this summer have been dismissed. Alexander Caldwell, Taylor Cook, and Myles Spigner were among twelve people charged in connection with an August 14 demonstration in which a crowd, gathered in response to a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville the weekend…
Yes, you do want five homeless, innocent, needy potbellied pigs
The Durham County Sheriff’s Office will auction off a family of five tomorrow morning. The five potbellied pigs— two unweaned boys, two unweaned girls and the mom, who is probably tired of the whole thing—have been chilling out at the animal shelter since May 18, but no one has come forward to claim them. Per…
Last minute Durham filings add interest to N.C. House, school board races
Several local politicos waited until the last minute to throw their names into the hat in Durham’s local and state elections. Candidates had until noon today to declare their intentions to run. Several previously uncontested races now boast challengers, and in three officesDurham District Attorney, Clerk of Court and N.C. House District 29incumbent Democrats Tracey…
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