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[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] Keep an Eye on Raleigh
Over the weekend, I spent a little time diving into some of the N.C. Senate bills up for consideration in the first Southpoint Access Legislative Watch. Among the items of interest you might want to check out: Got thoughts about any of this legislation? Send letters to the editor to wes.platt@southpointaccess.news! Check out all the news in our…
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New Bank Coming to Ellis Crossing
Construction is underway on a new branch of First National Bank near the Publix at Marketplace at Ellis Crossing. The building is expected to be 2,805 square feet, according to Durham Planning Department records. Read more about it in the Southpoint Access newsletter!
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Durham Public Schools: Menus for Feb. 10-14, 2025
Durham Public Schools is providing free breakfast and lunch for all students this year, with menus subject to change. Friday, Feb. 14, is an early release day. Breakfast options range from super doughnuts and scrambled eggs to chicken biscuits with hash browns. Lunch selections include chicken cheesesteak nachos, beef steak with gravy, dumplings in teriyaki…
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State GOP Proposals Could Affect Schools, Gun Safety, Government Authority
These bills, introduced by Republican senators, address issues such as concealed carry laws, student participation in public school activities, and restrictions on legal challenges to presidential executive orders. Get the rundown in our Southpoint Access newsletter! Spread the word by sharing this Southpoint Access newsletter with friends and neighbors. Got a tip for your neighborhood news guy?…
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Nerdspresso Phase II Episode 4: Dissection 31
Join Jeff Stanford, the nerd behind Nerdspresso, and South Durham’s neighborhood news guy, Wes Platt, for the latest iteration of this celebration of all things nerdy. It’s Nerdspresso, Phase II! In the fourth episode, we travel where no one should have gone before: the new Star Trek Section 31 movie. Spread the word by sharing this Southpoint Access newsletter…
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SoDu Week in Review – Feb. 8, 2025
Check out the latest Southpoint Access week in review newsletter, including: And much more! Spread the word by sharing this Southpoint Access newsletter with friends and neighbors. Got a tip for your neighborhood news guy? Send email to wes.platt@southpointaccess.news. Call 919-695-9813, ext. 800.
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SoDu Shopping Basket – Feb. 7, 2025
Even though Harris Teeter’s not the cheapest grocery option in South Durham (Walmart and Aldi appear to have the lowest prices this week), you’ll find the lowest-cost eggs at the Teeter: $3.99 per dozen. Check out the latest SoDu Shopping Basket, a weekly feature available to SoDu Crew subscribers!
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[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] Deferring Affordable Dreams
The good news, it seems, is that Durham Public Schools identified a huge chunk of unrestricted funds to help balance the books for the 2024 budget. But the bad news is that DPS had plans for a lot of that money, contributed in 2022 by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Among those plans: $1 million toward affordable teacher housing…
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DPS Work Session: Transportation, Shortfall, and Legacy
The Durham Public Schools Board of Education held a work session Thursday night, discussing: Get the full report in our Southpoint Access newsletter!
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[SoDu Alert] N.C. Attorney General Opens PowerSchool Investigation
Jeff Jackson, North Carolina’s attorney general, has launched an investigation into the PowerSchool data breach that has affected nearly 4 million users in this state – and more than 62 million across the United States. “I’m a parent who uses PowerSchool, so I know that millions of North Carolina families are concerned about this data…
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