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[Election 2024] North Carolina Among States Making Late Changes to Election Rules
By ALI SWENSON, Associated Press In Georgia, election workers will have to hand count the number of ballots cast after voting is completed. In North Carolina, some students and university staff can use their digital IDs to vote. In Wisconsin, ballot drop boxes are newly legal again, although not every voting jurisdiction will use them.…
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Durham Parks Department Seeks Special Events Manager
Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! The City of Durham’s Parks and Recreation Department wants to hire a special events manager to lead the citywide special events office. This full-time position, offering a salary range of $84,428…
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Durham’s Book Harvest Welcomes Two New Board Members
Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! Book Harvest, a nonprofit literacy organization dedicated to providing books for every child and support for every parent, appointed Tracey Reed Armant and Carrie Norry to its board of directors. Both…
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Future Durham School Therapists May Earn Less
Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! Therapists hired by Durham Public Schools could earn $5,000 less each year, if the Board of Education approves the recommended classified salary schedule developed by consultant Eyrie Success, LLC. The salary…
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[Election 2024] Is America’s Marijuana Divide Closing?
By DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press The U.S. is divided when it comes to state and federal marijuana policy, but recent political developments could move the country toward a greater acceptance of cannabis. Both major presidential candidates have signaled support for a federal policy change to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, and voters…
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[Election 2024] Harris, Trump Court Swing-State Voters Post Debate
By BILL BARROW, CHRIS MEGERIAN and JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump launched campaign blitzes Thursday with dramatically different approaches to attracting swing-state voters who will decide the presidential contest. In North Carolina, Democratic nominee Harris used rallies in Charlotte and Greensboro to tout endorsements from Republicans…
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[Election 2024] Two Black Women Could Make U.S. Senate History
By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall, with not one, but two, Black women possibly elected to the chamber, a situation never seen in America since Congress was created more than 200 years ago. Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester marks the milestone by saying that the reason she…
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[Election 2024] Takeaways from the Trump/Harris Debate
By STEVE PEOPLES, JONATHAN J. COOPER and NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage for the first — and possibly the last — time. The Democratic vice president opened Tuesday night’s faceoff with a power move, marching across the stage to Trump’s lectern to shake his…
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[Election 2024] Harris-Trump Debate: 2024’s Latest Landmark Event
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will meet for the first time face-to-face Tuesday night for perhaps their only debate, a high-pressure opportunity to showcase their starkly different visions for the country after a tumultuous campaign summer. The event, at 9 p.m. Eastern in…
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Hope Valley PTA Kicks Off School Year with New Committees, Initiatives
Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! The Hope Valley Elementary PTA is off to a dynamic start for the 2024/2025 school year, launching several new committees and organizing initiatives to enhance support for students, teachers, and staff.…
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Durham’s N.C. Central Breaks Enrollment Growth Record – Again
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has set new records in enrollment growth this fall, marking the highest percentage increase among all University of North Carolina System schools for the second year in a row. A total of 8,579 students are now enrolled at NCCU, an 8.13% increase from last year. The university’s freshman class—largest in…
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[Election 2024] No Marijuana Policy Decision Until Post-Election
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won’t come until after the November presidential election, a timeline that raises the chances it could be a potent political issue in the closely contested race. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration last…
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