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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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Traveling to Die: The Latest Form of Medical Tourism
From KFF Health News, North Carolina Health NewsAug. 24, 2024 By Debby Waldman KFF Health News In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike,…
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Meet the Candidate: Maurice “Mo” Green
Maurice “Mo” Green, 57, was born in New York City and currently lives in Greensboro. He’s earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics as well as a law degree from Duke University. He has served as superintendent of Guilford County Schools, general counsel for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and executive director of the Z. Smith…
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Can Grassroots Movement Boost Mental Health Funding?
North Carolinians struggling with mental health issues also are battling a lack of resources due to poor – or absent – funding to tackle these conditions. The Faith Health Caucus of the North Carolina Medicare for All Coalition wants to develop remedies for this problem by organizing the faith community to find solutions. To that…
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Good Intentions Might Be Too Expensive for Durham County
The best intentions of Durham Public Schools may soon collide with a difficult fiscal reality facing the Durham County Board of Commissioners. On Tuesday, the DPS Board of Education held its quarterly meeting with commissioners, and Interim Superintendent Catty Moore made her pitch for a historic $27.7 million budget increase proposal that includes $8.8 million…
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DPS Wellness Day Aims to Boost Student and Staff Mental Health
Durham Public Schools is set to hold its second annual Wellness Day on Friday, April 26, aimed at promoting student well-being. This event is part of a broader initiative to support the mental and physical health of students within the district. The introduction of Wellness Day last year was driven by student feedback and concerning…
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Durham Public Schools Earns Public Health Award
Durham Public Schools has received the 2024 Public Health Partners Award from the North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors (NCALHD). This award recognizes the school system’s efforts in promoting health and protecting the environment, aligning with NCALHD’s mission to ensure public health across North Carolina through leadership and advocacy. The nomination for this award…
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What’s Your Vision for Durham 2044?
In the next 20 years, could Durhamites harness their innovation and drive to turn a chunk of Durham Freeway into a park and amphitheater and rebuild connections between downtown and the Hayti neighborhood? That’s just part of the vision unveiled in the 20-Year Destination Master Plan released by Discover Durham, developed with input from more…
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Meet the Candidate: Millicent Rogers
Millicent Rogers, currently the incumbent representative for Consolidated District B on the Durham Public Schools Board of Education, grew up in Durham and holds the philosophy that all families matter in this town where she grew up. Her grandmother, Reathie Mae Rogers, was president of the McDougald Terrace Residents Association and worked with the North…
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Meet the Candidate: Jovonia Lewis
Since 2020, Jovonia Lewis has served on the Board of Education for Durham Public Schools. Now, she’s one of 11 candidates vying for five seats on the Durham County Commission. Lewis, 48, is a North Carolina native who founded Empowered Parents in Community (EPiC) to promote equity in public schools. Southpoint Access asked Lewis to answer…
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