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SoDu We Like Local History Episode 2: Whose Durham Is It, Anyway?
South Durham’s neighborhood news guy, Wes Platt, explores why the City of Durham and Durham County governments haven’t merged yet. Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber! Be sure to check out our official news podcasts on Spotify too!
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People’s Alliance Urges HEART Expansion and 911 System Merger
Sign Up For the Southpoint Access Newsletter! The Durham County Sheriff’s Office should team with the City of Durham and Durham Public Schools to expand the city’s Holistic Empathetic Assistance Response Team (HEART) and also should merge county and city 911 emergency call response. That’s the recommendation pushed by the People’s Alliance in a Jan. 2…
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Body Cameras, Jail Safety Funding on Durham Commission Agenda
Sign Up For the Southpoint Access Newsletter! New body-worn and in-car cameras for the Durham County Sheriff’s Office, urgent repairs at the downtown detention center, and funding for a transit vision plan are among the items on the agenda for the Dec. 9 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners. The board is considering: Also…
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Winners Chosen in Durham Mobile Office Art Contest
Janice Little won first place in the DCo on the Go Design contest, which invited local adults and youths to design artwork for the bus wrap to go on a new “mobile Durham County Office.” The contest’s first, second, and third place winners in the youth and adult categories were revealed during the Durham County…
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[JUNCTION 54] Swerving From My Lane
Junction 54, an occasional podcast/column by Southpoint Access Editor and Publisher Wes Platt, is available to Dear Reader-level subscribers: Text of the Audio File: More than 30 years ago, I sat at my desk on the third floor of Cooper Hall at the University of South Florida, pretty openly scolding basketball coach Bobby Paschal for…
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