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Trick or Treat? This spooky season, we’re thinking about things that vanish. Pumpkins rot. Candy bowls empty. And too often, local news outlets disappear. soduwelikelocal.news/trick-or-tre...
October 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Help! AI Pinocchio's Stuck in a NIN Video! Writes Jeff Stanford: "If all you want from a movie is savage tunes and blinking lights, then Tron: Ares is super lit." Read Nerdspresso: soduwelikelocal.news/nerdspresso-... #movies #tronares #disney
October 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Get caught up on headlines from the past week in our SoDu Week in Review: soduwelikelocal.news/sodu-week-in... #durhamnc #localnewsmatters
September 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
What’s neighborhood news worth to you? Consider donating, subscribing, or becoming a sponsor with Southpoint Access! soduwelikelocal.news/support-sout... #durhamnc #localnewsmatters
September 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
DID YOU KNOW? No matter where you live, you can play the free crosswords offered by Southpoint Access! soduwelikelocal.news/sodu-we-like... #crossword #games
September 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Our latest SoDu Parenting Pickle: Home lunch vs. cafeteria! soduwelikelocal.news/sodu-parenti... #durhamnc #schools #parenting
September 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Find the best gas prices among the stations monitored by Southpoint Access!

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[SoDu Fuel Tracker] Sept. 3, 2025
South Durham drivers can find regular gas as low as $2.73 per gallon at the stations monitored by Southpoint Access.
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September 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What’s on the radar in South Durham? Check out September’s report in Southpoint Access! soduwelikelocal.news/sodu-rezonin... #durhamnc #localnewsmatters
September 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
We’ve shifted our news production focus entirely to the newsletter platform now that Ghost seems to have optimized its search functionality. Sign up today! soduwelikelocal.news/a-big-shift-... #durhamnc #localnewsmatters
August 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Parenting Pickle of the Week: Carpool pickup line pee etiquette! soduwelikelocal.news/sodu-parenti... #durhamnc #parenting
August 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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On Tuesday, I’m off for the @lionpubs.bsky.social summit in St. Louis! Looking forward to representing South Durham and @southpointaccess.bsky.social! #durhamnc #localnewsmatters
August 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Durham Public Schools has more than 100 teaching positions unfilled during the first week of traditional calendar school. More about the agenda for Thursday’s regular meeting in our newsletter! soduwelikelocal.news/sodu-we-watc... #durhamnc #schools
August 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
In today’s Southpoint Access Office Hours, meet Dr. Jennifer Stone of Stone Circle Speech Therapy in Durham: southpointaccess.news/2025/08/21/v... #durhamnc
[VIDEO] Southpoint Access Office Hours - Aug. 21, 2025 - Southpoint Access
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Wes Platt – South Durham’s neighborhood news guy – streams office
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August 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
During Thursday’s City Council work session, officials are expected to discuss three visions for the future of Durham Freeway: southpointaccess.news/2025/08/19/a... #durhamnc #localnewsmatters
A Freeway Reimagined: Durham to Weigh Bold Visions for NC 147 - Southpoint Access
When the Durham Freeway (NC Highway 147) was constructed through the heart of the city in the 1970s, it came at a steep cost: vibrant, predominantly B
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August 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Durham Police Department report: violent crime down in Q2, but juvenile crime on upswing southpointaccess.news/2025/08/19/d... #durhamnc #localnewsmatters
Durham Sees 19.5% Drop in Violent Crime in Q2 2025 - Southpoint Access
The Durham Police Department’s latest quarterly report shows encouraging progress on violent crime, even as property crimes remain a persistent chal
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August 20, 2025 at 3:56 AM
In the Aug. 19 Office Hours livestream, neighborhood news guy Wes Platt talked with Durham author Russell W. Johnson about his Mountaineer Mystery series:

southpointaccess.news/2025/08/19/v... #durhamnc #writing #storytelling
[VIDEO] Southpoint Access Office Hours - Aug. 19, 2025 - Southpoint Access
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Wes Platt – South Durham’s neighborhood news guy – streams office
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August 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
What’s got you concerned about the findings of an independent auditor looking into Durham school district finances from 2023-24? southpointaccess.news/2025/08/13/d... #durhamnc #localnewsmatters
Durham School Administration Addressing Troubling Audit Findings - Southpoint Access
Support neighborhood news with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! An independent audit of Durham Public Schools’ finances during the cont
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August 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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there have been zero mass shootings in Washington, D.C. in the past 12 years. In Tampa, where Benny lives, there has been at least one mass shooting every year since 2022.
Benny Johnson claims that while he lived in DC he was carjacked, had murders and mass shootings happen right outside his house, and had his house set ablaze

Sounds like a skill issue, bro
August 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Did you catch the Office Hours interview with Durham City Council candidate Ashley Robbins? southpointaccess.news/2025/08/08/v...
[VIDEO] Southpoint Access Office Hours - Aug. 7, 2025 - Southpoint Access
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Wes Platt – South Durham’s neighborhood news guy – streams office
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August 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Did you catch the Office Hours interview with Durham City Council candidate Ashley Robbins? southpointaccess.news/2025/08/08/v...
[VIDEO] Southpoint Access Office Hours - Aug. 7, 2025 - Southpoint Access
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Wes Platt – South Durham’s neighborhood news guy – streams office
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August 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM