Lakewood Elementary School, nestled in a neighborhood adjacent to Duke Forest, has a relatively new principal. James Hopkins has been principal for a little more…
9th Street Journal
North Carolina has been rating school performance on an A-through-F scale since 2013-14, when the Republican-led state legislature started the letter-grading system. Schools are assessed…
Durham’s sharp drop in violent crime in the first half of the year slowed during the summer, but city officials said they’re still encouraged by…
Mayor Steve Schewel has a werewolfish habit of staying up late into the night answering emails. While most of the city is asleep, he sends…
When Annie Hoxie tried to start one of the Durham Fire Department’s old reserve trucks to drive her crew to Harris Teeter while Engine No.…
Standing in front of a bright blue Butterball truck, Mark-Anthony Middleton declares that Durham doesn’t measure its greatness by the size of its buildings, the…
She’s still asking her question when the first hand shoots up. Within seconds, every student at the table has a hand in the air. Sylvia…
GoTriangle is inviting members of the community to comment on proposed changes to the plan for a light rail system that it plans to begin…
Before he left Lovettsville, Va., incoming Durham Fire Chief Robert Zoldos had to reassure his townspeople that he wouldn’t abandon his most important duty. “I…
Durham County had a big blue wave in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Turnout outstripped the previous midterm in 2014 by more than 30,000 more votes cast.…