“What’s the pushback tonight?” Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams asked Mayor Pro Tempore Mark-Anthony Middleton, as they got into an elevator before a City Council meeting…
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Instead of traditional profiles, we decided to use a short video format to learn about the Ward 1 candidates for City Council. We invited the…
On Tuesday, voters expressed that they were ready for fresh faces on the Durham County Board of Commissioners. Three newcomers, Michelle Burton, Mike Lee and…
The Durham primary election is coming up on March 5, and voters have a lot more to figure out than simply who they want in…
New campaign signs have popped up around the city promising that DeDreana Freeman will “fight for Durham.” But are the signs supportive or a sly…
When Elaine O’Neal announced she was running for mayor in 2021, she said her goal was a “Durham for Everyone.” A lifelong Durhamite, O’Neal knew…
Judge James Hill looks at home sitting on the bench wedged in the dim corner of Courtroom 5A in the Durham County Courthouse. A gleaming…
Few journalists covered the Durham elections more closely than the student reporters of The 9th Street Journal. They spent hours with the candidates, attended campaign…
Durham’s new mayor-elect Elaine O’Neal cruised to an easy victory in Tuesday’s municipal election. The former judge soundly beat City Council Member Javiera Caballero, who…
The flyer that arrived in Durham voters’ mailboxes had an urgent message: “Don’t defund the police!” it said in capital red letters. “Law enforcement is…