Mary Moore

Jan 30, 2025 | heraldsun.com | Mary Moore

Students are dismissed from George Watts Elementary School in Durham Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Durham’s public school system will begin using a new model for assigning students to schools in the 2023-24 school year, in an attempt to increase equity. [email protected] DURHAMA Durham Public Schools student stood before the school board this week to share some of their worst nightmares.

Jan 30, 2025 | yahoo.com | Mary Moore

A Durham Public Schools student stood before the school board this week to share some of their worst nightmares. “Imagine being a student, just like me, trying to focus on a math problem or history lesson while constantly worrying that your family might not be there when you get home,” the high school student said.

Jan 15, 2025 | yahoo.com | Mary Moore

Durham police are looking for a white Hyundai Sonata in the weekend shooting that killed 15-year-old Aryion “AJ” Clendenning. A GoFundMe campaign for AJ’s family, which includes his mom and sister, describes him as a “dedicated student” who was skilled at football and enjoyed video games. AJ was a sophomore at Riverside High School, according to the school’s football roster. A family friend said he was “fun, outgoing (and) had a whole life ahead of him,” ABC11 reported.

Jan 7, 2025 | yahoo.com | Mary Moore

E. Lavonia Allison, a civil rights activist and local political force, has died at 94. Allison died Tuesday “peacefully, surrounded by love,” her son announced around midnight. “Dr. Allison was an incredibly strong woman who dedicated the majority of her life in the fight for social justice for her people,” Vincent Allison wrote.

Jan 1, 2025 | heraldsun.com | Mary Moore

Families living in poverty often struggle to get by with the existing social safety net, so Durham County is trying something new in 2025 — no-strings-attached cash payments. Applications open in January for the community’s second experiment with guaranteed basic income, a concept that’s rapidly grown in popularity since the stimulus payments Americans received during the COVID-19 pandemic.