The Durham VOICE: A community-building newspaper that covers Northeast Central Durham

Recovery a long struggle

Alex Sampson April 19, 2013 | Leave a response

It was early 2001 when Malcolm Clemens came home to find his belongings piled in the middle of the floor. Everything he owned — clothes, shoes, keepsakes — was there…. Read more →
Two addictions, two recoveries

Caitlin Owens April 10, 2013 | 1 Response

Editor’s note: TROSA partners with the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to veterans in Durham. Two recipients are Herman Williams, a TROSA staff member, and William Touchstone, a… Read more →

Y summer camps serve community kids

Are you a teen looking for some excitement over the summer? To some people, summertime is boring — and to others it is relaxing. But for almost everyone it’s their… Read more →

Healthy Families Durham serves community homes

Community based programs are often a necessity in order to help impoverished areas thrive. But connecting citizens to those resources can be a challenge. Healthy Families Durham, located at 411… Read more →

Movement puts youth on positive path

Talk with Atrayus Goode and it’s easy to compare him to a soldier on a mission. His weapons and armor are encouragement and relationships. His objective – to prepare the… Read more →

Deadly driver decisions

A father smiles down at his son as they walk hand-in-hand down the street. On a nice Sunday afternoon, when daddy could be inside watching football, he decides to take… Read more →

Senior Cameron Hall reaches out to the community

Hillside Senior Cameron Hall, the student body president, is very involved with school and community activities. Hall said he became involved with activism after Hillside History Teacher Bryan Proffitt introduced… Read more →

Student Singers perform Evening of Entertainment

The curtain rises for the opening of the show and reveals a stage filled with elementary, middle, and high school students from all around Durham. This happens yearly at… Read more →

Northern artists win top awards

Talent roams the halls of Northern in many forms, but recently some talent in the form of four art students (junior Anres Alcocer and seniors Brianna Patterson, Zach Mincey, and… Read more →

Sen. Hagan visits Hillside to announce grant program

U.S. Senator Kay Hagan visited Hillside High School on March 15 to announce a new educational grant program. “It is great that she has chosen Hillside High School, where she… Read more →

Hillside director aims for Broadway

“Why Mosquitoes Buzz,” Hillside High School’s latest theater production, could be headed to New York City. “We will be talking with the Curtis Brown Agency in New York about… Read more →

Serious discussions follow community lunches

As a parent, when I heard the words “sex offenders need friends too,” my first thought was “huh?” Where was this conversation headed? But that is the message shared during… Read more →