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🌱 Black Wall St. Forms Council + Fertilizer Prices Hurt Farmers

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Happy Still Need To Do Day Durham!

First, today's weather:

Low clouds and very warm. High: 73 Low: 64.

Here are the top 4 stories in Durham today:

  1. Raleigh and Durham police are warning that empty boxes can attract criminals to your address. RPD tweeted out several holiday safety tips and DPD has even set up cardboard drop-off sites in the city called "Operation: No Perched Packages." (WNCT9)
  2. Monday was the second day of Kwanzaa, and one group used the holiday to have open conversations, pinpoint problems, and come up with answers to gun violence in the city. The Black Messiah Movement in Durham gathered at Black Wall Street and plans to form an elder's council for older, long-time community members who can help. (CBS17)
  3. Nearly 22% of COVID-19 test results that came back on Sunday were positive, which is the highest positivity rate since the pandemic began. (WRAL) If you are looking to get tested following Christmas celebrations or just to be cautious this New Year's, there are locations across the triangle offering PCR tests. (Duke Chronicle)
  4. Over the course of the pandemic, we have experienced inflation for goods and services across the board. Now fertilizer prices are rising so severely that farmers are being forced to reevaluate how they operate. With prices rising and agricultural technology requiring a large investment up front, N.C. farmers are fighting to survive. (abc11)

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Today in Durham:

From my notebook:

  • It's Still Need To Do Day and as it gets closer to the new year, if there's anything you aimed to do, now's the time to do it. If you're looking for something to do Discover Durham has some suggestions.
  • Former Mayor Steve Schewel is sharing reflections on his time in office and service to Bull City in an episode of CityLife that will premiere early January 2022. (City of Durham Instagram)
  • Discover Durham has created a list of 22 ways to take care of yourself in 2022. (DiscoverDurham)

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— CJ Fullford

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