Morning Notes for Nov. 11: City Hall, County, Schools, Today and this week

Weather: Veterans Day: Sunny, 74°F. Tonight: Mostly clear, 47°F. Thursday: Sunny, 70°F. Thursday Night: Clear, 39°F. (NWS forecast)

City Hall

• Durham Selects Veteran Public Safety Communications Leader as Next 911 Center Director The City of Durham has selected Ebonyse Fauntleroy, a public safety communications leader with more than 20 years of experience, as the next director of the Durham Emergency Commun (City of Durham)

County

• BOCC to Meet in Regular Session on November 9, 2026 (Durham County)

Schools

• Dollars & Decisions: Entering 2027-28 with Financial Stability While Facing Certain Challenges (Durham Public Schools)

Today and this week

• The Strategic AI Boss™ – Hands-On AI Class Mon. Nov. 16, 9:30 a.m.; 302 W. Main Street; 302 W. Main Street, Durham, NC 27701, Durham; Free (Experience Downtown Durham, North Carolina)
• Trivia Night Mondays at Ponysaurus Brewing Co. Mon. Nov. 16, 6:30 p.m.; Ponysaurus Brewing Co.; 219 Hood Street, Durham; Free (Experience Downtown Durham, North Carolina)
• Fun da’MENTal Trivia with “Just Dave” Mon. Nov. 16, 7 p.m.; Ment Beverage Co.; 312 Blackwell St. Suite 103, Durham; Free (Experience Downtown Durham, North Carolina)
• Phone Free Fun Sun. Nov. 15, 11 a.m.; Glass Jug Downtown; 545 Foster Street, Suite 10, Durham; Free (Experience Downtown Durham, North Carolina)
• Death Becomes Her Sun. Nov. 15, 1 p.m.; DPAC Presented by First Horizon; 123 Vivian St / William V. "Bill" Bell Way, Durham (Experience Downtown Durham, North Carolina)
• Chili Cook Off Sun. Nov. 15, 1 p.m.; Ment Beverage Co.; 312 Blackwell St. Suite 103, Durham; Free (Experience Downtown Durham, North Carolina)
• Cocktail Classes at Durham Distillery | Nov 15, 3PM – Punches & Batching Sun. Nov. 15, 3 p.m.; Durham Distillery; 711 Washington St., Durham; $75 (Experience Downtown Durham, North Carolina)
• Opera FM Sun. Nov. 15, 3:30 p.m.; Carolina Theatre of Durham; 309 W Morgan St, Durham; Free – $50 (Experience Downtown Durham, North Carolina) Morning Notes is a daily digest of what Durham’s public bodies published, linked to the original. Have something for tomorrow’s Notes? Send a news tip.