Sanford PD Sanford police have charged a local man with murder in connection with a Thursday night shooting that left a woman dead. Officers responded to 227 ...

By Richard Sullins | richard@rantnc.com Republican Kirk Smith has resigned as chairman of the Lee County Board of Commissioners – and in the process accused some fellow commissioners and ...

The Sanford-Lee County Planning Department’s Technical Review Committee will look at proposals for a hotel near the Lee County Athletic Park, multiple housing subdivisions and a handful of ...

Carolina Indie Fest returns to downtown Sanford on May 15 and 16 at Hugger Mugger Brewing, bringing 10 unique musical acts over two days, a long list of food trucks, and a host of craft vendors.

By Richard Sullins | richard@rantnc.com The Lee County Board of Commissioners on Monday floated a new set of procedural rules that would allow for removal of its leadership if necessary. The new ...

A Southern Pines-based sandwich shop will open a second location in downtown Sanford soon, according to a post by the company on Facebook. Wedgies has operated a location on Morganton Road in ...

UNC photo by Dalton T. Wainscott From the diamonds at Northview and Broadway Optimist Park to one of the best college pitching staffs in the nation, Lee County High School grad and UNC standout ...

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Sanford will celebrate the renovation of the historic Sanford Depot Building at 3 p.m. on May 18, the city announced today. The event will be held at 106 Charlotte Avenue and is open to the public.

Work on what will become Lee County’s ninth elementary school is moving forward — quietly, slowly, and mostly out of public view. It is still far too early to know what the new school will look like ...