By Richard Sullins | [email protected] The chairman of the Lee County Republican Party has stepped temporarily aside as his wife campaigns for a seat in the North Carolina House of ...

Marc Mason, a Republican who filed in December to seek a seat on the Lee County Board of Education in the 2026 election, has been appointed to fill a vacancy created when member Megan Garner, also ...

With the opening of the new Lee County Library on Bragg Street in sight, county government has placed the current library building in downtown Sanford on the market. The building’s sale ...

In-demand AI data centers require huge amounts of energy, and companies are turning to areas rich in natural gas (like lee county) for possible solutions By Gordon Anderson | [email protected] If ...

A Dairi-O restaurant has been proposed on Marketplace Drive in Tramway, according to the Sanford-Lee County Planning Department. The department’s Technical Review Committee will look at the ...

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The Rant is a news site based in Sanford, North Carolina, covering news and features in our region. The Rant is run by former journalists. The Rant loves you.

The Rant is a news site based in Sanford, North Carolina, covering news and features in our region. The Rant is run by former journalists. The Rant loves you.

Filing for the 2026 elections ended on Friday, and there will be a number of contested races on the ballot in Lee County next year – both in the general election and the March primary. Statewide and ...

North Carolina Senate District 12 Democratic candidate Tanya White Anderson (left) has challenged the residency of fellow Democratic candidate Jheri Hardaway (right). Photos: Facebook The Democratic ...

A former Lee County Schools employee charged with stealing nearly $200,000 from the district has been scheduled for trial in July. The North Carolina Courts website shows that Jordan Allred is ...