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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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.

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.

A sign at the Lee County Athletic Park off Broadway Road in Sanford says “enterance.” ...

Lee County Commissioner Taylor Vorbeck announced during Monday’s meeting of the Lee County Board of Commissioners that she won’t seek another term, and in a lengthy and at times emotional speech ...

The Rant unpacks what’s happened so far in the drama surrounding Lee County’s next EMS contract, and speculates irresponsibly about what might happen next.