One of several animals currently up for adoption at Lee County Animal Shelter. Lee County Animal Services requests the public’s participation in a short survey to guide strategic planning for ...

By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com Sanford City Councilman and Republican state House candidate Charles Taylor called Tuesday for the retraction of a news article alleging he failed to ...

Early voting in Lee County begins on Thursday, October 15, and there are several races on the ballot. The Rant asked questions to several of the candidates for office and published the answers in ...

By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com Republican candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives Charles Taylor is facing an ethics complaint over allegations that he failed to disclose ...

The Sanford-Lee County Planning Department will review several commercial development proposals later in October, including for two competing drive-thru coffee shops on opposite ends of town. 7 Brew ...

Lee County Government issued a lengthy statement Thursday about a now-approved data center proposal on Lower Moncure Road, detailing the timeline of events and stating that no one on the Board of ...

The Rant’s July 2025 cover story on Grace Christian School doubling tuition after receiving the most public funds of any private school in the state won three North Carolina Press Association awards, ...

The Sanford-Lee County Planning Board’s Technical Review Committee will look at plans for Longhorn Steakhouse and Olive Garden restaurants at the new Adams Village shopping center on N.C. Highway 87.

Last year, Lee County Schools had five “low performing” schools, according to the School Performance Grades issued by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. This year it has none. The ...

The City of Sanford’s annual Christmas Parade — which for years has followed a nightime route along Wicker, Steele and Carthage streets — will take a new path this December, the city announced today.

Officials met privately with MedEx for EMS services after county declared negotiations over; company submitted another proposal days later, The Rant learned Months of controversy over the selection of ...

Sanford police on Tuesday charged two people – one a former Southern Lee High School employee and the other a former Lee County sheriff’s deputy – on charges stemming from the embezzlement of nearly ...