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 ...

By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com The Sanford-Lee County Planning Department will review several commercial development proposals later in October, including for two competing drive-thru ...

The Lee County Board of Commissioners voted down a 180-day moratorium on further data center development Monday night. The pause, proposed by Democratic Commissioner Robert Reives Sr., wouldn’t have ...

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 Lee County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to meet on Monday, but a request by citizens opposing a proposed data center on Lower Moncure Road for formal board discussions on a moratorium and ...

The ninth Carolina Indie Fest will come to Hugger Mugger Brewing in downtown Sanford on September 25 and 26, bringing 10 acts from a variety of genres to the stage over two days. The free music ...

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 ...