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 ...

Wherever you go, there you are. And if you’ve been driving around on a public roadway in much of America in recent years, it’s become more and more likely you’ve passed by a camera reading your ...

Caterpillar announced Wednesday plans to expand its Lee County manufacturing facility with a tax base investment of $1 billion, the largest such investment in Lee County history. The announcement came ...

The Sanford-Lee County Planning Department has issued a permit for construction of a data center on Lower Moncure Road, The Rant has learned. The permit, dated September 25, allows for the ...

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 ...

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 ...