By Richard Sullins | [email protected] The Sanford City Council’s decision to take a second, much bigger step in the planned ...

By Richard Sullins | [email protected] The front parking lot at Lee County High School was nearly overflowing Tuesday night ...

By Richard Sullins | [email protected] Among five members of the public who addressed the Lee County Board of Education on November 12 was Democratic County Commissioner Cameron Sharpe, who had ...

The Sanford Herald published a story on Saturday listing the salaries of many public officials in Lee County who earn more than $100,000 per year. The story (subscription required) didn’t ...

The Sanford-Lee County Planning Department’s Technical Review Committee will consider three new townhome proposals in various parts of the city at its meeting i. The largest of the ...

The Rant began as a hobby radio show in Sanford, North Carolina in 2008 and was infamously “kicked off the air” in 2013. In January 2014, the Rant relaunched as the news blog you’re reading now. We ...

Lee County High School’s production of The Little Mermaid Jr. continues tonight at 7 p.m. and will have shows at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and can be ...

UPDATE (5:24 p.m.): The ticket link to this event now says Vance and Donald Trump Jr. will appear at the Raleigh Exec Jetport in Sanford, and does not list the former president as a speaker. ABC 11 ...

Lee County sheriff’s deputies arrested two people from Georgia on Sunday after finding 22 pounds of cocaine in their vehicle. Yuricela Hernandez, 28, and Jose Sanchez Cruz, 39, both of Georgia, each ...