By Richard Sullins | [email protected] the stroke of a pen, Sanford’s Sesquicentennial Celebration has come to an official end. At a regular meeting of the city council on April 1, Mayor ...

Photo: UConn Athletics Former Grace Christian High School star Sarah Strong set an NCAA record for most points in a tournament (114) by a freshman and led all players (on both teams) in points, ...

From Facebook By Gordon Anderson | [email protected] In 2022, one of Chuck McDonald’s friends approached him about beginning a local chapter of Ducks Unlimited, the nationwide nonprofit that ...

Work is be under way on a large apartment complex near the U.S. 421 and N.C. 87 split in the southern part of Sanford. The complex, which will be known as Truelove Apartments, is being built next to ...

Lee County’s two governing bodies took a couple concrete steps last week aimed at improving a breakdown in communications that’s festered for the better part of a year. The Lee County Board of ...

Former Grace Christian Lady Crusader and top national basketball recruit Sarah Strong has had a showing worthy of her last name in her first NCAA Tournament as a freshman at UConn. Strong dropped 22 ...

Much-needed, soon-to-be-complete community facility in Sanford will provide shelter for nearly 80 unhoused men, women and children at a time The 8,600-square-foot structure going up along Third Street ...

UPDATE: The office of North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek is conducting “an investigative audit” of Lee County Schools. “I’ve talked to leadership of Lee County Schools, the District Attorney, ...

Sanford may soon have a Chipotle location, according to an agenda for a meeting of the Sanford-Lee County Planning Department’s Technical Review Committee. The committee, which considers all proposals ...

The Sanford Farmers Market will open two weeks early for the 2025 season, bringing with it a host of new vendors and activities for the whole family. The market’s first Saturday will be April 5, two ...