Sanford will host an evening of live music, food, and fireworks at Kiwanis Park on Friday, July 4. Freedom Fest kicks off at 5 p.m. with a performance by JM Phillips, followed by headliner ...

The nationwide "No Kings" protest against the Trump administration will have a presence in Sanford, with organizers planning to convene on Saturday the Lee County Courthouse on Horner Boulevard. The ...

The Sanford Spinners got off to a rough start to the 2025 Old North State League season, with a 2-5 record after the season’s first seven games. Both of the team’s wins have been within their own ...

The Sanford-Lee County Planning Department will consider a plan for a large commercial project next to Walmart on N.C. 87 South, as well as plans for five residential subdivisions in Lee County, ...

Business Sanford NC The Rant for Lunch Mr. Gatti’s eyes July 14 opening June 25, 2025 — 4 Comments Entertainment Sanford NC Sports Spinners improve to 8-7 overall, second place in Piedmont Division ...

Two people were killed Friday when an airplane that took off from the Raleigh Executive Jetport in Sanford crashed in Harnett County, according to a social media post from the airport. “A ...

Sanford Mayor Rebecca Wyhof Salmon announced this week that she'll seek a second term in the 2025 municipal elections. A press release from Salmon said she's focused on "a balanced approach to growth ...

Photos by Anthony Crider, acrider.photos About 16 members of the far-right, neo-fascist, white nationalist group the Proud Boys marched and protested today outside of Hugger Mugger Brewing in downtown ...

Organizers of a Halloween-themed drag show meant to raise funds for a local LGBTQ resource center are facing threats of violence and death after the event was featured by a right wing Twitter account ...

More than 65,000 voters are in jeopardy of having their votes thrown out in the race for state supreme court, after a ruling by the North Carolina Court of Appeals this week allowing Republican ...

While Lee County Schools will have decisions in the future about new schools to handle the influx of students, Central Carolina Academy (a charter school that will house students in grades 6-12 with ...

1: Old Rip | Celebrating Sanford’s agricultural heritage by depicting the process of taking tobacco to market, the Old Rip mural features a 3D mule and tobacco plants, bordered in gold. Tobacco’s a ...