Parents show their support for former Central Carolina Academy principal Greg Batten and assistant principals Mary Tatum and Frank Thompson at a recent meeting of the school’s board. Photo by Gordon ...

Alex and Natalie Blanco opened up their Frita Stop food truck on Valentine’s Day this year, and already, some are calling their take on the frita cubana Sanford’s best burger.   Photo by Billy ...

From the City of Sanford The City of Sanford released a schedule this week for its upcoming July 4 Red, White & Blue Bash, scheduled for 5 p.m. at Kiwanis Park in Sanford. The event will begin ...

The North Carolina State Auditor’s Office sent an engagement letter to Lee County Government earlier in June, The Rant has learned. An engagement letter typically marks the formal start of an ...

Staff members from Lee County Library’s main location at Hawkins Avenue provided a tour of the new facility on Bragg Street on Feb. 20. Pictured, from left to right, are Christopher Luettger, ...

You might think Sanford’s reputation as a golf hotbed is based on proximity alone. Living just a half hour away from one of the most famous golf communities in the world would certainly lead one to ...

When the Sanford City Council approved the Vermillion residential development last July, a familiar set of events played out. Vermillion, to be the county’s largest-ever housing development, will ...

Southern Lee High School’s baseball team captured the school’s first NCHSAA state championship Saturday night with a 12-2 win over South Caldwell in Burlington. After falling behind 2-0 in the top of ...

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, at ...