A clever marketing ploy? A trail left by a golden snail or a leprechaun leading to a pot of gold? A mistake? Over the weekend a thin yellow line appeared in the southbound lane of U.S. 1 and then ...

Fences and sight barriers are up at Riverbirch in west Sanford as crews are hard at work clearing land for the new commercial ...

By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com Health care manufacturer STERIS will locate a new facility in Sanford, investing $600 million in the local tax base and creating 335 jobs, state and local ...

By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com A former Lee County Schools finance employee pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling ...

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A teenager was shot and killed early Wednesday morning at the Oaks apartment complex off Amos Bridges Road, Sanford police said. Officers responded around 1:30 a.m. to Oak Branch Lane after getting ...

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 ...

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, ...

Sanford police have charged a local man with murder in connection with a Thursday night shooting that left a woman dead. Officers responded to 227 Linden Avenue just after 9:30 p.m. on Thursday and ...

A rendering of the proposed data center on Lower Moncure Road which, if constructed, would be operated by Dallas-based CyrusOne. Source: PointOne Data Centers. A developer has applied for a permit to ...