By Gordon Anderson | [email protected] A case of tuberculosis was reported to the Lee County Health Department at the Ascend Leadership Academy charter school in Sanford recently, and an ...

By Gordon Anderson | [email protected] A preschool program affiliated with Lee Christian School in Sanford has been ordered to cease operations by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human ...

A Sanford man apparently killed himself Tuesday evening after a domestic situation at his home, police reported Wednesday. Officers responded to 1616 Columbine Road in west Sanford around 6:07 ...

By Richard Sullins | [email protected] If Lee County’s commissioners thought the holiday break would discourage a group of school support staff from continuing to push for raises and other ...

Sanford and its surrounding area could get anywhere between a half-inch to two inches of snow and ice from the anticipated winter storm late Friday and into Saturday morning. According to ...

By Gordon Anderson | [email protected] A culinary staple for many who grew up in Sanford is returning more than 20 years after shutting down. Mr. Gatti’s Pizza will open this summer in the ...

A rumor regarding a large scale commercial development at Riverbirch Corner on Spring Lane spilled into the open Monday before the Lee County Board of Commissioners. Lee County Republican Party ...

For a stretch of time — namely the 21st century leading up to the pandemic — Sanford, North Carolina, was a city where new restaurants struggled to survive. That’s not to say there weren’t some great ...