By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com A group of citizens who have been speaking for months against a rumored proposal to place a data center in Lee County – and a natural gas mining operation to ...

The Sanford Spinners’ sixth season will begin this summer in a new home and under new leadership. The Spinners announced in early March that Tom Andor has been named the team’s general ...

Staff members from Lee County Library’s main location at Hawkins Avenue provided a tour of the new facility on Bragg Street ...

Charles Taylor, Brad Knott, Paul Barringer, Jim Burgin and Tanya White Anderson all won primary races Tuesday night and will advance to the general election in November.

After multiple weeks of early voting, a number of primary races affecting Lee County will be decided on Tuesday. Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voters can find their polling place by ...

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The Rant is a news site based in Sanford, North Carolina, covering news and features in our region. The Rant is run by former journalists. The Rant loves you.

The Greensboro Coliseum was loud, but for a moment Southern Lee High junior wrestler Nevaeh Williamson heard almost nothing.  Waiting around all ...

UPDATE (2/25/26): Johnson’s performance has been postponed until May 6. The remaining performances will be held on the same schedule. ORIGINAL STORY: The Mann Center’s rebrand is bearing fruit as one ...

The Lee County Board of Commissioners will switch nearly half of its regularly scheduled meetings for 2026 into a work session format that doesn’t allow for public comment and won’t be available for ...