By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com A newly reconstituted Central Carolina Academy board of directors reversed course in July after months of controversy, casting a series of unanimous votes to ...

WRAL reported Friday night that a Lee County District Court judge allegedly displayed a firearm in court on July 17. The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts told The Rant Friday ...

By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com The Lee County Republican Party has recommended school board member Eric Davidson to fill the vacancy left by Republican Taylor Vorbeck’s resignation ...

By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com A state elections official recommended eliminating Sunday from the county’s early voting schedule in the 2026 general election to two members of the ...

By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com An unaffiliated voter in the Deep River area has qualified as a write in candidate for the Lee County Board of Commissioners seat held by Republican ...

By Richard Sullins | richard@rantnc.com The Lee County Board of Commissioners appointed Republican Eric Davidson Monday night to fill a vacancy left when Taylor Vorbeck resigned earlier in July.

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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 ...

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 ...

The Rant unpacks what’s happened so far in the drama surrounding Lee County’s next EMS contract, and speculates irresponsibly about what might happen next.