Private schools in Chatham, Harnett, Lee and Moore counties benefited from an expansion of North Carolina’s public voucher Opportunity Scholarship law.

Raymond Pittman Blakely, 86, of Sanford, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2025, at the FirstHealth Hospital of the Carolinas, Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Call 919-775-8247 during business hours. Multiple streets in Sanford were closed due to flooding on Thursday, June 5, 2025. City of Sanford This story was originally published June 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM.

Call 919-775-8247 during business hours. Multiple streets in Sanford were closed due to flooding on Thursday, June 5, 2025. City of Sanford This story was originally published June 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM.

Former Duke University President Terry Sanford was honored Friday, May 23, with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker on the edge of Duke’s campus. The dedication ceremony, held at the ...

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Lee Sanford passed away at his home in Shreveport, La., on May 4, 2025, at the age of 72. Kevin was born in Albuquerque, N.M., on May 8, 1952, to Helen and James ...

A student at Fort Lee High School is in critical condition after investigators say he was stabbed multiple times by another student at the school Tuesday. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office ...

The Fort Lee Police Department said: "Out of an abundance of caution, there will be an extra police presence in and around the High School tomorrow, however there is no further threat that we are ...

Jordan Allred, 36, was fired on March 14 after school administrators discovered the alleged embezzlement, which has gone on since at least 2022, Lee County Schools said in a news release this week.

Sanford and Lee County represent Team 9: “The Heart of the Carolinas,” a name that reflects its “well-centered” location in the state. “This program avoids a one-size-fits-all approach ...

David Martin travels out to Seminole County to check out a slew of holiday-themed events aboard The Barbara Lee St. Johns Rivership in Sanford.

Sanford is full of "blue-collared, hard-working people, and trying to afford a first home that's in the $350,000 to $400,000 range is hard here," Lyczkowski said Wednesday.