The nationwide “No Kings” protest against the Trump administration will have a presence in Sanford, with organizers planning to convene on Saturday the Lee County Courthouse on Horner ...

Sanford Mayor Rebecca Wyhof Salmon announced this week that she’ll seek a second term in the 2025 municipal elections. A ...

The Sanford Spinners got off to a rough start to the 2025 Old North State League season, with a 2-5 record after the season’s first seven games. Both of the team’s wins have been ...

The Agave americana plant at Big Bloomers Flower Farm in Tramway has been growing for more than 20 years. The store posted to its Facebook account on April 9 that someone there “just noticed (the ...

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Photos courtesy of City of Sanford and reader submissions As you’re well aware, it rained a lot in Sanford on Thursday. Portions of Lee County received up to six inches of rain, which caused flash ...

About 16 members of the far-right, neo-fascist, white nationalist group the Proud Boys marched and protested today outside of Hugger Mugger Brewing in downtown Sanford, site of a Halloween Drag Brunch ...

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Thousands of new homes, cheaper existing real estate and regular new job announcements have the experts projecting huge population growth in Sanford/Lee County over the next 10-30 years. The question ...