Early voting in Lee County begins on Thursday, October 15, and there are several races on the ballot. The Rant asked questions to several of the candidates for office and published the answers in ...

One of several animals currently up for adoption at Lee County Animal Shelter. Lee County Animal Services requests the public’s participation in a short survey to guide strategic planning for ...

By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com Republican candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives Charles Taylor is facing an ethics complaint over allegations that he failed to disclose ...

Lee County Government issued a lengthy statement Thursday about a now-approved data center proposal on Lower Moncure Road, detailing the timeline of events and stating that no one on the Board of ...

The Lee County Board of Commissioners voted down a 180-day moratorium on further data center development Monday night. The pause, proposed by Democratic Commissioner Robert Reives Sr., wouldn’t have ...

Wherever you go, there you are. And if you’ve been driving around on a public roadway in much of America in recent years, it’s become more and more likely you’ve passed by a camera reading your ...

Caterpillar announced Wednesday plans to expand its Lee County manufacturing facility with a tax base investment of $1 billion, the largest such investment in Lee County history. The announcement came ...

The Sanford-Lee County Planning Department has issued a permit for construction of a data center on Lower Moncure Road, The Rant has learned. The permit, dated September 25, allows for the ...

Democrat Paul Barringer, left, and Republican Brad Knott. National Democrats have added Lee County’s Congressional District to their “Districts in Play” list, indicating their expectation for a closer ...