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 ...

UPDATE (OCTOBER 16): In a statement issued Thursday night, Taylor’s attorney said the State Ethics Commission has not initiated an investigation into the complaint and argued that the commission lacks ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A quinceañera is much more than a 15th birthday party. For many Latino families, it is a coming-of-age celebration, marking a young woman’s transition from childhood toward adulthood. And an event of ...

The Lee County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to meet on Monday, but a request by citizens opposing a proposed data center on Lower Moncure Road for formal board discussions on a moratorium and ...

The Rant’s July 2025 cover story on Grace Christian School doubling tuition after receiving the most public funds of any private school in the state won three North Carolina Press Association awards, ...