By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com Embezzlement charges against a former administrator of a local charter school brought in 2024 were dismissed by a judge Tuesday after the school in question ...

By Richard Sullins | richard@rantnc.com A capacity crowd filled Lee County’s McSwain Center Monday as experts and residents alike told the Board of Commissioners about the dangers of a ...

By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com Democrat Tashera Nichols McDuffie has withdrawn her name from the race for North Carolina House District 51. McDuffie, of Cameron, filed paperwork with the ...

By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com A group of citizens who have been speaking for months against a rumored proposal to place a data center in Lee County – and a natural gas mining operation to ...

The Sanford Spinners’ sixth season will begin this summer in a new home and under new leadership. The Spinners announced in early March that Tom Andor has been named the team’s general ...

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The Rant is a news site based in Sanford, North Carolina, covering news and features in our region. The Rant is run by former journalists. The Rant loves you.

The Greensboro Coliseum was loud, but for a moment Southern Lee High junior wrestler Nevaeh Williamson heard almost nothing.  Waiting around all ...

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Staff members from Lee County Library’s main location at Hawkins Avenue provided a tour of the new facility on Bragg Street on Feb. 20. Pictured, from left to right, are Christopher Luettger, ...