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SILER CITY — Firefighters responded to a fire Wednesday afternoon at the Wendy's restaurant in the Walmart shopping center in Siler City.
Today is the last day for North Carolina residents to register to vote ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, with the deadline set for 5 p.m.
PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Public Health Department has been named the 2026 North Carolina Local Health Department of the Year for its work to improve community health.
The heavily opposed data center on Lower Moncure Road has been OK'd by the Lee County Board of Commissioners despite of a year of protests from local residents.
he Rotary Club of Sanford is marking World Polio Day this month with local fundraising events aimed at helping Rotary International finish a decades-long campaign to eradicate the disease.
PITTSBORO — Chatham County Public Libraries will expand its free computer classes to Goldston Public Library and Wren Memorial Library beginning this month.
Sanford police are investigating after a man was found dead Tuesday in a wooded area behind Walmart on N.C. 87 South.
The American Red Cross North Carolina Region is urging residents to take steps to prevent home fires and prepare their families to escape safely as part of Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 4-10.
PITTSBORO — Chatham County schools received nearly $500,000 from the Chatham PTA Thrift Shop this year, with the money generated through thousands of volunteer hours at the organization's three ...
Downtown Sanford StreetFest will return Saturday, Oct. 10, with live music, food, vendors, art and family activities throughout the downtown district.
Central Carolina Community College hosted its annual National Manufacturing Day Job Fair on Friday at the E. Eugene Moore Manufacturing and Biotech Solutions Center in Sanford. The event was held from...
Marshall Downey has been promoted to assistant city manager for the city of Sanford, bringing 23 years of municipal service to the position.
PITTSBORO — Chatham County has received a record $665,000 state grant to help permanently preserve a 221-acre cattle farm and working forest in the Staley community.
GOLDSTON — The 39th annual Goldston Old Fashion Day will bring more than 130 vendors, food, children's activities and entertainment to downtown Goldston from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10.
A data center discussion is on Monday's meeting agenda of the Lee County Board of Commissioners.
Surrounded by family, friends and those who care for her, Esther McLean McAuley celebrated a milestone Wednesday that few people ever reach — her 105th birthday.
Local leaders are calling Caterpillar's planned $1 billion investment in Sanford a major vote of confidence in Lee County's workforce and manufacturing future.
SANFORD POLICE DEPARTMENTBrandon Shaquan Palmer, 37, of the 500 block of Tempting Church Road, Sanford, was arrested at 4:22 p.m. Wednesday in the 2500 block of Academy Street on misdemeanor charges o...
GOLDSTON — Goldston Public Library will host its third annual indoor plant swap Oct. 7, giving residents an opportunity to exchange houseplants and cuttings and get advice on plant care.
ROCKY MOUNT — North Carolina vehicle owners will no longer receive license plate stickers or automatically receive printed registration cards under a digital vehicle registration system that too...
Lee County commissioners said Thursday that the proposed data center on Lower Moncure Road will move forward under existing county development standards and that the board will take no further action ...
The Lee County commissioners agreed to approve a request from the Lee County Schools to apply for a grant that could lead to consolidation of two existing middle schools and construction of a new one.
