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Heavy Rain Brings Areas of Flash Flooding, Prompts Water Rescues

Floods · Sanford

Heavy Rain Brings Areas of Flash Flooding, Prompts Water Rescues

82% Center coverage: 11 sources

By Tom George Click here for updates on this story SANFORD, North Carolina (WTVD) — Heavy rain moving across North Carolina on Thursday sparked flash flood warnings for some areas in the Sandhills. Lee County officials said emergency crews responded to at least 20 water rescues after four inches of rain fell Thursday afternoon. One water rescue involved helping a person trapped in a vehicle between McIver Street and Jenkins Street in downtow…See the Story

Six People Injured in Shooting Outside a Sanford Bar, Two Arrested

Sanford, North Carolina · Sanford

Six People Injured in Shooting Outside a Sanford Bar, Two Arrested

34% Center coverage: 3 sources

Six people were injured in a shooting incident outside Schooly's Bar and Billiards on Trade Street in Sanford early Saturday morning.See the Story

Federal cuts could sap services for NC as state lawmakers also look to trim

Veterans · North Carolina

Federal cuts could sap services for NC as state lawmakers also look to trim

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

North Carolina lawmakers have increasingly shifted toward using federal dollars, rather than state dollars, to pay for education and health services nominally provided by the state. Federal cuts could jeopardize those services as state lawmakers also look to cut spending.See the Story

Filing for 2025 municipal elections begins in July

Sanford and Broadway have elections in 2025, and filing for the available seats opens in July. Voters in Sanford will choose a mayor and three members the City Council in November, while voters in Broadway will choose three members of the Town Board. Sanford elections are run on a partisan basis. Citywide, Democratic Mayor Rebecca Wyhof Salmon and at-large council member Linda Rhodes are each up for a second term; both were first elected in 2022…Sanford, North Carolina · Sanford Read Article

Salmon appointed deputy commissioner of North Carolina Industrial Commission

Sanford resident and attorney Brad Salmon has been appointed deputy commissioner of the North Carolina Industrial Commission. His tenure begins on June 9. Salmon, a former District Court Judge for both Judicial District 11 and Judicial District 12, has also served as a magistrate in Lee County. He represented Lee and Harnett counties in the North Carolina House of Representatives during the 2015-16 session, where he served on the Judiciary II Co…Sanford, North Carolina · Sanford Read Article

School board pay increase request flops

By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com A request from the Lee County Board of Education to more than triple the pay of its elected members was denied Monday night by the Lee County Board of Commissioners, although the school board members were granted a small “cost of living adjustment.” The Board of Commissioners late last week received a letter from school board chair Sherry Womack, a Republican, who asked that the school board’s pay be brough…Lee County, North Carolina · Lee County Read Article

Womack requests pay increase for school board members

By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com Lee County Board of Education Chairman Sherry Womack has asked the Lee County Board of Commissioners to more than triple her own pay and that of the six other members of the school board. In a letter to the Lee County Board of Commissioners, Womack asks that school board member compensation “be adjusted to match that of the Lee County Board of Commissioners,” calling the request a “reasonable adjustment” el…Lee County, North Carolina · Lee County Read Article

Big family. Small farm. Real food.

The Rye family invested everything on an old farm in sanford to create all-natural food products. True to their name, bread has become their signature creation. By Billy Liggett | billy@rantnc.com A lot of love and history go into the sourdough bread sold each Saturday at the Sanford Farmers Market by Alexandria and David Rye, owners of Rye Family Farm. That history comes in the form of a sourdough starter that’s been living and breathing for ov…Sanford, North Carolina · Sanford Read Article

Sanford’s RISE program featured on NCLM podcast

Sanford’s RISE (Real Investment in Sanford Entrepreneurs) program has been featured on a statewide podcast about municipal issues. Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce President Susan Gomez and Downtown Sanford Inc. Director Kelli Laudate appeared on an episode of the Municipal Equation podcast Thursday to discuss the program, which helps local entrepreneurs launch small businesses. Also appearing on the episode were Mayor Steve Little of Marion, N.…Sanford, North Carolina · Sanford Read Article

Spinners return for fifth season starting May 30

Photo by Ben Brown This month marks the return of the Sanford Spinners for their fifth season of baseball in the Old North State League. The season doesn’t get under way in earnest until June, but the Spinners – a team of collegiate level players who want to continue playing during their offseason – will travel to Virginia to face off against the Danville Dairy Daddies on May 30 and to Pinehurst for the Sandhills Bogeys on May 31. After that, Ju…Sanford, North Carolina · Sanford Read Article

Greenville County Council Agrees to 'Phase-in' New Budget

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) - Some call it the battle between roads and teachers, or the county vs. the schools. Monday night, Greenville County Council came to the agreement they would do their best to accommodate all of the concerns regarding this year's budget. Greenville County Council recently proposed a budget that includes $40 million in road improvements each year, with no millage increase. In order to shift more money their way, the county …See the Story

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