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School district's proposed calendar changes rejected by DPI
The proposed calendar change that Lee County Schools submitted to the state was rejected this week.
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Take 5: Salvation Army serving more, receiving less
This week, we Take 5 with Major Sue Jervis, the commanding officer of the Salvation Army of Sanford and Lee County, about the impact the economy has had on the Army.
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Pittsboro judge rules Edwards' aide not in contempt of court
A former aide to John Edwards avoided jail again Friday in a dispute over a tape that allegedly shows the past presidential candidate and his lover in a sexual encounter.
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In addition to a new shelter, HAVEN will soon open a second thrift store, this one located on Main Street in downtown Jonesboro. Organization set to build second shelter for victims of domestic violence
An organization that’s helped more than 1,000 local victims of domestic violence will break ground in late April on a new shelter and administrative center at the corner of Horner Boulevard and Br...
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Police Beat, March 12
SANFORD n Carlos Centrell Jennings, 19, was arrested Tuesday at 307 Carthage St. in Sanford on a charge of resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer. n Tyler Griffin, 19, was arrested Tuesda...
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Agencies to receive FEMA grant
SANFORD — Lee County has been chosen to receive $54,311 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the area.
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Etheridge’s office site of health care rallies
RALEIGH — North Carolina residents supporting and rejecting President Barack Obama’s efforts to overhaul the nation’s health care system held competing rallies outside an office of U.S. Rep. Bob...
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OMG! Board wants policy on students using tech devices
SANFORD — An ad hoc committee of the Lee County Board of Education determined Thursday that a clearer, more practical policy is needed regarding the use of electronic devices at its schools.
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ASHLEY GARNER/The Sanford Herald Ed Swartz, President and CEO of Static Control Components, speaks during the annual Chamber of Commerce State of Industry meeting on Thursday at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Static may add 500 jobs
SANFORD — Static Control Components Inc. hopes to create up to 500 jobs in the next two years, CEO and president Ed Swartz announced Thursday.
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Orchestra to perform “A Day in France”
SANFORD — The Lee County Community Orchestra will perform its next concerts this Saturday and Sunday with the theme of “A Day in France.”
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Photo courtesy of CCCC Among the recruiters Wednesday was Sarah Flowers (right), of Durham, a 2001 graduate of the college’s Veterinary Medical Technology program. She returned to her alma mater to speak with current students, including Sandy Tao (left), of Raleigh, about job opportunities with her employer, Park Veterinary Hospital. College students get face time with local businesses, agencies
SANFORD — Sarah Flowers, a veterinary medical technician, is a big booster of Central Carolina Community College’s career fairs.
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ASHLEY GARNER/The Sanford Herald Former Broadway Mayor Harold Harrington looks for his division’s insignia before the Veterans Remembrance Group starts on Wednesday at the Enrichment Center. WWII pilot recalls the danger in his bombing missions
James P. Weaver of Raleigh knows he’s lucky: He only piloted three missions in the Pacific during World War II but none of them were dangerous and his plane was never shot.
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Principals offer their views on dress code
SANFORD — After meeting Wednesday, LCS principals had mixed feelings on the proposed dress code changes drafted by a committee of the Lee County Board of Education.
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Pittsboro judge gives Edwards’ aide a deadline
PITTSBORO (AP) — A former John Edwards aide has narrowly avoided getting sent to jail for contempt over his handling of a purported sex tape showing the former presidential candidate. Superior C...
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Texas-sized show to end its run at the Temple
SANFORD — The final performances of “Jason Petty’s ‘El Paso’” can be seen right here in Sanford.
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