Public Forum on Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities | March 28

The City of Sanford's Human Resources and Risk Management departments will hold a public forum to understand the public's perspective on the City's services, programs, and activities for persons with disabilities.

The forum will be held on Thursday, March ...

2019 Sanford Block Party | April 27

Help clean up and beautify a section of our city!

Volunteers will start the day with breakfast, followed by a morning of landscaping, light painting, and light construction where needed. After, lunch and entertainment will be provided.

This is the 9th annua...

Sanford Police Department Wins Grant for 50 Bicycle Helmets

The Sanford Police Department has won a grant from the NC Department of Transportation’s Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation that will provide 50 bike helmets for local youth.

The helmets, which will range in size and colors, are pa...

City of Sanford Wins NCDOT Mobi Award

The City of Sanford won the inaugural N.C. Department of Transportation Mobi Award in the rural category at a ceremony today on N.C. State University’s Centennial Campus. The honor was for the city’s $6.5 million downtown stre...

Public Asked to Weigh In on Transportation Needs

The Transportation Planning Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), in cooperation with Lee County, its member municipalities, and the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization, is developing a Comprehensive Transportation Pla...

'Booty Band' to Headline StreetFest & Fireworks

Funk rockers Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band will bring their signature sound to downtown Sanford on April 13 for the third annual Downtown Sanford StreetFest & Fireworks, a day-long celebration of downtown’s revitalization.

The City o...

City of Sanford Goes Mobile

The City of Sanford has launched a mobile app to give residents another option for connecting with local government. This new digital tool will serve as an on-the-go resource for municipal news and information that's accessible from any smart phone, table...

Underage Drinking Prevention & Education Award

The Sanford ABC Board is sponsoring an Underage Drinking Prevention & Education Award for high school seniors. Students who apply are eligible to receive a $2,000 scholarship award; awards will be selected by a panel of judges at the NC ABC Commission...

Kiwanis Family Park Renovation Update

Construction on the Kiwanis Family Park renovation is progressing, with crews preparing to install a new, inclusive playground and modernized bathrooms.

Kiwanis Family Park remains open; however, the old park playground has been removed. The existing bathr...

Kiwanis Family Park Renovation Underway

Construction on the Kiwanis Family Park renovation will start on Monday, but the park will be buzzing with activity starting today.

Kiwanis Family Park will remain open during this phase of the renovation. Park visitors will be able to use the main park en...

City Releases Popular Annual Financial Report for FY 2017-18

The City of Sanford has released its Popular Annual Financial Report: Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2018, a transparency guide that helps average residents understand the city's financial activities for July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

The PAFR is a compl...

SHA, City Collaborate to Offer Housing for Homeless Families

The City of Sanford and the Sanford Housing Authority have been granted funds to develop five units to house homeless families.

The NC Housing Finance Agency has provided the Sanford Housing Authority with a forgivable loan for $440,000 from the Supportive...

City Discusses 'Leveraging Its Assets' in National Magazine

The City of Sanford’s economic development strategy and the role of public arts in revitalization are the focus of this month’s Business View Magazine feature on Sanford.

The article, which is part of the magazine’s series on best practices in American cit...

Chatham County Agrees to Share Sewer Costs, Revenue for Moncure Megasite

At its regularly scheduled meeting on November 6, the Sanford City Council agreed to amend its interlocal agreement with Chatham County to establish how the governments will share costs and divide revenue for the Moncure Megasite.

Located near the intersec...

Sanford, Chatham County Extend Sewer Service to Moncure Megasite

At its regularly scheduled meeting on October 16, the Sanford City Council awarded approximately $12 million in construction contracts to extend the City of Sanford’s wastewater collection system to the Moncure Megasite.

Located near the intersection of Ol...

Golden LEAF Foundation Grants $1.5M to Sanford/Lee County Sewer Extension Project

The City of Sanford and Lee County Government have been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation to extend sewer service to the Raleigh Exec Jetport.

The grant is part of the Golden LEAF Foundation’s Community-Based Grantsmaking Initiat...

Sanford Named Top Small City to Start a Business

Sanford was named 2018’s 15th Best Small City to Start a Business in a recent study of more than 1,200 small-sized U.S. cities.Conducted by personal finance outlet WalletHub.com, the study compared cities with a population between 25,000 and 100,000 resid...

Fire District Receives New Rating After Inspection

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey has announced that the ratings for the Sanford and Clearwater Forest Fire Districts have changed based on inspections conducted by officials with the Department of Insurance Office o...