Posted on: June 10, 2022
Members of the former Sanford/Lee County Youth Council donated more than 900 books to two local elementary schools this week.
Disbanded in 2018, the Youth Council hosted the Race to Read 5k annually from 2012 to 2017 to promote literacy and raise funds to ...
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Municipal Updates & News
Posted on: June 3, 2022
Duke Energy is performing vegetation management in areas along Hawkins Avenue through the end of July.
During this process, private contractor Xylem Tree Company will cut limbs and trees in Duke Energy rights-of-way. Because the work is done by a private c...
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Municipal Updates & News
Posted on: February 17, 2022
The NC Homeowner Assistance Fund is now accepting applications from North Carolina homeowners whose finances were impacted by the pandemic and who need assistance with housing-related expenses.
Established through the 2021 American Rescue Plan to...
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Municipal Updates & News
Posted on: December 21, 2021
The City of Sanford's customer service department partnered with a local nursing and rehabilitation center to provide Christmas gifts to residents who may not otherwise receive gifts this year.
Center staff selected three residents and provided wish lists ...
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Municipal Updates & News
Posted on: November 19, 2021
Two City of Sanford projects have received an Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina (ACEC/NC).
Each year, ACEC/NC recognizes engineering firms for projects that demonstrate a high degree of achiev...
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Municipal Updates & News
Posted on: November 17, 2021
Chief Wayne Barber of the Sanford Fire Department was honored on Tuesday, Nov. 16 for being a Hometown Hero by the NC Automobile Dealers Association.
Barber was nominated by John Hiester Automotive. The award ceremony was held at the dealer’s Fuq...
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Municipal Updates & News
Posted on: November 16, 2021
Shook Construction has donated three benches to the City of Sanford for use at Kiwanis Family Park.
The donation is part of the company’s initiative to give back to communities in which they work, notes Matthew Gilroy, project manager for the com...
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Municipal Updates & News
Posted on: September 16, 2021
This information is shared on behalf of Brick Capital CDC as a courtesy to City of Sanford residents.
The federal eviction moratorium ended on August 26, leaving many renters to face eviction. However, state assistance for renters and landlords is availabl...
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Municipal Updates & News
Posted on: July 27, 2021
Lee County Government, the City of Sanford, and Downtown Sanford, Inc. have partnered to provide free Wi-Fi access to a section of the downtown area.
Called “Open Sanford,” the Wi-Fi network is powered by Open Broadband, a hybrid fiber and fixed wireless I...
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Municipal Updates & News
Posted on: March 8, 2021
In October, Pilgrim’s announced a $515,000 investment in Sanford, NC, to support the community’s future through the company’s Hometown Strong program. Pilgrim’s has been working with local leaders to determine where...
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Municipal Updates & News
Posted on: February 26, 2021
Three local women, including two graduates of the Sanford Citizens’ Academy, have set out to preserve Sanford’s strong history of Black entrepreneurship, education, activism, and art.
Historians and Sanford natives Carol Deese and Joan...
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