Filing for the 2026 elections ended on Friday, and there will be a number of contested races on the ballot in Lee County next year – both in the general election and the March primary.

Sanford Police Department A former Lee County Schools employee charged with stealing nearly $200,000 from the district has been scheduled for trial in July. The North ...

A Sanford man was identified last weekend as part of a group of neo-Nazis who rallied in front of the Arkansas state capitol earlier in December, multiple news outlets have reported. Eric Adam, ...

A sign at the Lee County Athletic Park off Broadway Road in Sanford says “enterance.” ...

By Richard Sullins and Gordon Anderson | [email protected] | [email protected] Lee County Commissioner Taylor Vorbeck announced during Monday’s meeting of the Lee County Board of ...

Candidate filing continued into its third and final week on Monday, with two faces known to watchers of local politics throwing their hats in the ring for public office next year. Republican ...

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Lee County Register of Deeds Pamela Britt has announced her retirement. Britt, a Democrat, was first elected in 2016 and was re-elected without opposition in 2020 and 2024. Her retirement is effective ...

The Rant unpacks what’s happened so far in the drama surrounding Lee County’s next EMS contract, and speculates irresponsibly about what might happen next.