Lee County News

Not a Christmas goes by without some new take on one of the best ghost stories ever told.

Dee Schronce ran away from her Ohio home to escape sexual abuse, but an unimaginable fate awaited her in New Orleans.

Despite being the largest county in the state, Mecklenburg County is only getting the sixth largest amount of stimulus road money.

Bradley Lockhart, center, father of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis, cries during a candlelight vigil, Monday, Nov.

Authorities in North Carolina have found the body of a 5-year-old girl reported missing by her mother, who has since been charged with human trafficking and child abuse involving prostitution.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Vice President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the Department of Transportation has jumpstarted more than 10,000 transportation projects across America thanks to its swift allocation of Recovery Act dollars.

For Tom Harvley-Felder, sitting behind a desk all day would be tough. "Administration encompasses so many different things in 24 hours," said Harvley-Felder, the principal atEast Lee Middle School.

Jurors in the Robin Sage lawsuit may have thought they were awarding nearly $1.5 million in damages, but that's not what the plaintiff will receive.

While a federal civil rights lawsuits against the Moore County Sheriff's Office and a former deputy who shot two student soldiers was settled this week, the deputy's own suit against the Army may be headed for its day in court early next year.

A 16-year-old died from his injuries after fleeing from a house police said he and other teens broke into Saturday afternoon.

The Malcolm Blue farm in Aberdeen will be bustling with activity this Friday, Saturday and Sunday as thousands of visitors descend on the historic site.

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A Lee County school bus driver has been suspended after police say she drove her school bus drunk and knocked down two mailboxes.

Charles "Bubba" Clayton was remembered Tuesday as an influential voice in the economic development of Wilson.

Athree-month undercover drug operation resulted in the recent arrest of two Lee County residents on charges related to selling cocaine and heroin in the Cameron area.

How'd you like to take a ride in a real World War II vintage aircraft? "Liberty Belle," a fully restored B-17 World War II bomber, is making an appearance this weekend at Sanford-Lee County Airport and anyone can purchase a ride and take a step back in time to gain respect for those who gave so much to protect our freedom.

There was a time when aircraft like this B-17G Flying Fortress filled the skies over Nazi Germany, spearheading the bloody Allied bombing campaign during World War II.

The horse, a mare named Rain, died of starvation in a Willow Spring field. The grass had been gnawed to the ground.

Severe storms battered the county Monday, producing heavy downpours, several lightning strikes, hail and high winds.