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Swartz’s word were strong, but necessary
The Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting on Thursday provided a rare opportunity for the local business community to hear from one of our own — Static Control Components’ Ed Swartz. A...
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Media taking a closer look at schools
There’s a Web site dedicated to not only the news in our country, but the newspapers, television and radio stations and online journalists who share the news around the world. Newseum.org, the We...
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Still a ways to go for district on dropout rate
The latest high school dropout rates have been announced, and, unfortunately, the rate for Lee County Schools saw a slight increase. The rate was 5.61 percent last year, up from 4.97 percent the p...
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Thumbs, March 7
THUMBS UP: Lee County Voluntary Agricultural District Farming is alive and well, not just in America and in North Carolina, but in Lee County as well. Farming has long been a part of the Centra...
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More than just your ‘friends’ are watching
College seniors … thinking of job hunting any time soon? High schoolers … thinking of posting “pics” from that party you weren’t supposed to attend last week? Everybody out there ̷...
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