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Olive Garden, Whataburger, BJ’s eyeing Sanford’s Adams Village, TBJ reports

Restaurant giants Whataburger and Olive Garden and retail chains BJ’s Wholesale Club and Ulta Beauty are eyeing the Adams Village project along N.C. 87 (just south of Walmart), according to a ...
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MedEx deal falls apart

A deal for the provision of emergency medical transport service between Lee County Government and Ahoskie-based ambulance company MedEx has fallen apart less than three months before it was set to ...
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Montgomery makes unaffiliated House 51 candidacy official

April Montgomery has qualified to run as an unaffiliated candidate in North Carolina’s 51’s state House District, which covers all of Lee and part of Moore County. The State Board of ...
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For what may be the first time, Sanford produces a Congressional nominee

By Gordon Anderson | gordon@rantnc.com When the dust settled on March 3 — primary Election Day in North Carolina — Democratic candidate for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District Paul ...