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'Rolling Stop' Laws for Bicyclists Are Safe, Study Suggests
“Rolling stop” laws can safely improve traffic through intersections. The laws allow bicyclists to treat a stop sign as a yield. Bicyclists can get through intersections more smoothly, easing traffic congestion. Thank you for reading!. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription...
Ramseur’s police force disappears
RAMSEUR – The Ramseur Police Department might not exist by the beginning of next month. That was the fallout from a sometimes-heated city council meeting last week. Chief David Presley said he’ll retire at the end of August and he’s the last full-time officer standing. Five of the department’s officers resigned, in part connected to disputes regarding potential pay increases.
Deborah Lynn Needham
Deborah Lynn Needham, 66, of Carthage, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 2, at Smyrna Church with Rev. Farrell Hussey, Rev. Dana Brewer, and Rev. Ronnie Poindexter presiding. The family will receive friends at the church from 1 p,m. to 1:45 p.m. Burial will follow the service at Pleasant Hill UMC in Robbins.
Broadway board OKs repairs to sidewalk, road
BROADWAY — On Monday, the town’s board of commissioners approved projects dealing with sidewalk repairs and a potentially hazardous crack on Edgewater Avenue. The most recent issue with sidewalks is damage caused by tree roots that create a safety issue for walkers. Thank you for reading!. Please log...
CHAMBER CHAT: Enticing people to live in Sanford
The question was recently posed as to what we, at Sanford Area Growth Alliance, do to entice people to come live in Sanford. At SAGA, we work under the Economic Development umbrella to attract businesses and industries to our community to create more jobs and higher wages, thus attracting people to come to work here.
Urgent care entrepreneurs opening more Triangle locations
Two North Carolina entrepreneurs are expanding their urgent care operation around the Triangle, recently opening a new facility in Lee County.<\p> Business partners and longtime friends Aaron Fields and Aaron Zucker opened an AFC Urgent Care facility in Sanford this month. The location sits at 2000 S. Horner Blvd. and is the third AFC Urgent Care location opened by the pair. <\p>
Sadie Cleona Williams Bunch Moore
Sadie Cleona Williams Bunch Moore. 96, of Sanford, passed away Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at Westfield Nursing & Rehabilitation Center with her family by her side. She was born in Harnett County, on Dec. 23, 1927 to the late Maggie Gay Cooper and Lloyd Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband Wilbur Edward Bunch; second husband Bruce Moore, Sr.; brothers Robert Williams, Jack Williams, and Franklin Williams; sisters Gladys Cox, Pearl Wicker, Mollie Stack, and Eva Ersel Williams. Cleona was the last of her siblings.
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