Mr. John “Vernel” Richmond,70, of Sanford, transitioned to eternal rest on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, at UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill.

APEX — Brandon Dayshawn Stackhouse, 42, of Apex, formerly of Sanford, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, at his home. Professional services are being handled by Knotts Funeral Home in Sanford.

TO CALL 911. IN SEMINOLE COUNTY. A LONG-AWAITED HOMECOMING FOR ONE OF SANFORD’S VERY OWN FSU FOOTBALL STAR ETHAN PRITCHARD, WHO SURVIVED A SHOOTING BACK IN AUGUST, IS FINALLY BACK HOME IN SANFORD THIS ...

Greg Knott, a renown photographer and former president of the Torpedo Factory Artists Association, died unexpectedly Jan. 27 following a brief illness. He was 49. Knott was best known for his ...

A funeral service was held Monday morning for a well-known family of four killed in a small plane crash in Sanford on July 7. Travis and Candace Buchanan, 35, died in the crash along with their ...

It’s no secret that the North Carolina housing market can be tough to navigate, especially for new home buyers, but relief could be coming soon. After previously forecasting a 0.6% increase in home ...

Knott’s Berry Farm has been around for more than a century and during most of that time somebody named Palovik has been on the payroll. Allen Palovik has worked at Knott’s for 51 years and is just one ...

LeRoy G. (Lee) Knott, 78, passed away quietly at home on January 21, 2025, after a 7 month battle with cancer. Lee was born on December 3, 1946, in Washington, DC to George and Mary Knott, who ...

A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home in Decatur reports nearly half a dozen families have been targeted by scammers using online obituaries to find their victims. How it works: Scammers pose as funeral ...

SANFORD, N.C. (WTVD) -- One Sanford family lost their home to a fire that they say started while they were cooking for a homeless shelter. Now that family is reaching out to their community for ...

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has launched one of the first hospital-at-home programs to serve rural patients. Here are eight things to know, according to a Becker’s interview with Susan ...