
September 3, 2025
SANFORD, NC – The North Carolina State Board of Education released the 2025 School Performance Grades today, and while the results show that continued improvement is needed, Lee ...

November 24, 2025
One of the newest arrivals to Lee County High School's staff and the math department is Mr. Danmart Hernandez. He joined the Yellow Jacket family four months ago as an internation...

November 20, 2025
SANFORD, NC - Tramway Elementary School and district leaders welcomed Dr. Elena Ashburn, Senior Advisor for Education Policy to North Carolina Governor Josh Stein, on Thursday for...

November 17, 2025
Five years ago, Angie Dezso, Career & Technical Education (CTE) teacher at East Lee Middle School, found herself nearing retirement after a long and successful career as an Accoun...

November 10, 2025
After two decades of service in the U.S. Army, Brett Tyler has found a new calling, serving students at Bragg Street Academy in Lee County Schools. For Tyler, teaching offers the ...

November 7, 2025
BROADWAY, NC - At Broadway Elementary School, Growing Academic Minds Everyday - better known as G.A.M.E.time - is more than a slogan. It’s a daily, schoolwide commitment to en...

October 7, 2025
SANFORD - Deep River Elementary Schools Assistant Principal Elayne Monjar has been chosen by her peers as the 2025 Lee County Schools Assistant Principal of the Year. District lea...

October 3, 2025
SANFORD - Lee County Schools is proud to announce that Mrs. Virginia Williams, an educator at W.B. Wicker Elementary, has been named the district’s Beginning Teacher of the Year....

October 2, 2025
SANFORD - The PTO Thrift Store has been a staple in the downtown community since 1994. The volunteer led program continues to provide needed support for local public schools thro...

September 23, 2025
SANFORD, NC - Lee County Schools is honored to recognize Natalie Johnson, the Exceptional Children (EC) Teacher from WB Wicker Elementary School, as Lee County Schools’ 2025 EC E...

September 11, 2025
SANFORD, NC – When the lights come on this fall at Southern Lee and Lee County High Schools, the football team will have some new company. Girl’s Flag Football will join the varsit...

September 3, 2025
Bragg Street Academy has been honored with the 2025 North Carolina Breakfast Innovator Award , a recognition that highlights the school’s commitment to student well-being and nut...

August 29, 2025
From Central Carolina Community College SANFORD, N.C. — Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) is leading a transformative initiative aimed at addressing the growing dema...

August 14, 2025
SANFORD, NC - West Lee Middle School Principal Aimee Petrarca has been selected by her colleagues as the 2025-2026 Principal of the Year for Lee County Schools. Superintendent Dr...

August 6, 2025
SANFORD, NC - Lee County Schools kicked off the new school year during a district-wide Convocation meeting by launching a major new initiative, Thrive in Lee, a new strategic pla...

August 6, 2025
SANFORD, NC - Lee County Schools announced the 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year for the district during the system’s Convocation Ceremony at Lee County High School on Wednesday morn...

June 30, 2025
*Third row (left to right – Cadet Lauris Petty, Cadet Addysin Jones, Cadet Amir Valladares, Cadet Avion Valladares, Cadet Josue Miranda. Second row (left) - Cadet Sadies Cintron...

June 18, 2025
This is a first for the Decades of Dedication series, but this time we spotlight a PAIR of long-time team teachers from J. Glenn Edwards Elementary, Abby Patterson and Dee O'Neal....

June 12, 2025
Tonnette Wicker is a collaborative math teacher that has blossomed using AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) strategies across a 17 year career in education. She began...

June 11, 2025
West Lee and SanLee Middle Schools have been selected to participate in the Golden LEAF Schools Initiative, a five-year, $25 million school improvement program focused on enhanci...
