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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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

*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...

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....

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...

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...