Swimming teaches Banner Elk Elementary children swimming skills in no-cost after school program
For the community of Banner Elk, North Carolina, the Banner Elk Elementary Afterschool Swim Program isn't just necessary—it's essential.
Athletes in the Digital Arena: The World of Esports at Lees-McRae
Learn how students on the newly-developed varsity Esports team are redefining what it means to be an athlete in the digital arena.
Sights and Sounds of the Mock Emergency Simulation
Experience the fourth annual mock emergency simulation that brought together three programs for the learning experience of a lifetime.
Postcards from the West
An expedition unlike any other takes students and faculty out of the classroom, across the states, and into the heart of the West.
She Has the Drive
Tegan Dean’s story of competing, singing, studying, and doing it all over again the next day.
Getting Her Feet Wet in Sarasota Bay
Mary Whiteacre knew from the first moment she laid eyes on the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in 2016 that her future was there. “I...
World Champ Rebecca Rusch Completes Longest Personal Ride
When I was invited to set the FKT (fastest known time) on the freshly-minted Arkansas High Country Route (#ArHC), I had no idea how much...
Beyond These Walls: Nursing and Education Programs Bring Help to the People of Haiti
I’m sure if you told any of the students that traveled to Haiti over spring break that they would help nearly 1,000 patients in just 10...
Broadening Horizons
For spring break, six students and two faculty members decided to do something much different with their time off. From March 10–18, the...
Onward and Upward
“Lees-McRae was on a trajectory of failure,” President Barry M. Buxton stated plainly to me as we sat across from one another in his cozy...
Riding on: Statesville man challenges himself to help others
Lee Cooper was prepared to ride his bike 524 miles from Statesville to New Bern and back for the upcoming Bike MS Historic New Bern Ride....
Jeff Archer’s widow, longtime store manager say First Flight Bicycles will continue
Store manager Wesley Davidson doesn’t plan on letting First Flight Bicycle shop fall through the cracks. Even after the death of former...
First Baptist Family Mourns Loss of Friend Eddie Steele
A story of being lost, found, and an entire communities journey on loving unconditionally.













