East Central News

September 24, 2018

East Central Community College alumni George Taylor of Forest, retired vice chairman of Community Bank of Mississippi, and Gina Hollingsworth Gordon, gifted education teacher with the Newton Municipal School District, will be recognized as Alumnus and Alumna of the Year, respectively, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, when the college holds its annual Homecoming festivities on the Decatur campus.

September 22, 2018

The East Central Community College Lady Warriors shutout an opponent for the first time since the opening match of the season, while the Warriors fell to an undefeated opponent for the second straight match as Southwest Mississippi visited Decatur on Friday, Sept. 21.

The Lady Warriors beat the Lady Bears 3-0 in the opening match, while the Warriors fell 7-2 to the Bears in the nightcap. The matches were played in Bailey Stadium on the ECCC campus.

September 21, 2018

Three East Central Community College Lady Warriors and three Warriors have been selected to participate in the 2018 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Soccer Sophomore All-Star Matches to be played Saturday, Nov. 10, at Freedom Ridge Park in Ridgeland.

The women’s match is set for 2 p.m. with the men's match to follow at 4:30 p.m.

September 21, 2018


East Central wide receiver Kevontaye Caston races toward the end zone with the first Warrior touchdown. (EC Photo)

It was a tale of two halves for the No. 20 ranked East Central football Warriors Thursday night in an MACJC South Division matchup at Pearl River.

September 18, 2018

For the first time since 2015, the East Central Community College football team is ranked in the National Junior College Athletic Association Top 20 Football Poll.

The Warriors came in at No. 20 in the latest poll released today.

It is the first time East Central has been ranked since the final poll of the 2015 season when the Warriors finished No. 10.

September 19, 2018

East Central Community College in Decatur will host testing and interviews Oct. 8 and Nov. 9 for prospective students interested in enrolling in the MI-BEST program beginning spring 2019.

September 17, 2018


Sean Dixon (No. 4) and teammates celebrate his first goal on the way to a hat trick against Pearl River. (EC Photo)

September 15, 2018


(Left Photo) Lady Warrior Leah Anderson scored two goals in the win over Hinds. (Right Photo). Warriors Braylen Greer and Vitor Gomes push the ball up the field against the Eagles. (EC Photos)​

September 14, 2018


ECCC running back James Smith III scored two touchdowns to power the Warrior offense in a win over Southwest. (EC Photo)

September 12, 2018

Former Mississippi College standout Kristen Sampson is the new volunteer assistant women’s basketball coach at East Central Community College after most recently serving as a graduate assistant at her alma mater.

ECCC Head Women’s Coach LaTaryl Williams announced Sampson’s hiring as he begins preparations for his first season leading the Lady Warriors.