February 8, 2020

Four nationally ranked tennis teams squared off on the East Central Community College campus in Decatur Friday, Feb. 10, with the teams from Gulf Coast coming out victorious in both matches.

The No. 18 Gulf Coast women defeated the No. 20 ECCC Lady Warriors 6-3, while the No. 19 Gulf Coast men won 7-2 over the No. 21 East Central men.

With the losses, the Lady Warriors are 1-1 on the season and the Warriors are 0-2. It was the season opener for both Gulf Coast teams.

February 7, 2020

February 7, 2020

The East Central Community College Warriors got 20 points from freshman guard Kareem Thompson and 18 from sophomore forward JaQuarius Smith to earn a hard-fought 79-76 overtime win and season sweep over the Copiah-Lincoln Wolves Thursday, Feb. 6, in Brackeen-Wood Gym on the campus in Decatur. The Co-Lin Lady Wolves prevailed over the cold shooting Lady Warriors 62-44 in the women’s game.

February 6, 2020

East Central Community College head football coach Ken Karcher announced the addition of 20 new members to the Warrior football team on National Signing Day Wednesday, Feb. 5.

The newcomers are all high school seniors.

February 5, 2020

February 4, 2020

Freshman guard JaMichael Wilson (Rayville, La.) lays in a bucket in East Central’s near upset of No. 2 Pearl River. (EC Photo)

February 3, 2020

East Central Community College in Decatur is offering a Four-Week Online Term starting in March where students can complete select classes in less than 30 days.

The term begins on Monday, March 9, and ends on Friday, April 3. The last day to register for classes is Monday, March 9

Classes being offered include Accounting I, The Legal Environment of Business, Human Growth and Development, Career Exploration, College Study Skills, and Introduction to Sociology.

February 3, 2020

East Central Community College will hold its annual Black History Month program Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, on the Decatur campus.

Activities begin at 7 p.m. in the Vickers Fine Arts Center auditorium.

There is no charge for admission.

Tina Gavin, human resource business partner with ESCO-A Weir Group Division, will serve as guest speaker.

The ECCC Gospel Choir sponsors the Black History Program and will also perform.

The 2019 ECCC Men’s Soccer team received its Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Tom Shepard Award for Sportsmanship at a team breakfast Monday, Feb. 3, in Mabry Cafeteria. A Warrior men’s soccer team has won the award for sportsmanship four times since it was first awarded in 2004. (EC Photo)

February 3, 2020