June 21, 2017

Jeffery Sorey of Huntington, Texas,  is the new assistant band director at East Central Community College in Decatur and will assume his new duties on July 1, 2017.

June 21, 2017

Several East Central Community College student-athletes received state and national recognition for academic performance during the 2016-17 academic year on the Decatur campus.

In all, 50 ECCC student-athletes were recognized by the National Junior College Athletic Association, the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges, or both organizations.

June 7, 2017

Thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends, the East Central Community College Foundation will be able to award additional scholarship monies to deserving students during the fall 2017 semester.

June 7, 2017

New and transfer students planning to attend East Central Community College in fall 2017 can now take advantage of weekday “Walk-In” Orientation sessions on the Decatur campus.

Walk-In Orientation is available beginning June 12 Mondays through Thursdays from either 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The college will be closed on July 4 for the Independence Day holiday. Fall 2017 classes begin on Monday, Aug. 14.

Because of expected inclement weather, the Warrior Elite Football Camp scheduled for Monday, June 5, has been postponed until Wednesday, June 7.

The time will still be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bailey Stadium. More information at: http://www.ecccathletics.com/information/2017_Warrior_Elite_Camp.pdf.

June 5, 2017

Instructional counselors from East Central Community College in Decatur will be visiting four locations in the college’s five-county district this summer to assist students with fall 2017 course registration.

Also on hand will be ECCC student recruiters to provide information for prospective students, as well as the college’s Warrior Wellness coordinator with free, healthy snacks and drinks.

June 2, 2017

For the second straight year, East Central Community College head football coach Ken Karcher is the Mississippi Association of Coaches Community College Football Coach of the Year for the 2016 season.

Karcher will share the honor with Holmes Community College football coach Jeff Koonz.

June 1, 2017

Sophomore outfielder Nathan Roseberry, who prepped at Purvis High School, was the recipient of the Scholar-Athlete Award for the East Central Community College baseball team. The award was presented at the annual Spring Sports Awards Banquet held recently on the Decatur campus. (EC Photo)

June 1, 2017

The Wheeler Drug Store team won the Championship Flight of the 16th Annual East Central Community College Warrior Golf Classic May 11 for the second straight year at the Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, located on the Pearl River Resort in Choctaw.

Sponsored by the ECCC Alumni Association, the four-person scramble netted nearly $10,000 for student scholarships, according to event coordinator David LeBlanc, director of alumni relations and the foundation at ECCC in Decatur.

May 31, 2017

Coming off its first Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges South Division title in program history, the East Central Community College football team will play five road games in 2017, including the first two games of the season.

The Warriors finished the 2016 season with a 5-5 overall record, including a South Division title and second straight trip to the state playoffs. It was the first time in 40 years that the Warriors competed in the state playoffs in consecutive seasons.