• Read more about Whiskey Myers, Bri Bagwell to perform at Whatley Center

The Northeast Texas Community College Culinary Arts Program will host three special Buffet Nights on Thursdays this fall. These will be held †at the NTCC Culinary Institute ("Our Place") in historic downtown Pittsburg and are open to the public.

• Read more about Thursday buffets are back at Our Place

The Northeast Texas Community College Art Department held an artist reception featuring local artist Skinny Trammell on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The Lone Star resident's hand-crafted musical instruments were a featured exhibit in the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts foyer.†Skinny is 84 years old and fishes every day, makes musical instruments, and tells a few yarns now and then. The instruments on display at the Whatey include guitars, fiddles, ukuleles, and dobros.

The Northeast Police Academy at Northeast Texas Community College is offering an evening police academy beginning Monday, Oct. 14 at the main NTCC campus.†The academy runs through May 13. This program is specifically designed for working adults who are interested in pursuing a†career in law enforcement.

The academy will meet from 5-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and every first and third Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Read more about Northeast Texas poetry contest winners announced

Northeast Texas Community College celebrated the service of Jerry Massey, a long-time member of the NTCC board of Trustees, with a retirement reception on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Massey (left), of Pittsburg, recently retired from the board after 18 years of service. He and his wife, Susan, are retiring to the Houston area in order to be closer to family. Other members of the college board, faculty, staff, and community gathered in the Whatley Center foyer to honor Massey. Dr. Brad Johnson (right), NTCC President, and Mr. Bill Priefert, NTCC Board Member, †gave remarks.

• Read more about Travel to George W Bush Library with NTCC

Stephen Milburn, a Northeast Texas Community College student from Mount Pleasant, was one of six recipients of the Dr. Mary Hood STAR Scholarship.† The scholarship honors returning community college students in the Texas region who show outstanding promise as leaders and as scholars.† The recipients were announced at the recent Texas Honors Institute held at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, TX and recognized onstage.

On August 24 100+ Northeast Texas Community College Eagles swooped down and landed on six Habitat for Humanity lots on 9th street in Mount Pleasant. Directed by coaches Josh Stewart, Shane Wedd, Jessica Keith, Donovan Dowling, and Kayla King; as well as Habitat volunteers Tim Hart and Ronny White, the students attacked neglected homesites. Members of the softball, baseball and soccer teams (including coaches) spent the day clearing the lots of rotting trees, briars, and other assorted trash. The team was provided with a barbecue lunch by Ronny Farmer.