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EMCC WORKFORCE DIVISION TO EXPAND OFFERINGS WITH $300K GRANT

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East Mississippi Community College Heavy Civil Construction instructor Carlton Ray Hollis, Sr., at left, gives student Tammy Warren pointers on the operation of a dozer used in the program. Appalachian Regional Commission grant funds will be used to purchase additional equipment for the program.

East Mississippi Community College's Workforce and Community Services division has been awarded a $300,000 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant that will be used to purchase two semitrucks, a heavy-equipment trailer and a training simulator to support division programs on EMCC's Golden Triangle and Scooba campuses.

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Sons Chris Cheatham (far left) and Brad Cheatham (far right) pose with EMCC Board of Trustees members on EMCC’s Scooba campus Monday night after a plaque dedication honoring their father, former EMCC President Clois Cheatham. Board members pictured, from left, include Bubba Davis, Jimmie Moore, Ed Mosley and Bobby McDade.

FORMER EMCC PRESIDENT MEMORIALIZED WITH PLAQUE IN SCIENCE WING

February 9, 2021

Clois Cheatham was a fixture at East Mississippi Community College through portions of four decades. Now, a permanent fixture recognizing Cheatham's impact will be seen by EMCC students for decades to come. More


The family of a popular instructor who oversaw the Surgical Technology program at East Mississippi Community College has established a scholarship in her memory that will be awarded annually to a student in the program. The scholarship, which was set up through the EMCC Development Foundation, is dedicated to Janan Rush, who died from injuries she sustained in a September 2020 automobile accident.

FAMILY CREATES SCHOLARSHIP IN MEMORY OF SURGICAL TECH INSTRUCTOR

February 1, 2021

The family of a popular instructor who oversaw the Surgical Technology program at East Mississippi Community College has established a scholarship in her memory that will be awarded annually to a student in the program. More


The family of Joshua Reed, a May 2019 graduate of East Mississippi Community College’s Utility Lineworker Technology program, has established a scholarship in Reed’s memory.

SCHOLARSHIP ESTABLISHED BY FAMILY OF UTILITY LINEWORKER GRADUATE

January 28, 2021

The family of Joshua Reed, a May 2019 graduate of East Mississippi Community College's Utility Lineworker Technology program, has established a scholarship in Reed's memory. More