The Edgecombe Community College Foundation raised $42,109 during its 40th Annual Golf Tournament held Sept. 24 at Maccripine Country Club in Pinetops, providing critical support for scholarships, student assistance programs and Foundation initiatives. The tournament drew 34 teams and 136 players, continuing a four-decade tradition of community support for Edgecombe Community College students. Participants competed […]
“You are economic development!” That was the resounding message delivered by Tracey Crenshaw to 130 scholarship recipients during the Edgecombe Community College Foundation’s annual Scholarship Convocation on Sept. 17. Crenshaw, director of existing industries and workforce development for the Carolinas Gateway Partnership, served as the keynote speaker for the event, which drew a crowd of […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation will host its 40th annual golf tournament on Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Maccripine Country Club in Pinetops. Teams of four will compete for prizes, including a car. Players will have a chance to win a 2026 Prelude Sport Coupe from Davenport Autopark of Rocky Mount and donated by Astemo. […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation will recognize more than 130 scholarship recipients during its Scholarship Convocation, presented by Astemo, on Thursday, Sept. 17, in the Thomas S. Fleming Building on the Tarboro campus. Tracy Crenshaw, an ECC alumna and the director of existing industries and workforce development for the Carolinas Gateway Partnership, will serve […]
Two Edgecombe County high school graduates will attend Edgecombe Community College tuition-free after being selected as recipients of the Dr. Hartwell H. Fuller Jr. Endowed Merit Scholarship, provided by Roger and Gaile Taylor. Gabrielle Allen of Edgecombe Early College High School and Ricky Smith of SouthWest Edgecombe High School received the scholarship, which covers the […]
Edgecombe-Martin County Electric Membership Corporation has donated $1,000 to the Edgecombe Community College Foundation to continue its annual scholarship. Two ECC students enrolled in the Engineering or Electrical Systems Technology programs will receive $500 each. “Engineering and Electrical Systems Technology are high-demand fields, and scholarships like this help our students gain the skills they need […]
A partnership between the Edgecombe Community College Foundation and Jersey Mike’s in Tarboro raised $3,400 to support students. The fundraiser, held May 5–7, featured ECC coupons that allowed customers to purchase a regular sub for just $5. Jersey Mike’s donated 100 percent of the proceeds to the ECC Foundation. “We are grateful to Jersey Mike’s […]
Trishonda Roberson remembers her father, the late Hanks Roberson, as a man who never hesitated to help others. A self-taught and highly respected mechanic, he built a reputation not only for his skill but for his generosity. “We saw our dad work hard,” Trishonda recalls. “He worked on cars for people who couldn’t afford to […]
The Rocky Mount Rotary Club is gearing up for the annual Tackle the Tar 5K Obstacle Course Race on Saturday, May 16, 2026 — and we need YOUR help to make one of the biggest community events in Eastern North Carolina happen! It takes nearly 200 volunteers to pull off this incredible Rocky Mount community […]
Get’cha Head in the Game Laura Brown Evans, Small Business Center director; Araminta Burns, administrative assistant II; and Tameka Kenan-Norman, executive director of public information and institutional advancement, joined more than 200 professionals at the Women’s Leadership Conference in Rocky Mount, organized by the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce. Held March 19 at the […]
