Edgecombe Community College students and employees, local officials, and area residents learned about black farming and the role of farming in health and wellness during the College’s annual Black History Month celebration held February 19. The event focused on “Black Farming: Its History and Relevance to Sustainability in Our Community.” Keynote speaker Kendrick Ransome, CEO […]
New York Theatre Ballet continues its milestone 40th anniversary season with a return to Tarboro in March through the Edgecombe Performance Series. This year marks the eighth year that NYTB has performed in the Edgecombe Performance Series. The March 19 performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in Keihin Auditorium in the Fleming Building on the Tarboro […]
NC Revenue Secretary Ronald Penny and representatives from the District Office of Congressman G.K. Butterfield joined community leaders at Edgecombe Community College this week for an event hosted by Tax Time Allies. Held February 10, the goal of the event was to inform local residents about Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and North Carolina-sponsored free tax […]
Edgecombe Community College offers plenty of upcoming opportunities for entertainment and cultural enrichment in 2020. The first event of the Edgecombe Performance Series this calendar year takes place on Friday, January 31, at 7:30 p.m. with the Barter Players performing “The Red Badge of Courage.” Adapted from the novel by American author Stephen Crane, the […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation awarded scholarships to 150 ECC students during a scholarship awards ceremony held December 12 on the Tarboro campus. Scholarships totaling $127,000 were awarded, with scholarship amounts ranging from $100 to $5,000. Shown are ECC Radiography student Bailey Lamm (left), who received the Nina W. Fountain Endowed Scholarship, and Desiree Duncan, […]
Dr. Greg McLeod, president of Edgecombe Community College, was the guest speaker at the 33rd Fatherhood Initiative Graduation Ceremony on November 20. The Fatherhood Initiative is a program of the Edgecombe County Department of Social Services. Shown with the graduates (wearing purple hats) are (from left) Lewis Clark, Fatherhood Initiative coordinator; Betty Battle, DSS director; […]
Ronnie Ellis, a longtime friend of Edgecombe Community College and the ECC Foundation, has donated an antique grandfather clock to the College for permanent display in the historic Norfleet House on the Tarboro campus. Monika Fleming, program coordinator of the Historic Preservation program, estimates that the clock was built in the 1820s. The clockmaker was […]
Edgecombe Community College Associate Degree Nursing students who are members of the Student Nurses Association participated in the 2019 Twin Counties Heart & Stroke Walk at Rocky Mount Mills on October 26. Shown are (front, kneeling) Amanda Cary-Bunn, Kalen Burwell, Veronice Simmons, Alexis Ellis, (back) Ama Selly, Sonya Smith, Mandy Smith, Kerstan Riley, Kaila Bolden, […]
Reserved parking spaces for Edgecombe Community College students who are veterans or active duty military were unveiled during the Veterans Day Memorial and Recognition Ceremony held November 11 on the Tarboro campus. ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod and Angie Estes, financial aid advisor and VA coordinator, presented the first reserved parking space, which is located […]
Carolina Blue will bring traditional bluegrass music to Edgecombe Community College on Saturday, November 9, at 7:30 p.m. Based in Brevard, NC, the band’s roots run deep in the tradition of Bill Monroe. Carolina Blue was formed in 2007, following the release of the album “Nothing So Blue” by guitarist Bobby Powell and mandolinist Tim […]
