Series begins Sept. 21 The Edgecombe Performance Series kicks off Saturday, Sept. 21 in the Keihin Auditorium on the Tarboro campus of Edgecombe Community College, and a monumental show is already garnering some attention. “We are excited to serve the community through the 18th season, and we will be bringing a variety of shows,” says […]
Edgecombe Community College pride runs deep for Trey Lewis and his family. On Thursday, Aug. 29, the Macclesfield resident was appointed to a four-year term on the Edgecombe Community College Board of Trustees. Lewis obtained an associate in arts degree from ECC. His wife, Danielle, also received an associate in arts from ECC. Paula, Trey’s […]
Tameka Kenan-Norman has been named executive director of public information and institutional advancement at Edgecombe Community College. The more than 20-year communications veteran most recently worked as a news anchor for WBOC-TV, a CBS affiliate in Salisbury, Md. Prior to that, she gained grant writing and development experience as the chief development and communications officer […]
When he looks at the students he mentors, Montrell Staton sees his past – and their future. For two years, Staton, 34, has been a success coach in Edgecombe Community College’s Academic Success Center on the Tarboro campus. He works in its PAAMES program, which stands for “Providing African American Males the Edge to Succeed.” […]
Twenty-one cadets graduated from Edgecombe Community College’s 14th Basic Academy of Basic Law Enforcement Training on July 2. The graduation ceremony featured comments by Zami McDuffie, platoon leader of the 14th Basic Academy. Graduates and their agencies are: Dylan Ballard, Goldsboro Police Department Emanuel Boyd, Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office Payton Brown, Murfreesboro Police Department Rylan […]
Twenty-one Edgecombe County employees recently strengthened their workplace skills by completing the Edgecombe Works! Office Skills Academy held at Edgecombe Community College. The program is a partnership between the college and Edgecombe County government. The college provides the instructor and training, and the county funds tuition and fees for participants. The program has a dual […]
Friends, family, and colleagues gathered at a Carolinas Gateway Partnership event recently to celebrate Norris Tolson, a lifelong public servant. A native of Pinetops, Tolson recently retired as president of Carolinas Gateway Partnership. To honor his many contributions to the Partnership and community, the E. Norris Tolson Endowed Scholarship has been established at Edgecombe Community […]
Six area community colleges joined forces to hold a Regional Career Fair on July 13 on the Tarboro campus of Edgecombe Community College. Edgecombe, Roanoke-Chowan, Halifax, Martin, Nash, and College of The Albemarle community colleges participated in the fair. Jessica Balazsi (left), human resources director at ECC, was among the community college officials who met […]
Edgecombe Community College SkillsUSA competitors brought home a silver medal and two bronze medals from the National Leadership and Skills Conference held June 24-28 in Atlanta, Georgia. Payden Kiser (Edgecombe Early College High School) won a silver medal in the Principles of Engineering – Technology – Post Secondary competition with his project presentation “Electromagnetic Spectrum […]
Lessons learned at Edgecombe Community College and Edgecombe Early College High School are helping two exceptional student leaders pursue a glowing future on a foundation built at home in Edgecombe County. Krystal Christopher and Zhi “Oscar” Lin received associate in science degrees from ECC on May 10 and graduated from the Early College on May […]
