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October 16, 2018

Noted cardiologist Dr. Mike McMullan and author and evangelist Dr. Stan Buckley will present ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµâ€™s second annual Warrior Wellness Symposium at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29.

The free event is open to the public and will be held in Thrash Auditorium in Newton Hall on the campus in Decatur. McMullan and Buckley will talk about opportunities in medical missions.

October 15, 2018

The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Art Club will sponsor its third annual Halloween Haunted House from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 29-30, in the Vickers Fine Arts Center on the Decatur campus.

Admission is $5 for everyone over age six and $1 for age six and under.

Proceeds from the annual fundraiser will support the activities of the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Art Club, including a planned trip to the Chicago Institute of Art during Spring Break 2019 and an annual trip to New Orleans.

October 12, 2018


East Central defensive lineman Alvin Dempsey III rambles toward the end zone on a second quarter scoop and score against Gulf Coast. (EC Photo)

October 11, 2018


Four ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Lady Warrior sophomores played their final home soccer match against Dyersburg State Oct. 11. Shown (from left) are midfielder Noel Ross of Horn Lake, goalkeeper Jordan Havens of Horn Lake, defender Haley Jones of Pelahatchie, and defender Georgie Wilson of Adelaide, Australia. (EC Photo)

October 11, 2018

The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ women’s and men’s basketball teams will host JUCO Jamborees on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27, in Brackeen-Wood Gymnasium on the campus in Decatur.

October 10, 2018

The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Lady Warriors held No. 11 ranked Holmes Community College without a goal for the first 70 minutes of play before falling 2-0 to the Lady Bulldogs in a match played Tuesday, Oct. 9, at Freedom Ridge Park in Ridgeland.

The Lady Warriors held the undefeated Lady Bulldogs to just two late goals in the loss. The Holmes women came into the match averaging nearly five goals per outing.

October 9, 2018

Abdul Olusesi, most recently the director of basketball operations at Sam Houston State University, is the newest member of the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ men’s basketball coaching staff.

Olusesi will serve as a student services assistant and volunteer assistant men’s basketball coach on the staff of head coach Robert Thompson beginning with the 2018-19 season.

October 9, 2018


Architect’s rendering of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµâ€™s football operations center, Warrior Hall.

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ announced plans today to construct a $2.6 million football operations center at Bailey Stadium on the campus in Decatur.

October 9, 2018

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ sophomore midfielder Vitor Gomes has been named the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts Oct. 1-7.

October 6, 2018

The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Warriors snapped a five-match losing streak with a 5-2 soccer win over the visiting Northwest Rangers Friday, Oct. 5, at the Soccer Field on the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ campus in Decatur.

In the women’s match, the Lady Warriors dropped a 3-2 decision to the Northwest Lady Rangers.

East Central got a hat trick from the MACJC North Division’s leading scorer to defeat the Rangers. Sophomore midfielder Vitor Gomes from Fortaleza, Brazil, scored three goals to pace the Warriors in the 5-2 win.