East Central Community College in Decatur will hold tryouts for the 2020-21 Cheerleading Squad from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday, April 4, in the South Campus Gymnasium.
There is a $25 fee for all participants.
Pre-tryout clinics will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. March 30-31 and April 2, also in the South Campus Gymnasium. During these sessions, participants will learn the cheer, fight song routine, and stunts necessary for tryouts. Those wishing to tryout must attend at least one clinic.
Those selected for the squad receive full-tuition scholarships.
For more information, contact ECCC cheer sponsor Pauline Karcher at pkarcher@eccc.edu or contact the Athletics Department at 601-635-6310.
ECCC Wall O’ Sound to Hold Workshops, Auditions for Auxiliary Groups
East Central Community College will hold workshops and/or auditions this spring for 2020-21 performing arts groups, including the Color Guard, Centralettes dance line, and Drum Major.
A Drum Major Informational Meeting will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 30, in the Vickers Fine Arts Center Auditorium. Freshman Drum Major auditions will be held Wednesday, April 15, from 1 to 3 p.m., in the same location. Requirements for tryouts can be found at www.eccc.edu/eccc-wall-o-sound.
A workshop for those auditioning for the Centralettes dance line will be held in the South Campus Gymnasium from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7. Those planning to audition must attend the workshop to learn the audition routine. An additional practice will be held Tuesday, April 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. Auditions are scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. following practice on April 14. Additional information can be found at www.eccc.edu/eccc-wall-o-sound.
A Color Guard workshop will be held Thursday, April 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the South Campus Gym. Those planning to audition must attend the workshop to learn the audition routine. An additional practice will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 16. Auditions are scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. following practice on April 16. Participants should bring their own flag to each event if possible. Additional information can be found at www.eccc.edu/eccc-wall-o-sound.
For more information on auditions, contact Ed Girling, band director, at 601-635-6123, or email egirling@eccc.edu.
A Drum Major Informational Meeting will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 30, in the Vickers Fine Arts Center Auditorium. Freshman Drum Major auditions will be held Wednesday, April 15, from 1 to 3 p.m., in the same location. Requirements for tryouts can be found at www.eccc.edu/eccc-wall-o-sound.
A workshop for those auditioning for the Centralettes dance line will be held in the South Campus Gymnasium from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7. Those planning to audition must attend the workshop to learn the audition routine. An additional practice will be held Tuesday, April 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. Auditions are scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. following practice on April 14. Additional information can be found at www.eccc.edu/eccc-wall-o-sound.
A Color Guard workshop will be held Thursday, April 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the South Campus Gym. Those planning to audition must attend the workshop to learn the audition routine. An additional practice will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 16. Auditions are scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. following practice on April 16. Participants should bring their own flag to each event if possible. Additional information can be found at www.eccc.edu/eccc-wall-o-sound.
For more information on auditions, contact Ed Girling, band director, at 601-635-6123, or email egirling@eccc.edu.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT FOR POLICE OFFICER
Notice is hereby given that the City of Louisville, MS, is now taking applications to fill the position of a full-time Police Officer. Job descriptions and requirements are available upon request at the City Hall, 662-773-9201 or 773-3511. Applications may be filed at the City Hall, 2373 South Church Street, or P.O. Box 510, Louisville, MS 39339, no later than eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. on Wednesday , March 11, 2020.
ECCC Baseball Schedule Change
The baseball doubleheader between ECCC and Northeast scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 26, on the campus in Decatur will now be played on Thursday, Feb. 27, beginning at 2 p.m.
Upcoming Refuge Events
Thursday, March 5
6:30 pm - Visitor Center
Noxubee Nature Series
6:30 pm - Visitor Center
Noxubee Nature Series
The program will be presented by Natasha Murphy, an MSU Ph.D. student, focusing on a citizen science project involving red-tailed hawks. She wants nature-lovers to learn more about hawks - how to identify them, how they are being banded, etc. Part of the project involves volunteer road-side surveys of hawks and reporting marked birds (wing tags, color bands). Refreshments will be provided at the conclusion of the program so that participants can enjoy further visiting and shopping in the Nature Store.
Saturday, March 7
10:00 - noon - Visitor Center
Bluebird House Workshop
10:00 - noon - Visitor Center
Bluebird House Workshop
Bluebirds are actively shopping for new homes - and we want to help your children or grandchildren provide one for them! Or you too! Volunteers will be on hand to help construct a birdhouse from pre-cut pieces. We only have about 30 kits, so first come-first served will be the rule for who gets one! Your bluebirds will appreciate your effort. This has been a popular activity and lots of fun. The event is free but donations will be accepted. (Thank East Miss. Lumber Company for the donation of lumber!!)
Saturday, March 21
10:00 - 4:00 - Visitor Center
Free Canoe/Kayak Day
10:00 - 4:00 - Visitor Center
Free Canoe/Kayak Day
With Bluff Lake re-opening to humans on March 1, this will be the first free canoe/kayak day for the season. (During the winter months, the water birds get top priority!) There are lots of interesting things to explore out on the lake - come join the fun. Life jackets for all ages/sizes are available.
Anytime
Dues are still being accepted if you've not joined us or renewed from last year! You can pay by check, credit card or paypal. See our website for more details: https://friends-of-noxubee-refuge.org/membership/
ECCC Rush Invitational Baseball --UPDATE
All Friday and Saturday baseball games in the Rush Invitational on the East Central Community College campus in Decatur have been cancelled. There could be three games on Sunday, will update as information is available.
UPDATE: The ECCC Baseball team will host East Mississippi in a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Clark-Gay Baseball Complex on the campus in Decatur. These games are in lieu of the rained out Rush Invitational.
UPDATE: The ECCC Baseball team will host East Mississippi in a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Clark-Gay Baseball Complex on the campus in Decatur. These games are in lieu of the rained out Rush Invitational.
Check It Out At The Winston County Library!
FEBRUARY 2019
The following FICTION books are now available for checkout at the library:
- Lisa Gardner – When You See Me
- Brad Taylor – Hunter Killer
- Charlaine Harris – Small Kingdoms and Other Stories
- Charlaine Harris – A Longer Fall
- Tom Clancy – Code of Honor
- Erica Spindler – The Look-Alike
- Luanne Rice – Last Day
- Catherine Anderson – Huckelberry Lake
- Catherine Anderson – Spring Forward
- Zora Neale Hurston – A Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick
- Nick Petrie – The Wild One
- Wendy Wax – My Ex-Best Friend’s Wedding
- Meg Tilly – Cliff’s Edge
- Kiki Swinson – Property of the State
- Susan Wiggs – Snowfall in the City
- Randy Wayne White – Salt River
- Preston & Child – Crooked River
- V. C. Andrews – Out of the Attic
- Taylor Stevens – Liars’ Legacy
- Allison Brennan – The Third to Die
- Jonathan Kellerman – The Museum of Desire
- Ann Napolitano – Dear Edward (Read with Jenna selection)
The following NON-FICTION BOOKS are now available for checkout at the library:
- 2020 World Almanac
- The Collagen Diet – Dr. Josh Axe
- Slow Cooker Everything! – From Taste of the South
- Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and the Wickedest Town in the American West – Tom Clavin
- Jesus – the God Who Knows Your Name – Max Lucado
- Stark Villians – Steve Robertson
- The Power of Favor – Joel O’Steen
- The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy – Elizabeth Kendall
- 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics
- The Yellow House – Sarah M. Broom
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT FOR POLICE OFFICER
Notice is hereby given that the City of Louisville, MS, is now taking applications to fill the position of a full-time Police Officer. Job descriptions and requirements are available upon request at the City Hall, 662-773-9201 or 773-3511. Applications may be filed at the City Hall, 2373 South Church Street, or P.O. Box 510, Louisville, MS 39339, no later than eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. on Wednesday , March 11, 2020.
Tax Forms Available at Library
Free State and Federal Tax Forms are now available at the Winston County Library. The free Federal forms and Instruction booklets are the 1040 and 1040-SR. All other Federal forms can be downloaded and printed for 20 cents a page.
ECCC Offering 4-Week Online TermStarting in March
East Central Community College in Decatur is offering a Four-Week Online Term starting in March where students can complete select classes in less than 30 days.
The term begins on Monday, March 9, and ends on Friday, April 3. The last day to register for classes is Monday, March 9
Classes being offered include Accounting I, The Legal Environment of Business, Human Growth and Development, Career Exploration, College Study Skills, and Introduction to Sociology.
East Central is also offering an eight-week Spring Intensive Term II Online, also beginning March 9, with a deadline to register of March 10. See all the courses available on the myEC link at www.eccc.edu.
To apply for admission or to register, visit www.eccc.edu/admissions.
For more information, contact ECCC Student Services at 877-GO-2-ECCC or go2ec@eccc.edu.
The term begins on Monday, March 9, and ends on Friday, April 3. The last day to register for classes is Monday, March 9
Classes being offered include Accounting I, The Legal Environment of Business, Human Growth and Development, Career Exploration, College Study Skills, and Introduction to Sociology.
East Central is also offering an eight-week Spring Intensive Term II Online, also beginning March 9, with a deadline to register of March 10. See all the courses available on the myEC link at www.eccc.edu.
To apply for admission or to register, visit www.eccc.edu/admissions.
For more information, contact ECCC Student Services at 877-GO-2-ECCC or go2ec@eccc.edu.
ECCC to Hold Orientations for Adult Education Programs
East Central Community College’s Adult Education Division will hold Orientation sessions during February and March at locations throughout the district for prospective students who wish to obtain their high school equivalency diploma or those interested in the college’s MI-BEST program, which allows students to simultaneously earn the high school equivalency diploma and select associate degrees at the same time.
Students can choose any one of the five locations, which include the Decatur campus Feb. 3-6, in 213 Rives Hall; the Louisville Career Advancement Center located at 1487 S. Church Ave. on Feb. 10-13; the Forest Career Advancement Center located at 316 South Main Ave. Feb. 17-20; the Carthage Career Advancement Center, located at 121 West Main St., Feb. 24-27; and the Philadelphia-Neshoba County Career & Technical Center, located at 900 Valley View Dr., March 3-6. Each session is from 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Thursday.
Orientation sessions provide an overview of ECCC’s Career & Technical Education Programs, an overview of Workforce Development classes offered in each location, information on the college’s Healthcare Education Programs, and financial aid information. TABE testing will also be available, representatives with WIOA will provide information on additional forms of financial aid, and representatives from area industries will be on site to discuss job opportunities.
For more information, contact Whitney Amis at wamis@eccc.edu or call 601-635-6395.
Students can choose any one of the five locations, which include the Decatur campus Feb. 3-6, in 213 Rives Hall; the Louisville Career Advancement Center located at 1487 S. Church Ave. on Feb. 10-13; the Forest Career Advancement Center located at 316 South Main Ave. Feb. 17-20; the Carthage Career Advancement Center, located at 121 West Main St., Feb. 24-27; and the Philadelphia-Neshoba County Career & Technical Center, located at 900 Valley View Dr., March 3-6. Each session is from 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Thursday.
Orientation sessions provide an overview of ECCC’s Career & Technical Education Programs, an overview of Workforce Development classes offered in each location, information on the college’s Healthcare Education Programs, and financial aid information. TABE testing will also be available, representatives with WIOA will provide information on additional forms of financial aid, and representatives from area industries will be on site to discuss job opportunities.
For more information, contact Whitney Amis at wamis@eccc.edu or call 601-635-6395.
ECCC Accepting Applications for Slagle In-District Tuition Scholarship
East Central Community College in Decatur is now accepting applications for the Slagle In-District Tuition Scholarship through June 30, 2020.
Depending on the availability of funding, the Slagle In-District Tuition Scholarship is available for students in the college’s district, which includes Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, and Winston counties. This scholarship serves as a “gap filler” and awards several thousand dollars annually to ECCC students who are in need of funds to cover tuition expenses.
Students applying for the Slagle In-District Tuition Scholarship must first complete an application for admission located at the top of the college’s website at www.eccc.edu. After being accepted for admission, students may then apply for the scholarship by logging into their myEC account and clicking on the Future Students and then the Scholarships tab.
For more information, contact ECCC Student Services at 601-635-6204 or email go2ec@eccc.edu.
Depending on the availability of funding, the Slagle In-District Tuition Scholarship is available for students in the college’s district, which includes Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, and Winston counties. This scholarship serves as a “gap filler” and awards several thousand dollars annually to ECCC students who are in need of funds to cover tuition expenses.
Students applying for the Slagle In-District Tuition Scholarship must first complete an application for admission located at the top of the college’s website at www.eccc.edu. After being accepted for admission, students may then apply for the scholarship by logging into their myEC account and clicking on the Future Students and then the Scholarships tab.
For more information, contact ECCC Student Services at 601-635-6204 or email go2ec@eccc.edu.
Traffic Signal Project
Be advised the completion of the new traffic signals will take place
Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
During this phase of the project the intersection of
HWY 14/Main Street AND HWY 397/Church Avenue
will become an ALL-WAY STOP. Only an ALL WAY STOP while the contractors complete the traffic signal project and hopefully for only one day!
Please use extreme caution and always be mindful of construction zones.
We appreciate your continued patience through the many projects in downtown Louisville!
Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
During this phase of the project the intersection of
HWY 14/Main Street AND HWY 397/Church Avenue
will become an ALL-WAY STOP. Only an ALL WAY STOP while the contractors complete the traffic signal project and hopefully for only one day!
Please use extreme caution and always be mindful of construction zones.
We appreciate your continued patience through the many projects in downtown Louisville!
Check It Out At The Winston County Library!
JANUARY 2019
The following FICTION books are now available for checkout at the library:
- Danielle Steel – Spy
- M. C. Beaton – Beating About the Bush
- Colleen Coble – Strands of Truth
- Terri Blackstock – Smoke Screen
- Diana Gabaldon – Drums of Autumn
- Maisey Yates – Need Me, Cowboy
- Leslie Meier – Haunted House Murder
- Elizabeth Berg – Confession Club
- Rita Mae Brown – Scarlet Fever
- Charles Todd – A Cruel Deception
- Mary Balogh – Someone to Remember
- Robin Cook – Genesis
- Donna Andrews – Owl Be Home for Christmas
- Jill Shalvis – Lost and Found
- Christine Feehan – Leopard’s Wrath
- Bernard Cornwell – Sword of Kings
The following NON-FICTION BOOKS are now available for checkout at the library:
- Love and Life – Dr. Laura Schlessinger
- Mississippi Train Rider – The Trains and Travels of the Rev. Frank A. Brook, Jr.: Stories, History and Over 100 Rare Photographs
- Real Estate Investing for Dummies 2020
- The Mississippi Governor’s Mansion – Gov. Phil Bryant
- Tell Me A Story: My Life With Pat Conroy – Cassandra King Conroy
- How Happiness Happens – Max Lucado
- With All Due Respect – Defending America With Grit and Grace – Nikki R. Haley
- Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers – Brian Kilmeade
- Jay-Z Made In America – Michael Eric Dyson
- The Joy of Cooking – the New 19th Edition Fully Revised and Updated – Irma S. Rombauer
- Janis Her Life and Music – Holly George-Warren
- Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving – Mo Rocca
- The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America – William C. Davis
- Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie – Carly Simon
- Propagating Plants: How to Create New Plants for Free
- Schooled: A Love Letter to the Exhausting, Infuriating, Occasionally Excruciating Yet
- Somehow Completely Wonderful Profession of Teaching – Stephanie Jankowski
- The “I Love My Instant Pot Soups, Stews and Chilis” Recipe Book – Kelly Jaggers
- Phil Collins: Not Dead Yet – A Memoir
- Grit and Grace: Train the Mind, Train the Body Own Your Life – Tim McGraw
- Pappy Kitchens and the Saga of Red Eye The Rooster – William Dunlap
Pilot Club Pageant Registration Has Begun!
The Pilot Club of Louisville has planned its annual Pilot Club Pageant for March 28, 2020 and will be held in the Louisville High School Auditorium at 6 p.m. There will be an entry fee at the door and programs will be available to purchase.
This year's the theme will be "Under the Sea." The night will be fun for all the girls! The pageant is open to girls ages 4-18. The contestant MUST live in Winston County or attend a school in Winston County. The contestant cannot be married or have been married. The contestant cannot be a mother of a child or be pregnant with a child at the time of the pageant.
The annual registration is open now and the deadline to register is January 27th. Contestants can go by Renasant Bank and get a registration for or go to the pubic even on Facebook titled, "Pilot Club Pageant" and print the forms and email them back in.
Any person or business who wishes to purchase an ad for a contestant or a business is encouraged to do so. Contact Kristen Knox at 662-779-5121 to learn more about this. This is a special opportunity to support a child and program will be a great keepsake. Contestants are encouraged to sell ads. We will be giving the HEART OF PILOT AWARD this year in recognitition of the contestant who sells the most ads. The ad forms will be included in the registration forms.
We will also be selling our annual t-shirts. If you are interested in purchasing a Pilot Club t-shirt, contact any Pilot Club member.
Mark your calendars now! Get registered!
This year's the theme will be "Under the Sea." The night will be fun for all the girls! The pageant is open to girls ages 4-18. The contestant MUST live in Winston County or attend a school in Winston County. The contestant cannot be married or have been married. The contestant cannot be a mother of a child or be pregnant with a child at the time of the pageant.
The annual registration is open now and the deadline to register is January 27th. Contestants can go by Renasant Bank and get a registration for or go to the pubic even on Facebook titled, "Pilot Club Pageant" and print the forms and email them back in.
Any person or business who wishes to purchase an ad for a contestant or a business is encouraged to do so. Contact Kristen Knox at 662-779-5121 to learn more about this. This is a special opportunity to support a child and program will be a great keepsake. Contestants are encouraged to sell ads. We will be giving the HEART OF PILOT AWARD this year in recognitition of the contestant who sells the most ads. The ad forms will be included in the registration forms.
We will also be selling our annual t-shirts. If you are interested in purchasing a Pilot Club t-shirt, contact any Pilot Club member.
Mark your calendars now! Get registered!
Community Safe Room Facebook Page
Please go follow the Louisville Community Safe Room page on Facebook. Chris Young will update this page to let everyone know when the Safe Room will be open, in addition to, keeping us informed during potential bad weather conditions.
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