Annual NIRA Rodeo planned

Northeast Texas Community College will host its annual National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) rodeo October 19-20 at Elite Western Arena. The college rodeo action will begin at 7:30 Friday night and at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Elite Western Arena is located at 938 County Road 1655 in Mount Pleasant.

NTCC student athletes will compete against rodeo teams from 15 other colleges and universities in the NIRA Southern Region.

College to host annual Scare Affair Oct. 20

It’s time to put on your best Halloween costume, dust off your trick-or-treat basket and head out to Northeast Texas Community College for the 31st annual Scare Affair.

The event is from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20th on the plaza of the main NTCC campus (located on FM 1735 near Chapel Hill ISD). There will be free candy for all trick-or-treaters, low-cost games for all ages, a costume contest with cash prizes and much more! A haunted house will be open until 10:30 p.m.