Five sophomore Northeast Texas Community College Honors students, in addition to Honors professors Dr. Mary Hearron and Dr. Andrew Yox,†recently†represented NTCC at the 50th Anniversary meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) in Chicago. The NCHC is the premier association of honors programs and honors colleges in the nation. NTCC is the only community college to have featured scholarly student presenters at the yearly NCHC continuously since 2008.

NCHC committees select proposals to present on the basis of appeal, previous awards, and scholarly promise.

Northeast Texas Community College wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We will be closed from Monday, Dec. 21 to Friday, Jan. 1. Normal business hours will resume on Monday, Jan. 4. Spring classes begin on Tuesday, January 19. Online registration is available during the holiday break at www.ntcc.edu.

Have you noticed that more of your friends and family are getting sick lately? If so, you?re not alone.

Recent studies show that residents of rural Northeast Texas are among the sickest in the state per capita. Patients in this region suffer from high incidences of chronic diseases and are more likely to pass away from their conditions than residents of other parts of the state. While these statistics may seem grim, work is being done to improve the quality and availability of healthcare for rural Texans.

• Read more about Police academies begin Jan. 19

During the week of December 14-17, the Northeast Police Academy will be hosting an Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) course. †This will require the use of the entire Business Technology Building for both the lecture and tactical experience. †Therefore, the BT building will be unavailable to the general public.

The following offices are being relocated†for next week only†(Monday-Thursday) to the following locations:

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