Farm Fashioned Recipe: Fried Okra Salad

Submitted by René McCracken, NTCC Ag Director Our Fall 2018 semester is kicking off this week at Northeast.  It’s hard to believe that fall season is just around the corner and the pumpkin spice ‘everything’ will soon start lining the shelves, especially with 100 degree temperatures still with us. The last of summer has most gardens past their prime. However with the use of shade and heaving mulching we have managed to still be harvesting tomatoes, bell peppers and of course okra.

Debbie Strong and Kerry Wootten to Speak at the 11th Annual Northeast Texas Poetry Contest

Submitted by Dr. Andrew Yox, NTCC Honors Director The Eleventh Annual Northeast Texas Poetry Reading on Friday, 7 September at 11 AM will again occur at the Foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts on the Northeast Texas Community College campus.  The public is invited for this free event.  This year in addition to readings of the highest ranked poems of the adult and student divisions—by the winners—Debbie Strong and Kerry Wootten Esq.

NTCC parking permits to be enforced

For the safety and security of NTCC, all students, faculty and staff are required to display a parking permit on their vehicle while on campus. Security officers will enforce this by issuing warnings beginning September 4. Citations with fines will follow the warning period. Parking permits are FREE. Student permits are issued in the Student Services building and employees can pick them up from the Human Resources department. Thank you for helping us keep our campus safe for everyone!

Lilly Haack wins $5,000 Pearson Scholarship for Higher Education

Northeast Texas Community College student Lilly Haack is one of ten students nationwide selected to receive the 2018 Pearson Scholarship for Higher Education, a $5,000 award. The Pearson Scholarship for Higher Education is awarded to Phi Theta Kappa members who are civically engaged in their community through service and who demonstrate leadership, academic rigor, and excellence. Preference is given to first-generation college students.