Northeast Texas Poetry Contest winners announced
Pictured (from left) are the winners of the fifth annual Northeast Texas Poetry contest: Samantha Trickey of Mount Pleasant (student honorable mention), Matthew Jordan of Pittsburg (student second place), Andrea Necole Wells of Daingerfield (student honorable mention), Jesse Rivera of Mount Vernon (student fourth place), Ann Reeves of Pittsburg (adult second place), Ricky Huitema of Pittsburg (student first place), Lauren Shortnacy of Mount Pleasant (adult first place), and Jacob Brantley of Daingerfield (student third place).†
NTCC Honors students begin work on historical film
† † The Northeast Texas Community College Honors students got a head start on their semester last week as they traveled to Jefferson to film their second feature-length movie.
† † The students are currently in the process of producing a 38-scene film on the life of Morris Sheppard, a native of Morris County.†Sheppard authored the 18th amendment and is known as the father of prohibition.
NTCC Honors completes feature-length film
The Northeast Texas Community College Honors Program recently released the first feature-length movie ever directed and produced by NTCC students. The film, "Fredonia: A Tale of East Texas," takes a historic look at the most violent and anarchic period in the history of Northeast Texas.
