The Cartwright Community Center Board recently contributed $1,000 to the Ralph Whatley Agriculture Scholarship at Northeast Texas Community College. Pictured making the donation are Doug and Kathy Richey (left) and Kim and Steve Raley. Dr. Jonathan McCullough (right), NTCC Vice President for Advancement, received the gift on behalf of the NTCC Foundation. The community center was recently sold and funds from the sale were distributed to several local organizations.

The Adult Education Department at Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) will offer free General Education Development (GED) classes at various locations beginning this month. All students must in enroll in an orientation session before beginning classes. See the orientation schedule/contact†information below:

Richard and Margaret Perryman recently presented a $3,000 check to Nita May (right), Director of Development, Northeast Texas Community College.† The funds will be used to underwrite the NTCC Foundation Annual Scholarship Reception.† The reception is held on the NTCC campus each fall and allows scholarship recipients to meet the donors who made their award possible. In addition to helping NTCC with scholarships themselves, the Perrymans have been underwriting the Scholarship Reception for more than 10 years.

A stellar cast headlines the Theatre Northeast current production, the charming romantic comedy,†Almost, Maine,†by John Cariani, which runs October 22, 23 and 24 at 7:30 and October 25 at 2:05 in the ?On Stage Theatre? of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Northeast Texas Community College.

Described in the†New York Times†as ?? a whimsical approach to the joys and perils of romance. Magical happenings bloom beneath the snowdrifts.?††?A charmer?Unexpected magic lingers in the air like someone?s breath on a cold winter?s night.

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 28th annual Scare Affair.

The event is from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24 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!

In celebration of National Medical Assistants Recognition Week, the Northeast Texas Community College Medical Assisting/Medical Coding program will host an informational session Tuesday, Oct. 20. Anyone interested in pursuing a career as a medical assistant or medical coder are invited to attend to learn about NTCC's training program. Medical assistants are versatile healthcare professionals who function in both administrative and patient care roles. The session will be from 6-7 p.m.

Stop by to see the Panamericana Shelby Race Car before it heads to Mexico!

When: Thursday, Oct. 8, 8-8:30 a.m.

Where: Shelby Automotive Technology Building

From The Eagle student newspaper:

Over the past few months, Northeast Texas Community College?s Carroll Shelby Automotive Program partnered with Dallas attorney Rob Miller to transform a 1965 Mustang to a race car that is set to be driven in the 2015 La Carrera Panamericana Race in Mexico starting on Oct. 16.

Thanks to the Friends of Honors Northeast, Northeast Texas Community College Honors students and professors were able to take their eighth annual cultural fall trip to Dallas/Fort Worth September 18.

A fundraiser benefitting Communities In Schools (CIS) Northeast Texas will be held Saturday, Oct. 10 at Pittsburg Primary School. The Drive For the Kids event, presented by Chrysler, will donate $10 to CIS for each person who test drives a vehicle between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Participants must be 18 or older with a valid driver's license. Dow Chrysler Jeep Dodge will be providing the test drive vehicles and will be on hand to answer questions. To learn more, contact Communities In Schools at 903-434-8212.