Want to save gas while working toward your college education?† The Northeast Texas Community College Hanson-Sewell Center in Pittsburg will offer a variety of courses during the fall 2012 semester.††Some classes are offered in a 16-week††semester format; ohers in a hybrid format , running either eight or five weeks.†

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Representatives from Northeast Texas Community College and Texas A&M University-Texarkana recently met at the NTCC campus to sign a Reciprocal Articulation Agreement that will assure continued local access by NTCC students to Texas A&M-Texarkana degrees.

A signing ceremony was held on May 22 a the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts with NTCC President Dr. Brad Johnson (left) and A&M-Texarkana President Dr. C.B.

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Photo caption: †Gov. Bill Ratliff (right) is sworn in as a member of the Northeast Texas Community College Board of Trustees by Titus County Judge Brian Lee.†

Tuesday evening, the Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Bill Ratliff, former Lieutenant Governor of Texas, to the board of trustees.

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The Galveston College Whitecaps managed to remain undefeated in the Region XIV Baseball tournament as they defeated Blinn College 2-1 in 13 late-night innings. This was the fourth game of the tourney to require extra innings. The game lasted around four hours and finally wrapped up around 2:30 a.m.

Galveston will move on to face San Jacinto on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in a fight to remain undefeated in the tournament. Blinn will face Alvin College at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Blinn got on the board first thing, scoring one in the top of the first.