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Born and raised in Mount Pleasant, Texas, John Matthews attended Harts Bluff through eighth grade before graduating from Mount Pleasant High School. In 1990, he earned an associate degree in chemistry and mathematics from Northeast Texas Community College after receiving a full scholarship through the then-named Mt. Pleasant Community Scholarship. His decision to attend NTCC was also influenced by his mother, Evyone Matthews, who was an NTCC nursing instructor, and his older brother, Kevin, who had graduated from the college the year before. 

Welcome home, Eagles! Northeast Texas Community College teamed up with Living Truth Fellowship, the Mount Pleasant Titus County Chamber of Commerce, First Baptist Church Mount Pleasant, and Great Western Dining this week to host a free cookout lunch for residential students and their families on move-in day.

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Pictured: Jeffery Crabb, CEO of Diamond C Trailers, spoke to the students at the kick-off event. 

The Northeast Texas Career Alliance (NTCA) kicked off the new school year Wednesday, Aug. 19 with an event at Priefert Manufacturing in Mount Pleasant.

Freshmen from Chapel Hill ISD, Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD, Harts Bluff ISD, Hughes Springs ISD and Pewitt CISD attended the kickoff, which introduced students to career opportunities available through NTCA and gave them a chance to hear directly from local industry professionals.

Music has a way of marking the moments of our lives — the songs we grew up with, the artists we never forget and the melodies that can instantly take us back in time. The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College will celebrate those connections and more during its 2026-2027 season, “The Soundtrack of Our Lives.”

The Fall 2026 semester starts on Monday, Aug. 24th.

Pictured: Student Winners in 2025: Adam Richards, Johnathan Ventura, Stephanie Hernandez, and Yahir Garcia.

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Dr. Chris McAllister, NTCC Biology professor, is a coauthor of the recently published second edition of The Amphibians and Reptiles of Arkansas.

Published by the University of Arkansas Press in 2026, the book provides an updated look at the diverse amphibian and reptile species found throughout Arkansas. McAllister coauthored the book with Drs. Stanley E. Trauth, Michael Plummer and Henry W. Robison.

Dr. Chris McAllister and three Northeast Texas Community College students recently spent a week conducting field research in the lower Ouachita River watershed in Arkansas.

Northeast Texas Community College celebrated its Summer 2026 commencement on Friday, Aug. 14th at 7 p.m. in the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. Benjamin Gutierrez, Jr., an LVN graduate, gave the student welcome in both English and Spanish. Hailey Randall, who graduated with an Associate of Arts degree in English, delivered the student response. Russell East, Chad Elledge, Sondra Fowler, Dr. Gerald Stagg, and Kerry Wootten were in attendance representing the NTCC Board of Trustees