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Stream WCHS/ECHS basketball games from home

Submitted by Sarah Crandall, Web Producer

Friday, February 1st, 2013, 3:04pm

Stream WCHS/ECHS basketball games from home

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The West Columbus High School/East Columbus High School basketball games scheduled to be played Friday will be broadcast by students from Columbus Career and College Academy starting at 4 p.m., according to the Columbus County Schools’ website.

The JV games will be streamed through the internet, and the varsity games will be streamed through the internet and the radio.

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SCC offers continuing education courses and seminars

Submitted by Justin Smith, Southeastern Community College Director of Marketing and Public Affairs

Friday, February 1st, 2013, 12:54pm

SCC offers continuing education courses and seminars

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Southeastern Community College’s Workforce and Community Development Division will offer continuing education classes and a seminar in the coming weeks.

To pre-register or for more information, call (910) 642-7141, ext. 296, 397 or 425.

Financial assistance with registration fees and books to gain new employment-related skills may be available through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and other funding sources.

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SCC closed until 5 p.m. due to power outages

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director

Thursday, January 31st, 2013, 10:32am

SCC closed until 5 p.m. due to power outages

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - According to officials at Southeastern Community College, in Whiteville, workers with Progress Energy notified them that they had to shut off the power at the college to fix an infrastructure problem near a Progress Energy office Thursday morning.

College officials say they sent emails to faculty and students. The campus has been closed all day and will reopen at 5 p.m.

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'Beauty and the Beast' to captivate local audiences Feb. 18

Submitted by Justin Smith, Southeastern Community College Director of Marketing and Public Affairs

Wednesday, January 30th, 2013, 11:58am

'Beauty and the Beast' to captivate local audiences Feb. 18

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Adventure, romance and ancient curses – Beauty and the Beast has it all. This award-winning musical will transport audiences to a time long, long ago on Monday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. at Bowers Auditorium.

Southeastern Community College is presenting this family classic as part of its Richard F. Burkhardt Fine and Performing Arts Series, which is sponsored by the SCC Foundation.

All-new songs tell Beauty’s journey from her home to the Beast’s castle, where she tries to save her father and discovers that the power of love can overcome even the beastliest of adversities.

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Weather postpones Whiteville, West Brunswick basketball game

Submitted by Sarah Crandall, Web Producer

Friday, January 25th, 2013, 4:43pm

Weather postpones Whiteville, West Brunswick basketball game

SOUTHEASTERN NC (WECT) - A winter storm moving through North Carolina is creating changes in some high school basketball games that had been originally scheduled for Friday night.

The game against Whiteville at West Brunswick has been postponed for now.

A makeup game will be announced at a later date.

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Peggy Blackmon honored for Service to SCC

Submitted by Justin Smith, Southeastern Community College Director of Marketing and Public Affairs

Friday, January 25th, 2013, 10:15am

Peggy Blackmon honored for Service to SCC

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Peggy Blackmon, Southeastern Community College Dean of Allied Health, Business and Technology, was honored at a recent reception for her more than 30 years of service to the college.

Blackmon, pictured above to the left, who will retire at the end of January, received an engraved glass pyramid from SCC President Kathy Matlock, right.

The Peggy Yoder Blackmon Nursing Scholarship, established by her family, will ensure that her legacy remains strong at Southeastern by providing much needed support to deserving nursing students.

To contribute, contact Sue Hawks with the SCC Foundation at (910) 642-7141, ext. 320 or sue.hawks@sccnc.edu.

Dr. Ray Thigpen delivers remarks during a recent reception at Southeastern Community College in honor of Peggy Blackmon, dean of allied health, business and technology, who will retire at the end of January after more than 30 years of service to the College.

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SCC offers continuing education courses

Submitted by Justin Smith, Southeastern Community College Director of Marketing and Public Affairs

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013, 7:13pm

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Southeastern Community College’s Workforce and Community Development Division will offer a continuing education class and several seminars in the coming weeks. To pre-register or for more information, call (910) 642-7141, ext. 296, 397 or 425.

Financial assistance with registration fees and books to gain new employment-related skills may be available through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and other funding sources.

To see if they qualify, students should contact the Columbus County JobLink Career Center immediately at (910) 642-7141, ext. 261 or by visiting the Center in A-Building on the SCC campus.

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