Education

The NEMCC Foundation announced that Kania Simmons has received the Bill Ricketts Memorial Scholarship. The foundation said applications for the 2026-207 academic year are open and close March 15.

Northeast Mississippi Community College said check-in is at 3 p.m. and tryouts run 4 to 6 p.m. at Bonner Arnold Coliseum. For information, the college provided contact details for Head Coach Brenda Mayes.

Two hundred six Phi Theta Kappa members donated about $4,120 worth of canned food and supplies to the Tiger Den Food Pantry, the organization said.

The Northeast Honors Institute is taking applications through March 15 for a program that offers enriched courses, priority registration, mentoring and a dedicated study space, the institute said. Graduates can earn an honors distinction that may aid transfer to four-year universities.

NEMCC Campus Police will conduct free vehicle safety checks March 5 at the end of the campus boulevard, officials said.

Northeast is asking area businesses, churches and organizations to provide promotional items for Spring Orientation to help new students feel supported, the school said.

Organizers said The Calendar Kitchen will host a community cooking event March 19 at the NEMCC Health & Nutrition Center. Registration is $20 and limited to the first 20 participants.

Brandon Windham of Booneville received the Barbara & Ken Shackelford Endowment Scholarship, the NEMCC Foundation said. The foundation said applications for the 2026-27 academic year are open through March 15.

Northeast Mississippi Community College said Booneville fifth-graders threw out the first pitch, sang the National Anthem and served as bat boys and bat girls during a game at the Plex.

Iota Zeta President Anna Slack and Vice President of Service Elena Renfrow said the chapter’s College Project focused on upgrading campus spaces and building student leadership as PTK Awareness Week ended.