Creative Writing 101 continuing education course offered

Have you ever dreamed of getting a short story published in a magazine or perhaps even having the next great novel listed on the New York Times bestseller list? Or, maybe you just have a good story to tell?

Northeast Texas Community College and renowned author Lou Antonelli are offering Creative Writing 101 at the Downtown Center in Mount Pleasant (the old high school on Riddle Street).

Lou Antonelli?s short fiction has been published in the U.S., Canada, England, Portugal, India and Australia, and gathered up in three separate collections.
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NTCC Rodeo update

The Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) rodeo team has five members ranked in the 2014-2015 Southern Region standings after their second rodeo of the season. The team hopes to improve its place in the standings after this weekend's home rodeo at the Mount Pleasant City Arena.

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Berlin natives visit with NTCC German class

Students in Northeast Texas Community College's new German 1311 class recently had visitors from†Berlin, Germany.† Uwe and Henny Goettert are currently living in Toronto while Henny completes her degree in molecular genetics. †They were visiting in the Pittsburg area with Henny?s former host family from 2000-2001, when she was a foreign exchange student to the US.

Henny was born in East Berlin when the Berlin Wall was still standing. She was four years old when it fell in 1989.
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Men's soccer continues winning streak

The Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) Men?s Eagles Soccer team won†four†of†four†games this week., shutting out†Jacksonville College,†Paris Junior†College†and Coastal Bend College, while giving up only one goal to Laredo Community College. The Eagles are†now†ranked†fifth†in the nation according to the National Junior College Athletic Association coaches poll this week.

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NTCC accepting applications for Evening Police Academy

The Northeast Police Academy at Northeast Texas Community College is now accepting applications for its next evening†police academy, which begins on†Monday, Oct. 27.


The evening academy†meets from 5-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and every first and third Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.†The program will end in late May 2015.†This program is designed for working adults who may not have time to complete the daytime academy.

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