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The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø will welcome you back to Tuna, Texas when it hosts the hilarious, irreverent comedy Greater Tuna March 28 at 7:30 p.m.

Greater Tuna is about Texas? third smallest town, where the Lion?s club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. The eclectic band of Tuna citizens ? men, women, children, and animals alike ?

The Continuing Education Department at NTCC has some exciting classes coming up soon.

The Pineywoods Iris Society recently held a meeting at the Elizabeth Hoggatt Whatley Agriculture Center at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø. The group presented a check for $500 to the NTCC Foundation in order to provide a scholarship for an NTCC agriculture student. Kathy Thompson is pictured presenting the check to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Vice President for Advancement, along with other club members.

The Fourth†Annual Engineering Roundtable at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø was held on Friday, February 17, 2017 in the Whatley Center Foyer on campus.† Since 2014, this event has become an annual opportunity for both students who are currently enrolled in the NTCC engineering program and students from area high schools who are interested in the field of engineering.

Alpha Mu Chi, the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, will host a two-night, 1920s-themed Murder Mystery Dinner event in the foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts March 20 and 21.

Tickets are $20 each and includes a fun evening of sleuthing and a three-course meal. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. on both nights and will last approximately two and a half hours.

?This is our second year to host the murder mystery dinner fundraiser. Last year it sold out, so we decided to add a second night,? Dr. Melissa Fulgham, Alpha Mu Chi advisor said.

Last week, the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Eagles baseball team faced Arkansas Baptist College in a four-game series. The Eagles started the series off with an 8-5 win over Arkansas, but failed to claim victory in the following games.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø collected one run in the top of the first after Darien Simms scored on a sacrifice fly by Will Dawson. Arkansas pitcher Wesley Johnson allowed two runs in the second. Back-to-back walks and a hit by wild pitch scored Eagles? Chandler Dean and Jhosmel Rodriguez.

Home runs for the Eagles came in the third and the fourth.

This past weekend, the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Eagles softball team traveled to Beaumont for the Cross-Over Tournament. The Eagles faced six teams in the tourney, but only walked away with one win.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø played Coastal Bend for the first game of the tournament. Eagles?

After dropping two games to Ranger College last weekend, the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Eagles baseball team returned home to face TCS Post Grad Wednesday. The Eagles dominated the game, clearing a six-run shortfall with a big 10-run inning. The team cushioned their lead and secured a 22-12 victory.

Brady Batten helped lead the team to their win.

The latest on the construction project

? The Student Services building is officially open again. All of student services and the business office have moved into the newly-renovated space.

?†The Testing Center will move to its new space in the Student Services building soon. Testing will be closed March 2 for the move, but will reopen March 3 in the new location.

? Continuing Education will be open in their new location in the Student Services building beginning Friday, March 3.

Honors ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, the honors program at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, is currently seeking applications for the 2017-2018 school year. The priority deadline is March 1 and students may apply online at ntcc.edu/honors or contact Dr.