1982-1986

Local Advisory Council holds first meet on economic development

The East Central Junior College Local Advisory Council for Economic Development held its first meeting recently on the ECJC campus. Composed of community leaders from each of the five support counties in the ECJC District, Council members include Mrs. Linda Sheppard of Car– thage, Executive Director of the Leake County Chamber of Commerce, Leake County; Kenneth Breland of Philadelphia, Breland Building Materials, Neshoba County; Rick Ward of Newton, Executive Director of the Mid-Mississippi Development District, Newton County; Erle Johnston of Forest, former Scott County Times editor•owner and past Mayor of-Forest, Scott ·couilty{ · attd Jim Raven ''":-cff ··· Louisville, Executive Director of the Louisville-Winston County Chamber of Commerce, Winston County. Also a

he: has received more industry training requests in June than at any other

member of the Council is Jim Hansford, Industrial Coordinator at East Central

Junior College.

previous time.

ECJC representatives who also met Dr. Smith noted a 15-membe.r State with the Council included Dr. Eddie · Advisory Council to the Mississippi Smith, ECJC President; Dr. Brad Junior College Economic Foundation Tucker, Dean of Instruction; O.L. was named earlier in the year to assist Newell, Vo-Tech Director; Harvey state and. local districts in promoting Trapp, Business Manager; and Bubby economic development. He announced Johnston, Director . of Public , Bill Taylor, ,Chairman of the Board of Information. · · '"· · Taylor Machine Works in Louisville, is Hansford explained to the Council the ECJC District representative to the that its purpose "is to serve as a contact ' Foundation, which is composed of the medium to keep the college informed as state's junior college presidents. to services that can be provided to Hansford stressed that coordination businesses and industries in the East between businesses, industries and East Central Junior College District" ; ·He Central Junior College is the key to said the Council's im~ediat~ ge~ls are • r economic development and asked that •!lo serve the peopie.i)iJt pci0i>li:a·i4il:kf. l, ~ryone work as a team in making the and help keep industries in the ECJC district and state a stronger District" . · economically-based area in which to live. ' Hansford also informed the Council . '

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LOCAL ECJC ECONOMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETS

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ECJC personnel O.L. Newell, Vo-Tech Director; Dr. Brad Tucker, Dean of Instruction; Harvey Trapp, Business Manager; and Dr. Eddie Smith, ECJC President. Not pictured are Kenneth Breland of Philadelphia, Breland Building Materials, Neshoba County representative; and Jim Raven of Louisville, Executive Director of the Louisville– Winston County Chamber of Commerce, Winston County representative. The purpose of the Coun– cil is to serve as a contact medium to keep the col· lege informed as to services that can be provided to businesses and industries in the East Central Junior College District. (ECJC Photo)

Members of the East Central Junior College Locat Advisory Council for Economic Development: recently held its first meeting on the ECJC campus.' Council members include, first row, left to right, Jim Hansford, ECJC Industrial Coordinator; Erle Johnston of Forest, former Scott County Times editor-owner and past Forest Mayqt who serves as Scott County representative; Mrs. Linda Sheppard of Carthage, Executive Director of the Leake Coun· ty Chamber of Commer~e, Leake County represen· tative; Rick Ward of Newton, Executive Director of the Mid-Mississippi Development District, Newton County representative; standina, from left,