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EC wins state honors These students at East Central Community College in Decatur won vari– ous honors at the Skills USANICA State Competition held in Biloxi. Seated from left are Nikki Rabon of Newton and Samantha Thomason of Philadelphia, who placed third in the Promotional Bulletin Board competition; Kimberly Hull of Meridian -and Kimberly Taylor of Conehatta, second place, Cosmetology; and Mary Rush of Conehatta, second place, Job Skill Demonstration. Standing from left are Nathan Busby of Rosebud, second place, Carpentry; Farris Hopkins, Jr. of

Louisville, elected state treasurer; Kenneth Robinson of Carthage, first place, Residential Wiring; Adam Foreman of Little Rock, second place, Major Appliance; and Melvin Shipp of Montrose, second place, Job Skill Demonstration. Not pic– tured are Kevin Pierce of Newton, first place, Industrial Controls; Joey Page of Forest, second tplace, Automotive Service, and Josh Baumunk of Philadelphia, third place, Collision Repair. Pierce, Robinson and Hopkins will compete in the National Skills USA Contest scheduled t his summer in Kansas City.

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