2006

1 East Central raising money for football stadium

Fundrai!.ing cfli1(h arc underway to con~trull a nc\\ ·,·ntrance to the football stadium at I ast Central Com– mun ity Collct'l' in Decatur, announced ECC(' l'tc.stdent Dr. Phil A. Sutphin. Dr. Sutphtn saiO Terry Under– wood. athletic dul.'dmlhcad football coach. ts leading the ~ undratsing drive and recentlv ~cnt a kiter to I0.000- plus alumni'and fricn~ds of the College seeking suppOrt. Underwood. \\ ho]t'i beginning hi'> ninth sea:,on as head l'l>ach after serv– ing three years as an I'C'CC asststan" said it's time forECCC to build a top– notch entrance to Wilm or Stadium, which was damagnl h> Hurricane Katrina. l "We have been \I!HI..ing for sever– al months to devclot\ a plan that will restore our stadiuml.an.d bring us to the level of other ~tij~is:-.ippi commu– nity and junior colk~es:· Underwood 'luted. 'The fattlit iej'i they have cur– rently surpa\s our.... hut the pmjcct that we are planntll)' will give ECCC a l1rst-class football mlllpiL'.\ ," Dr. Sutphin statl· "lhl~ n·l'cnt hurncane damagl' rn 1 '"'~ ~t:ulium ~111(1 the need to rl'l'onstn•ct t.c\'CrUI llllll ponents of Warnor Stndium jdvc u~

an opponunity to add some feature, that will significantly improve the facility.'' The new qadium entrance includes a tidct office. concessiof, stand. rcstronms. media room and dressing room for game officials. Bncl\ pavers will lead to the cntmncc·; Brid: ~.·olumn.;, and black wrought iron rcndng arc also included in the project. Ril'k)' llarrimn, who teachc.s drnft– ing und dl'sign tcchnnl<~gy at liCCC, is rc..,pon~ihk~ for designing the new entrant:L'. cstinwted to C0'-1 111 excess of:$100.000 t\ $25.000 donal io11 from La I. Boy South iu Ncwhin launched the fundraisin~ drive \\'t:ich has ..,urpas\L'd the $-19,000 mnrt." as ol June I Contributors of $1 oo· t,r II till\! qualif) to have their narucs engmn'il on donor brick\ which will be dis played at the :.tadium entrance. Undcnvood ~aid he had hoped thm the project would be completed in time fot the 2006 campa1gn. which gets underway on Thur~day. Augu~t 31 when the Warriors host East Mis– ~issi ppi Community College. But construction will ··more than likely" get underway aftcr'the seac;on is cOin- See STADIUM. page 8A

Ricky Ha rrison (left), drafting and design technology instructor, and Te rry Underwood, athletic drrcctor/hoad football coach, look over plans Harrison designed for a new entrance to the Warrior foot– ball stadium at East Central Community College in Decatur. A fundraising effo rt is underway for the proj oct, octirnnted to cost rn excess of $100,000.

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