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Alumni Association awards luncheon will begin at 11 a.m. in Mabry Memorial Cafeteria. This year's honorees are Carolyn Cook Huey, Alumna of the Year and her husband, Max Huey, Alumnus of the Year, members of the ECCC Class of 1965 Picayune residents. Pete Lucovich (Class of 1973) of Carthage and Louisville native Marcus Thames (Class of 1997) of Tampa, Fla., will be Inducted into the college's 1\.thletic Hall of Fame. Luncheon tickets are $12 each and may be pur– chased by contacting Dr. St acey Hollingsworth, executive director for Foundation and Alumni Relations. Election of alumni asso– ciation officers will be held during the· luncheon. At 11 a.m. the annual Lil Warrior Kid Zone will open, continuing through 2:30 p.m. at Bailey Sta– dium. The annual Warrior Club meeting and tailgat– ing activities begin at 1 p.m. on the deck inside Bailey Stadium. Meetings of various reunion groups get under

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and Christian band con– cert will highlight home– coming week at East Central Coypmunity Col– lege. Free events begin at 7 p.rp. Thursday, Oct. 10, at Bailey Stadium and includes performances by Wall 0 ' Sound Marching Band, Centralettes dance line ~d , Warrior cheer– leade._,; 'J a Members of the 2013 homecoming court will be introduced. Afull day of activities is scheduled homecoming day, Saturday, Oct. 12, beginning with the sev– enth annual 5K run/walk and a new event, a kid's one-mile fun run at 7:30 a.m. at the north campus pavilion. Cost to enter is $20 per participant. For informa– tion telephone Dr. Phillip Crenshaw at 601-635- 6281 or e-mail pcren– shaw@eccc.edu. Registration begins at 9 a.m. on the east mall patio near Mabry Memorial

The memorabilia room will be open from 9 to 11 a.m. in Burton Library. The College Bookstore, the Smith Student Union, will have special hours, for the convenience of alumni and other visitors, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The annual ECCC

English instructor Ovid Vickers will sign copies of his book, "The East Central I Knew: A History of East Central Community College." Cost of the book is $26.70 (tax included). Net proceedsare designat– ed for the ECCC Foun-

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include recognition of homecoming honorees, presentation of the queen · and her court, awardiJlK of MACJC state champi.: onship rings and preaert– tation of a Mississippi leg– islative resolution honor– ing the 2013 Diamond Warriors; and perform· ance by the Wall 0' Sound Marching Band. For more information on homeco~ :telep~~ 601-635-6327 or, toll free, 877-462-3222, ext. 327, or e-mail sholling@eccc.edu.

way at 1 p.m. in the Brae– keen-Wood Physical Edu- cation Building. · ECCC President Dr. Billy Stewart will present 50th anniversary diplo– mas to the Class of 1963 :luring ceremonies at 1:30 p.m. in Brackeen-Wood. The Warriors host Mis– sissippi Delta Community College in the annual homecoming battle sched– uled at 2:30 p.m. on War- ' rior Field at Bailey Sta– dium. Halftime activities will

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