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THE MERIDIAN STAR Sunday, September 1.;.4.....:.._2_01__4______________ NEWS ECCC Holds Ribbon-Cutting for 'New' Cross Hall 11!!!!!!!1!!!1! c . ~ .· ;,, .... Wilda litllidll

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O'Neill; Henry B. "Bubba" Hudspeth of Louisville, r• resenting the Mississippi Community College Boar• Bureau of Buildings Grounds and Real Property rep1 sentatives Glenn Kornbeck, director, and Mike Beauchamp, project manager; Randall Lewis, H&H Architects; Hugh Bergin, project manager, Chris Albritton Construction; several ECCC Board of Trustees members, ECCC Vice President for Instrn tion Dr. Teresa Houston, several ECCC retired facul1 members and current science department instructo: Photo courtesy ofECCC

existing tiered classrooms that will accommodate at least 30; a renovated chemistry lab; and additional office space. Former ECCC President Or. Phil Sutphin performs the ribbon-cutting duties assisted by Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Jimmy Hollingsworth of Lake and current ECCC President Dr. Billy Stewart. The project was initiated during Dr. Sutphin's tenure as president. Construction began a few months following a groundbreaking ceremony on June 12, 2012. Also par ticipating in the ribbon-cutting ceremony were State SenatorTerry C. Burton, R- Newton; State Represen tative Randy Rushing, R-Decatur; Decatur Mayor Pat

Speclal to The Star

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Sept. 9 to offi cially unveil the recently reconstructed and renovated Cross Hall at East Central Community College in Decatur. The $3.7 million dollar project was funded using State Bond Fund appropriated by the Missis sippi Legislature. Construction was supervised by the Bureau of Buildings, Grounds and Real Property Management. The "new" Cross Hall is now a 14,093 square-foot facility, including two new tiered classrooms with a seating capacity of 100 per room; two new classrooms with a 60-person seating capacity; two newly renovated

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