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East Central' s Wall O' Sound to march in inauguration parade 170-member band will help usher in Phil Bryants second term By ECCC Mec:fsa Relations

the college and the band." Following the inaugural ceremonies, the governor and his family will make theirway to the Governor's Mansion, leading a procession of cere– monial military regiments, citizens' groups, marching bands and floats. The governor, his family and other elected officials will then view the parade as it passes in front of the grand– stand in front of the mansion. ' Tbe 2015 edition of the Wall O' Sound boasts 170 mem– bers and performed for each home football game and for selected road games and Christmas parades. Tbe band's most recent performance was during the C.H.AM.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl in Copperas Cove, Texas, where the Warrior football team defeated Kil– gore College 35-21.

Tbe East Central Com.mu- • nity College Wall O' Sound .Marching- Band \\ill partici– pate in the Inaugural Parade for Mississippi's Gov. Phil Bryant at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in downtown Jackson. Director Ed Girling re– ceived the invitation on Dec. 8 from Inaugural staff mem– ber Gordon McMullin on be– half of Governor Bryant and the First Lady. "This is anexcellent oppor– tunity for the college in gen– eral and specifically for our band program, Girling said. "The inaugural i;>arade only comes around once every four year and participation is by invitation. For most of our students, this will be their only chance to participate in history. What an honor for

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