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Are you looking to kick off those winter blues and start looking ahead to spring? The �������� Hanson-Sewell Center in Pittsburg is planning a trip to the Dallas Arboretum's Dallas Blooms festival March 17.

A chartered bus will depart from the Center in Pittsburg on Tuesday, March 17 at 7:45 a.m.††For those living in Titus and/or Morris Counties, the bus will arrive at Lowe?s in Mount Pleasant for pickup and will depart at 8:00 a.m.

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at �������� will host Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (EH&SS) on its stage Friday, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. The group, which rose to fame in the Gospel community touring with The Gaithers, will bring their The Inspiration of Broadway show for the NTCC audience.

"Those who follow Gospel music will likely be familiar with Ernie Haase & Signature Sound. This is a great opportunity to experience their amazing vocal talent in a slightly different format," Carolyn Franks, Director of the Whatley Center, said.

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Five Scholars of Honors ��������, in addition to Honors Professors Dr. Mary Hearron, and Dr. Andrew Yox represented NTCC at the 2014 meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC), November 6-9.† NTCC is the only community college in the nation to have featured scholarly student presenters continuously since 2008, and the only program in the nation, university or otherwise, to have featured two of its honors films in the last two years.