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December 2009
MECC SIFE members reaching out to the community (12/11/09)

November 2009
Local law enforcement officers graduate from leadership academy (11/20/09)
MECC student receives scholarship recognition (11/20/09)
The Infamous Stringdusters in concert at MECC on December 3 (11/20/09)
Toys for Tots benefit features local singer / musician Melvin Dillon (11/13/09)

October 2009
Living Legends series features WW II veteran Colonel Glenn Frazier (10/15/09)
MECC hosts Disability Awareness Week (10/5/09)
38th Home Craft Days Festival and Pro Art present Doc Watson, Jeff Little, and Robin and Linda Williams (10/9/09)

September 2009
MECC invites community to participate in presidential search (09/28/09)
Appalachian Express Chorus to perform on October 15 for MECC Scholarship (09/28/09)
Bird in the House on exhibit at Slemp Gallery (09/14/09)
MECC announces summer semester President’s, Honors and Merit Lists (09/14/09)

August 2009
White House is added attraction for Mountain Music School students (08/31/09)
MECC's president announces retirement (08/24/09)
Winners Announced in MECC - Wellmont Health System Golf Classic (08/17/09)
Big Stone Gap High School Alumni and Buccaneer Scholarship Committee Recognized (08/17/09)
'Close the Gap' scholarship to help Appalachia, Powell Valley graduates attend MECC (08/02/09)

July 2009
MECC Honors List Spring 2009 (07/08/09)

June 2009
SW Museum exhibit “Pitchforks and Plowshares” at MECC (06/14/09)
Federal stimulus funds will support two AmeriCorps positions (06/05/09)
Wilson concert to benefit Buccaneer Scholarship at MECC (06/05/09)

May 2009
Grand opening of Mountain Empire Community College’s Entrepreneurship Center (05/08/09)
Accelerated HELPDESK training begins May 26 (05/08/09)
MECC Commencement to be held on May 15 (05/08/09)
MECC Entrepreneurship Center scheduled for grand opening on May 22 (05/08/09)
Free summer programs announced for students entering 8th to 12th grade levels (05/04/09)

April 2009
MECC to offer business management degree at Dickenson Center (04/27/09)
She’s a Ten! (04/27/09)
MECC students join Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) organization (04/20/09)
Dominion donates $60,000 to MECC for scholarships (04/20/09)
MECC to begin accelerated programs on April 21 - Local institutions and agencies offering HOPE (04/14/09)
Golf tournament to benefit scholarships at MECC (04/14/09)
MECC Foundation Gala to Honor R. C. “Snook” Shelton (04/14/09)
MECC receives national training facility designation (04/06/09)
Opportunity time for Governor Holton and his ‘hometown’ audience (04/06/09)

March 2009
MECC Honors List Fall 2008 (03/09/09)
Local artist on display at MECC (03/09/09)

February 2009
Students move easily from MECC to Lindsey Wilson College (02/27/09)
Farmers and Miners Bank Scholarship awarded (02/06/09)

March 2009
MECC Honors List Fall 2008 (03/09/09)
Local artist on display at MECC (03/09/09)

February 2009
Students move easily from MECC to Lindsey Wilson College (02/27/09)
Farmers and Miners Bank Scholarship awarded (02/06/09)

January 2009
Lonesome Pine Short Story and Poetry Contests Announced (01/30/09)
MECC Foundation announces the 33rd Annual John Fox, Jr. Literary Festival (01/30/09)
Nurses needed to fill job openings – MECC application deadline is February 1st (01/09/09)
'Sages and Sanctuaries' art exhibit on display at MECC (01/09/09)
'Nunsense' musical comedy and dinner theater set for January 23 and 24 (01/09/09)
Six area residents honored by Lindsey Wilson College at Southwest Virginia Community College (01/05/09)

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