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December 2007
Certified medical coders in high demand (12/20/07)
Community Colleges to Expand Nursing and Allied Health Programs (12/14/07)

November 2007
Mural Artist Will Instruct Upcoming Classes at MECC (11/30/07)
MECC Computer Networking Program Selected as Cisco Winner (11/30/07)
MECC Begins 3rd Software Development Fast Track Program (11/30/07)
MECC Foundation Event to Benefit AIMS Higher Scholarship for Dickenson County Students (11/16/07)
First Professional Leadership Academy Proves a Success (11/09/07)
Students Advised to Prepare in High School for Healthcare Careers (11/09/07)
Greene County Artist Showcases Work at MECC’s Slemp Gallery (11/09/07)

October 2007
Marine Archaeologist Broadwater Tells of Expeditions to USS Monitor, Titanic (10/29/07)
MECC Welcomes PBS Subject Frazier in November (10/22/07)
PTK Inducts New Members at MECC (10/22/07)
Sallie Mae Fund Paying for College Bus Tour Coming to Appalachian Virginia (10/22/07)
MECC Hosts Physics Professor from India (10/12/07)
Chief Archaeologist to Speak at MECC on October 24 (10/12/07)
MECC Announces Summer Semester President’s List (10/04/07)
MECC Announces Summer Semester Honor’s List (10/04/07)
MECC Announces Summer Semester Merit List (10/04/07)

September 2007
MECC Computing and Information Technology Offers the Unexpected (09/28/07)
Wampler Library’s Upcoming Events, Resources at MECC Open to Community (09/28/07)
MECC Haunted Forest returns this October (09/21/07)
Local and Regional Employers to Attend MECC Job Expo on October 10 (09/21/07)
VMA Establishes MECC Foundation Scholarship in Honor of Shackleford (09/14/07)
Grant Funding to Help MECC AmeriCorps Continue to Serve Others (09/14/07)
The Larkins to Perform at MECC Foundation Fundraising Event (09/07/07)
Mountain Music “Jam” Sessions at MECC (09/07/07)

August 2007
International Photography Exhibition at MECC’s Slemp Gallery (08/31/07)
Job Expo Hosted at MECC on October 10 (08/24/07)
New “Happenings” for MECC Paralegal Studies Program (08/24/07)
MECC English Professor Releases Book of Poetry (08/24/07)
MECC Mountain Music Classes Set to Begin (08/16/07)
Winners Announced in MECC/LRMC - Wellmont Golf Classic (08/16/07)
Coca-Cola Scholarship Awarded to MECC Student (08/10/07)

July 2007
MECC Announces Spring Semester President’s List (07/26/07)
MECC Announces Spring Semester Honors List (07/26/07)
MECC Announces Spring Semester Merit List (07/26/07)
MECC Professor One of First Trained to Use Texas Instruments’ New “Nspire” Calculator (07/20/07)
MECC-Lee Regional Medical Center-Wellmont Golf Classic Scheduled for August 3 (07/20/07)
MECC Concludes another Successful Governor’s School (07/13/07)
Glenmary Knights of Columbus Establish $15,000 Scholarship at MECC (07/13/07)
Electro-Mechanical Students Finish First Year at MECC, Begin Internships with Eastman (07/06/07)
MECC Partners with Lindsey Wilson College to Bring Four-Year Degree in Human Services (07/06/07)

June 2007
“Historic Quilts” Exhibited in MECC’s Slemp Gallery through August 16 (06/22/07)
Three MECC Students Receive First-Ever White Williams Scholarship (06/22/07)
MECC to Begin Funeral Services Program with Help of John Tyler Community College (06/13/07)
Winners Announced in Auto World – MECC Golf Classic (06/08/07)
Hicks and Rhoton Receive MECC Emeriti Awards (06/01/07)

May 2007
MECC Nursing Professor Receives 2007 Coughlin Clark Master Teacher Award (05/18/07)
MECC Students Selected for NASA Summer Internships (05/18/07)
348 Students Graduate from MECC (05/11/07)
MECC’s SmartStart Summer Program Eases Transition to College (05/11/07)
Dual Enrollment Student to Graduate with High School Diploma and Associate Degree (05/04/07)
Mountain Empire Community Theatre to Perform I Hate Hamlet (05/04/07)
Awards Ceremony Held at MECC (05/04/07)

April 2007
MECC, UVA-Wise Partnership Enables Simple Transfer for AIMS Students (04/27/07)
Virginia Meador Receives 2007 Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy (04/27/07)
MECC Graduation Set for May 11 (04/27/07)
Auto-World – MECC Golf Classic Scheduled for May 18 (04/27/07)
Radford University and MECC Sign Articulation Agreements (04/20/07)
Student Art Show Exhibited at MECC (04/20/07)
Business Community Keeps Real World in MECC’s Programs (04/13/07)
Community Theatre Stages A Doll’s House in Fugate Auditorium (04/13/07)
MECC Training Program Gives Students Local Career Options (04/13/07)
PTK Inducts New Members at MECC (04/02/07)
MECC Gala to Honor Isaac and Feature Entertainer Little (04/02/07)

March 2007
Senator Webb and Author Biggers Draw 200 to MECC Fox Festival (03/23/07)
SkillsUSA Contest Winners Receive MECC Scholarships (03/09/07)
MECC Now Accepting Nominations for Coughlin Clark Master Teacher Award (03/09/07)
Annual High School Art Exhibition at MECC's Slemp Gallery (03/02/07)
Virginia Senator Jim Webb and Author Jeff Biggers to be Featured at 31st John Fox, Jr. Festival (02/26/07)

February 2007
MECC Students Travel to Richmond for Legislative Visits (02/26/07)
Wellmont Lonesome Pine Community Outreach Fund Provides Scholarships to MECC Nursing Students (02/26/07)
MECC Announces Fall Semester Presidents' List (02/19/07)
MECC Announces Fall Semester Honors List (02/19/07)
MECC Announces Fall Semester Merit List (02/19/07)
Four New Administrative Staff Members Join MECC (02/09/07)
MECC’s SGA Presents Free Blues Concert (02/09/07)
Successful MECC Phlebotomy Program Produces Well-Trained Employees (02/02/07)
MECC Foundation announces the 31st Annual John Fox, Jr. Literary Festival (02/02/07)
Lonesome Pine Short Story and Poetry Contests (02/02/07)

January 2007
Carolina Chocolate Drops Set to Perform at MECC (01/26/07)
Upcoming MECC Workshops Designed to Enhance Office Skills (01/26/07)
MECC Receives Chancellors E-Learning Award (01/19/07)
Awards Presented to MECC Math Faculty (01/19/07)
Georgia Southern Professor Shows Frog Story at MECC (01/12/07)
MECC Sponsors Arts Competition (01/12/07)
MECC Offers Free Tax Assistance (01/12/07)

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