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Pride of the River, String of Pearls perform during halftime

     RAYMOND   The Pearl River Community College Wildcats saw their inaugural
soccer season draw to a heartbreaking close here Friday with a thrilling 2-1 double-overtime
loss to defending state champion Mississippi Delta in the MACJC State Tournament on the
Hinds Community College campus...more
 
 

October 26, 1999 NewsBriefs

"Run For Your Life" 5K  at PRCC on Friday, October 29

    POPLARVILLE-  Pearl River Community College's Wellness Center is sponsoring a "Run For Your Life" 5K run/walk here on Friday, October 29.
    Proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society for breast cancer.  "Run For Your Life is about finding a cure for breast cancer...more

District Attorney forum set for PRCC campus October 26

    POPLARVILLE-  Pearl River Community College's Phi Theta Kappa will host a political forum...more

Pearl River's Alumni Golf Tournament set for Oct. 29

    POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College's annual Alumni Golf Tournament is Friday, Oct. 29 at the Hillsdale Golf Club at Exit 35, Interstate 59, north of Poplarville...more

Reunions, Alumnus of Year award, Sports Hall of Fame inductions highlight Pearl River's 1999 Homecoming 

    Pearl River Community College's 1999 Homecoming , Saturday, Oct. 30, is packed full of activities including reunions, tours of the campus, an alumni luncheon, crowning of Lori Flynt of Carriere and a 2:30 p.m. football game between the Wildcats and East Central's Warriors...more

Nursing Assistant Program offered at PRCC

    HATTIESBURG - Applications are being accepted for Pearl River Community College's 16-week Nursing Assistant Program here at the Forrest County campus...more
 
 

October 26, 1999  Wilson Was Rock Solid Wildcat River  wins  State Title In 1970

 
    Dennis Wilson knew he had a huge responsibility resting on his shoulder pads when he started his second season with Pearl River's Wildcats in the fall of 1970..
  Wilson was earmarked to take over the starting quarterback duties for Coach John Russell's defending state champion team, which posted an undefeated 9-0 record  the previous season.
    A 5-11, 160-pound sophomore out of North Forrest High School, Wilson had backed-up All-Stater Steve Worrell in 1969...a season that saw the Wildcats win their 12th state championship...more
 
 

October 26, 1999 Nationally known motivational speaker tells high school students to ask for help

    Jason Dorsey, 21, told a group of Purvis High School students that the road to achieving one's goal is not always a clear-cut path.  Barriers may get in the way, so he discussed some common obstacles students may encounter, such as fear of rejection, lack of confidence, financial problems and troubled family backgrounds.
    Dorsey, a senior in the business honors program at the University of Texas, spoke to students at five high schools within Pearl River Community College's six-county district as part of PRCC's Tech Prep program to provide career guidance for local high school students...more
 
 

October 26, 1999 Hall Of Famer Garland Parish Known As 'Mr. Consistency' By Wildcat Teammates A Two-Sport Stand-out At Pearl River, Parish Excelled In Basketball And Baseball

    Garland Parish says Pearl River Community College is "the greatest place I've ever been," but on October 30 he will officially go down in history as one of the greatest athletes to ever play at Mississippi's pioneer junior college.
    Parish, a Sandy Hook resident, was a two-sport Standout basketball and baseball at PRCC from 1950 until 1952 and his accomplishments on the hardcourt and diamond have earned him a place in the college's Sports Hall of Fame. He, along with former football and basketball Wildcat Dennis Mitchell and former quarterback Tony Walker, will be officially inducted into the hall during...more
 
 

October 26, 1999 Dub "Paw Paw" Herring will receive PRCC's 1999 Distinguished Service Award

 
    W. B. "Dub" Herring, better known as "Paw Paw" across the Gulf Coast region, will receive the Pearl River Community College Distinguished Service Award during homecoming activities Saturday, October 30.
    Over the past six years, Herring has  served as auctioneer of the PRCC Development Foundation's River Extravaganza, raising more than $332,000 with the net proceeds going toward student...more
 
 

October 26, 1999 Bill Davis' 50-year "love affair" with Pearl River will be highlighted during homecoming activities

    W. M. "Bill" Davis has always loved Pearl River College.
    From the first time the Bassfield High School graduate enrolled at  PRC in January 1948 until he served on the board of trustees in 1992, to the last two years as president of the Marion and Jefferson Davis Alumni Association, Davis has been a huge supporter of Pearl River College.
    The Marion County educator will be recognize as Pearl River's 1999 Alumnus of the Year Saturday, Oct. 30...more
 
 

October 26, 1999 Lori  Flynt will be crowned 1999 Homeccoming Queen

    Lori Elizabeth Flynt, the daughter of Greg and Liz Flynt of Picayune, will be crowned Queen of Pearl River Community College's Homecoming here Saturday, October 30.
    The sophomore mathematics major, who graduated from Picayune Memorial High School with honors, is a member of the Lady Wildcats tennis and soccer teams,  and was elected Freshman Favorite and Freshman Maid. She is also a member of the PRCC Iota Mu Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa.
    Flynt's court will include Jessica Nicole Whitfield  of McNeil as Student Body Maid...more
 
 

October 24, 1999 Wildcats Hope To Spoil Warriors Playoff Hopes Pearl River Hosts East Central For 1999 Homecoming Battle Saturday In Poplarville

     POPLARVILLE   Pearl River Community College hopes to play spoiler to East
Central's post-season playoff aspirations when the Wildcats play homecoming hosts to the
Warriors here Saturday in Dobie Holden Stadium.
     The Wildcats, 3-5 overall and 1-3 in South Division play, saw their playoff hopes vanish
last Saturday in Wesson with a 44-14 division loss to Copiah-Lincoln...more
 
 

October 24, 1999 Co-Lin Second-Half Surge Dooms Pearl River Six Wildcat TOs Propels Wolves To 44-14 Homecoming Victory; PRCC Falls To 3-5, 1-3

     WESSON   The Pearl River Community College Wildcats committed a season-high six
turnovers and the host Copiah-Lincoln Wolves capitalized big time to take a stunning 44-14
homecoming victory in South Division football action here Saturday.
     RB Ernest Pitts scored four touchdowns and raced for 219 yards on 25 carries to paced
the Wolves' 496-yard offensive onslaught. Co-Lin kept itself in hot pursuit of...more
 
 

October 22, 1999 PRCC To Induct Three Into Sports Hall October 30

     POPLARVILLE   Pearl River Community College will induct three new members into
its Sports Hall of Fame here Saturday, October 30, as part of the college's 1999 homecoming
celebration.
     Former Wildcat quarterbacks Tony Walker and Dennis Wilson and former basketball-
baseball standout Garland parish will be recognized and the alumni luncheon set for 11:30 a.m. in
the Crosby Hall Cafeteria and during halftime of the PRCC-East Central football game...more
 
 

October 18, 1999 Wildcats Face Tough Co-Lin Squad Saturday Pearl River Faces Must-Win Situation To Stay In South Division Race

     POPLARVILLE   The Pearl River Wildcats face a must-win challenge Saturday when
they travel to Wesson for the Copiah-Lincoln Wolves homecoming game if they are to stay in
contention in the South Division football race.
     But it won't be an easy task. After losing three of its first four, Co-Lin has tasted victory...more
 
 

October 17, 1999 Perk Wins Big In Pearl River Battle Moore, Gabriel Lead Bulldog Rushing Attack To 535 Yards In 48-16 Victory

     POPLARVILLE   The Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs put an exclamation point on
their first national ranking in over a decade here Saturday, handing arch-rival Pearl River a 48-16
setback in community college football action in Dobie Holden Stadium.
     Bulldog RB Deloise Moore ran for 217 yards and a touchdown, while RB Doug Gabriel
had 142 yards and three scores to lead Gulf Coast to a staggering 598 yards of total...more
 
 

October 15, 1999 PRCC's "Run For Your Life" Set Oct. 29 To Benefit Breast Cancer Research Fund

     POPLARVILLE   The Pearl River Community College Wellness Center will host "Run
For Your Life," a 5K and one-mile fun run/walk Friday, October 29, with all proceeds going to
the American Cancer Society.
     The 5K run begins at approximately 3:30 p.m. at the Wellness Center...more
 
 

October 12, 1999 NewsBriefs

Pearl River's Alumni Golf Tournament set for Oct. 29

  POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College's annual Alumni Golf
Tournament  is Friday, Oct. 29 at the Hillsdale Golf Club at Exit 35, Interstate 59, north
of Poplarville...more

Nix presentation part of Arts and Humanities celebration at PRCC
 
  POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College's Bill Nix will present a lecture,
"An English Teacher's Notes on Astronomy", Thursday, Oct. 14, from 10:50 a.m. until
12 noon, in the Moody Hall Auditorium...more

Spoon River set for Oct. 21-23 production at Pearl River

  POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College's Department of Speech and
Theater will present Edgar Lee Masters' "Spoon River Anthology"  October 21-23 at 8
p.m. each night in Moody Hall Auditorium...more

Pearl River Wildcats of the 1970s will reunite Oct. 16

  POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College will stage a 1970's reunion on
Saturday, Oct. 16 when the Wildcats meet the Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs in the
Dobie Holden Stadium...more

Nursing Assistant Program offered at PRCC

  HATTIESBURG - Applications are being accepted for Pearl River Community
College's 16-week Nursing Assistant Program here at the Forrest County campus...more

PRCC student will attend MAE national convention

  POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College student Leslie Elkins, daughter
of Edwin and Paula Elkins of Oak Grove, is the recording secretary for the Mississippi
Association of Educators...more
 
 

October 5, 1999 Daniels Says Perk Offense Best 'Cats Will Face In '99

     POPLARVILLE   One of the most heated rivalries in the history of junior college
football resumes this Saturday when Pearl River and Mississippi Gulf Coast do battle for the 67th
time.
     The 1999 version of the arch-rivalry, which dates back to 1926 with PRCC shutting out
the Bulldogs 6-0, will hit the gridiron at 6:30 p.m. here in Dobie Holden Stadium. Last week...more
 
 

October 5, 1999 Bears Snap Wildcats' Three-Game Winning Streak

     POPLARVILLE   Southwest Community College's stalwart defense lived up to its elite
pregame billing, limiting host Pearl River to only 169 yards of offense and snapping the Wildcats'
three-game winning streak with a 17-3 South Division victory amidst a steady rain here Saturday in
Dobie Holden Stadium...more
 
 

October 5, 1999 Lady 'Cats Tie, 'Cats Lose In Division Soccer Action With Arch-Rival Jones

     POPLARVILLE   The Pearl River Community College men's soccer team fell 1-0 in
South Division soccer action here Tuesday against arch-rival Jones, while the women's teams tied
4-4, marking the second deadlock between the teams this season.
     The visiting Bobcats avenged September 11's 1-0 home loss to the Wildcats and improved...more
 
 

October 4, 1999 River Survives Coahoma Clash 27-23 Wildcat Fourth-Quarter Comeback Spells Defeat For Inspired 0-5 Tiger Team

     CLARKSDALE   Pearl River Community College's Wildcats rallied from a fourth-
quarter deficit to hand winless Coahoma Tigers a 27-23 homecoming loss here Saturday in James
E. Miller Stadium.
     Freshman fullback Avery Hatten capped an 11-play, 70-yard scoring drive with a one-yard
plunge with 5:12 left and gave Coach Melvin Eubanks' inspired Tigers their fifth loss of the...more
 
 

October 1, 1999 Ron Holmes named Outstanding Chief Business Officer

     POPLARVILLE - Ron Holmes, Pearl River Community College's business manager, 
has been named the 1999 Outstanding Chief Business Officer for Region 9 of  the Community
College Business Officers (CCBO) organization...more