The Rotary Club of Tarboro recently contributed $2,000 to the Basic Law Enforcement Training program at Edgecombe Community College. The funds will support scholarships for BLET students. From left are Tarboro Rotary and ECC leaders Tom Thorne, Eddie Stocks, Dr. Greg McLeod, Bernie Taylor, and Greg Sessoms.

The 14th Basic Academy for Basic Law Enforcement Training at ECC began on Monday with the largest group of cadets since the program began in 2015. The class has 32 cadets. School Director Bernie Taylor and the more than 35 staff instructors are ready to prepare these cadets over the next 22 weeks for rewarding careers in law enforcement. Good luck to all!

The ECC Foundation treated college employees on the Rocky Mount campus to a tailgate lunch this week for their support of the Foundation’s annual Campus Giving Campaign. The fundraiser is a friendly competition between employees based on the Rocky Mount and Tarboro campuses. The campus with the highest percentage of employees donating receives a tailgate lunch. Sixty percent of Rocky Mount employees donated to the campaign, besting Tarboro employees by 11 percent.