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• ICC to honor All-American Heroes, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. football game

  Both past and current members of the armed forces, first responders and healthcare professionals will be honored during Itawamba Community College’s All-American Heroes Night, Sept. 12, at Lambert Stadium/Eaton Field at the Fulton Campus during ICC’s football game with East Central Community College, which begins at 7 p.m.             Special activities will include a salute during halftime featuring ICC’s All-American Marching Band and a magnificent fireworks display. Admission is free to all past and current armed forces members and healthcare professionals, first responders and their families. Beginning at 4 p.m., activities will include an Indian Spirit Walk and All-American Tailgate with free Touch a Truck, Kids’ Zone activities and tethered hot air balloon rides.             For more information on the event, contact Nina Strother, director of marketing and community engagement, at njstrother@iccms.edu, communityrelations@iccms.edu or (662) 862-8242.
• ICC to honor All-American Heroes, Oct. 26

              Both past and current members of the armed forces, first responders and healthcare professionals will be honored during Itawamba Community College’s All-American Heroes Night, Oct. 26, at Lambert Stadium/Eaton Field at the Fulton Campus during ICC’s football game with East Mississippi Community College, which begins at 7 p.m.              Special activities will include a salute during halftime featuring ICC’s All-American Band. Admission is free to all past and current armed forces members and healthcare professionals, first responders and their families. Beginning at 5 p.m., activities such as Touch a Truck with military, healthcare and first responder vehicles will feature fire, police and an Army Humvee. There will also be a free Kids Zone.              For more information on the event, contact Nina Strother, director of marketing and community engagement, at njstrother@iccms.edu or (662) 862-8242. 
• ICC to honor All-American Heroes, Nov. 11

  Both past and current members of the armed forces, first responders and healthcare professionals will be honored during Itawamba Community College’s All-American Heroes Night, Nov. 11, at the Davis Event Center at the Fulton Campus during ICC’s women’s basketball game with Enterprise State Community College, which begins at 5:30 p.m.                 Special activities will include a salute during halftime featuring ICC’s All-American Band. Admission is free.                 For more information on the event, contact communityrelations@iccms.edu or (662) 862-8444.
• ICC to honor Alumnus of the Year, Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 23

  Itawamba Community College will honor its 2021 Alumnus of the Year and Athletic Hall of Fame inductees during Homecoming activities, Sept. 23, at the Fulton Campus. They include Karen Camp McFerrin of Mantachie, Alumnus of the Year; and Cameron “CeCee” Austin Cavanaugh of Pontotoc and Jeff Tally of Saltillo, Athletic Hall of Fame.             From 1968-70, McFerrin attended ICC, where she earned the associate’s degree. She was a Wesley Foundation officer, Drum Major, vice president of the Home Economics Club and charter member of Phi Theta Kappa, Hall of Fame, IJC Beauty and Dean’s List Scholar. She continued her education at the University of Mississippi, where she earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in home economics. She began her career working for the Mississippi Extension Service in Tylertown before returning home to accept a position at ICC, where she served as a recruiter, teacher and adviser. McFerrin played a vital role in the organization of the Indian Delegation. Through teaching nutrition classes, she empowered many nursing students to understand and implement the vital link between nutrition and health in their ...
• ICC All-American Heroes Night postponed until Sept. 26

  Due to the possibility of inclement weather forecast for Thursday, September 12, Itawamba Community College’s All-American Heroes Night has been postponed until September 26, when the Indians play the Mississippi Delta Community College Trojans. Both past and current members of the armed forces, first responders and healthcare professionals will be honored at halftime of the football game at Lambert Stadium/Eaton Field, which begins at 7 p.m. Also scheduled beginning at 4 p.m. include an Indian Spirit Walk and All-American Tailgate with free Touch-a-Truck, Kids’ Zone activities and tethered hot air balloon rides. For more information, contact Nina Strother, director of Marketing and Community Engagement, at njstrother@iccms.edu, communityrelations@iccms.edu or (662) 862-8242.
• ICC Heroes Night to honor healthcare professionals and armed forces members, veterans, Sept. 16

              Both past and current members of the armed forces and healthcare professionals will be honored during Itawamba Community College’s Heroes Night, Sept. 16, at Lambert Stadium/Eaton Field at the Fulton Campus during ICC’s football game with Coahoma Community College, which begins at 6:30 p.m.             Special activities will include a salute during halftime featuring ICC’s All-American Band. Honorary captains will be Lt. Col. Sheldon Morris of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Military Deputy Director at the Center for the Army Profession and Leadership, ICC alumnus and former football player; and Dr. Dick White of  Tupelo, who retired last year as chief medical officer of the  North Mississippi Medical Center. Admission is free to all past and current armed forces members and healthcare professionals and their families.             For more information on the event, contact Michael Upton at maupton@iccms.edu or (662) 862-8035 or Nina Strother at njstrother@iccms.edu or (662) 862-8242.