EMCC honors AFS with top award

STARKVILLE, Miss. - East Mississippi Community College held its 29th industry-partner recognition luncheon May 3 on its Mayhew, Miss., campus. The event included awards given to local businesses for service to EMCC and the community. The highest honor, the Director’s Award, went to unmanned aerial system (UAS) manufacturer Aurora Flight Sciences (AFS). Aurora operates a plant on the Golden Triangle Regional Airport in Columbus, and was recently purchased by Boeing aerospace. (Source: Starkville Daily News 05/03/18)