New prez for EMCC

SCOOBA, Miss. - East Mississippi Community College announced Dec. 5 that Scott Alsobrooks will take over duties as president early next year. Alsobrooks has been VP of economic and community development at Pearl River (Miss.) Community College since 2011. He was workforce education director at PRCC for six years before that, previously working at the University of Southern Mississippi. He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from Mississippi State University and a master's and doctorate from the USM. (Source: The AP 12/05/18)