Higgins appointed to EMCC board

Joe Max Higgins, CEO for the Golden Triangle Development LINK, was unanimously appointed by Lowndes County supervisors on Jan. 15 to the Board of Trustees for East Mississippi Community College. The appointment came several months after the opening of Communiversity, a $42M training facility that the Higgins-led LINK helped develop. The seat on the board was vacated by former county appointee Lance Walters, who resigned in December to move to Brazil for work. Higgins was the only applicant for the board seat, said Lowndes County Administrator Ralph Billingsley. He will finish Walters' tenure, which lasts through March 2023. (Source: Columbus Dispatch 01/16/20) https://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=78650