Article: PRCC receives gift, grant.(Pearl River Community College)(Brief article)

POPLARVILLE -- Workforce education at Pearl River Community College (PRCC) has received a $100,000 donation from Huey Stockstill Inc. of Picayune. The funds will be used towards the creation of an equipment operator training program, according to Scott Alsobrooks, director of workforce education at PRCC.

"The need for these skills has increased significantly since Hurricane Katrina, and will probably increase more as we move into the construction phase of our rebound," Alsobrooks said. "The Stockstills have also loaned our department a tractor-trailer rig to train students wishing to test for a commercial driver's license."

Huey Stockstill Inc. is one ...

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