Winnsboro Center for the Arts Presents 8th Annual High School Art Competition & Exhibition The 8th Annual High School Art Competition and Exhibition will be presented by Winnsboro Center for the Arts (WCA) at 200 Market St. Winnsboro, Texas, from March 5 – April 18, and the reception to celebrate the artists will be from 2:30 – 4:30 pm March 20 at WCA.

Photos courtesy of Niki Huffman.

At the recent Annual Meeting of First Federal Community Bank, the bank announced the promotion of eight employees. Jennifer Nelms was promoted to Senior Vice-President, Jonnie Bankhead and Lori Benson were promoted to Vice-President, Kandace Davidson was promoted to Assistant Vice-President, Rhonda Kittle was promoted to Assistant Vice-President/ Assistant Branch Manager of the Mt. Pleasant branch, Karen McDowell and Brandi Allred were promoted to Senior Accountant, and Kimberly Ross was promoted to Assistant Branch Manager of the Clarksville branch.

As you prepare your tax returns before the April 18 filing deadline, you’ll want to be up to date on changes that could affect you. Here are some issues to discuss with your tax professional: • COVID-19-related distributions and recontributions – If you took a coronavirus-related distribution (withdrawal) from a retirement account, such as a 401(k) or IRA, in 2020 and chose to spread the amount equally over three years, you need to include the relevant part of the distribution on your 2021 tax return, so you should bring your 2020 Form 1099-R to your tax advisor.

My ugly heart showed up. And I felt the slap of pride swipe itself in a hundred ways across my soul yesterday. Now I never expected the first slapping attacks at my heart, let alone the dozens that followed.

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College will host a concert by Forever Motown on Friday, Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. This is a full stage production of your favorite hit songs from all the Motown legends.

The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation recently received a $5,000 gift from Gateway Bronco. The funds will be used to provide scholarships for students in NTCC’s Carroll Shelby Automotive Technology Program. Seth Burgett (center), owner of Gateway Bronco, is pictured presenting the gift to Dr. Jonathan McCullough (left), NTCC Executive Vice President for Advancement, and Dr. Kevin Rose (right), NTCC Vice President for Instruction, at a recent Barrett-Jackson event in Scottsdale, Arizona. Gateway Bronco, based in Illinois, performs custom restoration on classic Ford Broncos. In addition to providing financial support to the Shelby Automotive Program, Gateway has also provided internship opportunities for NTCC students. In fact, an NTCC automotive student assisted with the restoration of the Bronco pictured above. To learn more about the Shelby Automotive Program, visit www.shelbyautotech.com. For more information about Gateway Bronco visit www.gatewaybronco.com.

Here’s what’s happening in the library February 14- 19: Monday—Yarn Over Coffee 9:30 a.m./Friends of the Library 6 p.m. Tuesday—Preschool Story Time 11 a.m.