EMCC to host Community Day

BY DONNA SUMMERALL Daily Times Leader

East Mississippi Community College's Electrical Technology and Automation and Control departments will host a Community Day for the general public. Attendees will be taught basic residential wiring tips, such as how to safely replace electrical outlets or light switches. It is open to anyone who is interested in seeing what the program offers.

The free event for residents age 18 and older from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, will be in room 103 of the Douglas Building at the Golden Triangle campus.

This will be the second year for the event. Electrical Technology instructor Bobby Johnson said residents from Columbus, Starkville and West Point attended last year.

“A lady attending the event, told me her outlets were really old and it was hard for her to plug in her appliances,” Johnson said. “After attending last year she was able to go through and replace all of the outlets herself.”

Johnson is an advocate for safety when working with electricity, his instruction stresses the correct way to working with electrical wiring.

“Safety is our main concern,” Johnson said. “Not only will we teach them how to change an electrical outlet, we will show them how to test it and make sure the system doesn't have voltage to it.”

Electrical Technology and Automation and Control students, under the supervision of program instructors, will offer advice on

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