POPLAR BLUFF - Three Rivers College will host a public wall-breaking ceremony to commemorate the beginning of the renovations to its Academic Resource Commons and Rutland Library.

The event will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, inside the ARC on the Three Rivers campus in Poplar Bluff. Current and former students, employees, community members and the media are encouraged to attend.

At its June board meeting, the Three Rivers Board of Trustees awarded the $2.2 million renovation contract to low bidder C.A. Walker Construction of Dexter.

The ARC currently includes the Rutland Library and the Public Computing Center. The renovated ARC will also house all academic assistance programs, with spaces for tutoring, Student Support Services, the TRiO program, study rooms and more.

Photo Above: An artist's rendition of the renovated Rutland Library/Academic Resource Commons on the Three Rivers College campus in Poplar Bluff, Mo.