RAYMOND — Miss Hinds Community College 2017 Abigail Walters received a check from Hinds President Dr. Clyde Muse to cover her expenses as she prepares for the Miss Mississippi pageant, a preliminary pageant for Miss America.

Miss Hinds Community College 2017 Abigail Walters and Hinds President Dr. Clyde Muse

Miss Hinds Community College 2017 Abigail Walters and Hinds President Dr. Clyde Muse

Walters, 20, of Vicksburg, a student at the Jackson Campus-Nursing Allied Health Center, was crowned Miss Hinds on Nov. 17. She graduated from Hinds in 2016 and is currently in nursing school.

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