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Starkville High’s Jones tapped as new head football coach at Hinds CC
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College has hired Christopher A. Jones, currently a state championship football coach at Starkville High School, as the new head football coach at Hinds, beginning in January. Jones has had a stellar career as a high school coach over 12...
Raymond Campus names Teacher of the Year
Hinds Community College Business Administration Instructor Mike Clark of Madison, who is retiring, was named the Teacher of the Year by Raymond Campus Honors and Phi Theta Kappa...
Graduation speaker invokes ‘service to humanity’
Above: Ameerah Shaibi of Vicksburg was the graduation speaker for the 2 p.m. May 11 graduation ceremony at Hinds Community College. She is with some of her family members,...
2023 All-Mississippi Academic Teams announced
Above from left: Hinds PTK Advisors Tim Krason and Phatia McClellan; students Makylan Graise, Elizabeth Moss, Hailey Mannin-De Los Santos, Lauren Coghlan, Briana Watkins, Douglas...
List of Spring 2023 graduates released
In total, 239 students graduated cum laude with a grade point average of 3.2 to 3.59; 190 graduated magna cum laude with a grade point average of 3.6 to 3.99 and 82 graduated...
Hinds CC graduates nursing, allied health students
Above: Elizabeth Thomas of BrandonThe pandemic may have changed the course of Elizabeth Thomas’ life. Thomas, of Brandon, was a dietician with a master’s degree working in...
New Health Sciences Complex a step closer, thanks to Rankin leaders
Above from left: Daniel Cross, Rankin County Supervisor District 2; Hinds President Dr. Stephen Vacik; Rankin County Board of Supervisors President Steve Gaines, Rankin County...
Graduation speaker: Utica Campus ‘laid the foundation’
Above: Lia Smith of Columbia was the student speaker for the May 13 ceremony at Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus.In the fourth and final spring 2023 graduation ceremony on...
Church leader returns to Hinds for a higher purpose
At age 39, James Robinson of Jackson is doing what many people only daydream about – he’s taking a chance and investing in his own capabilities by getting a higher education....
McQuitter named to MACC SHOF
Above: Retired baseball Coach George McQuitter, center, was inducted into the Mississippi Community and Junior Colleges Sports Hall of Fame on April 25. With him are friends and...
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Dance instructor wins prestigious performing arts awards
RAYMOND – Tiffany Jefferson, director of Hinds Community College’s Montage Theatre of Dance, has been named the recipient of two industry honors, one national and one local. Jefferson, of Terry, was this month awarded the Del Kieffner Award for 2020 by Florida-based...
Hinds CC Art Faculty show new works at Marie Hull Gallery
Hinds Community College will have an art faculty show Nov. 9-Dec. 9 at the Marie Hull Gallery in the Katherine Denton Art Building. The show features all full-time art faculty members including gallery director Melanie Atkinson, Randy Minton, Sarah Teasley, and Paula...
Byram brass man new assistant in Hinds CC Eagle Band
RAYMOND – The Hinds Eagle Band’s newest assistant has a love for music that grew out of another traditional youth activity. “I had an older friend in my Boy Scout troop who played trumpet,” Bullock said. “I thought it was cool, so I decided to do it, too.” Ben Bullock...
Once a Jubilee, always a Jubilee: Hinds CC’s Cooper retires, leaving legacy of excellence
Dr. Bobby Cooper didn’t plan to stay at Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus for 45 years. Goodness knows, he had plenty of opportunity to go to his alma mater Tougaloo College, Jackson State University, Alcorn State University or other places. He was lured to what...
Hinds CC helps Farr dance her way to Mrs. Mississippi title
Note: The following story appears in the winter issue of Hindsight alumni magazine. For more information about the Hinds Alumni Association, see the website. To apply for a Hinds Community College Foundation scholarship, go to the Admissions tab on college web site...
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Continental Tire looks to Hinds CC career-tech students to fill jobs at Mississippi plant
RAYMOND – An internship program launched by Continental Tire focuses on students enrolled in Hinds Community College’s Industrial Maintenance Technology, Electrical Technology, and Electronics Technology programs. Continental’s Maintenance Technician Internship...
Hinds CC MI-BEST program focus of hearing before lawmakers
JACKSON – Napoleon Miller spent his childhood as a ward of the state of Mississippi, bouncing from home to home and school to school. “I grew up in Mississippi’s foster care system,” Miller said. “I decided to stop going to high school and started Job Corps. When I...
Hinds CC to play vital role in career-readiness initiative launched Wednesday
JACKSON – Three counties in the Hinds Community College district have joined a growing list of communities in Mississippi working to be recognized as a job-ready workforce. At least 100 employers each in Hinds, Warren and Rankin counties must agree to begin...
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