Alumnus of the Year named

Hinds Community College will honor Hinds graduate and former athlete Dean Liles of Plano, Texas, as the 2013 Alumnus of the Year at the Oct. 17 Alumni Recognition Dinner, held at Mayo Field House on the Raymond Campus. The reception begins at 4:30 p.m. and dinner is...

Alumni Service Award winner named

During Homecoming 2013, the Alumni Association is presenting the Hinds Community College Alumni Service Award to Howell “Hal” Gage – donor, Foundation board member and Hinds supporter. The awards ceremony will take place at the Oct. 17 Alumni Recognition Dinner,...

Dr. J’s Golf Tournament funds scholarship

The third annual Dr. J’s Memorial Golf Tournament, which funds an athletic scholarship in the name of the late Vicksburg dentist, Dr. Troy Lee “Doc” Jenkins, will be Oct. 12-13 at Meadow Oaks Golf Course in Clinton. Jenkins was born and raised in Utica. He attended...

ACT prep classes help with health care program apps

Hinds Community College is accepting completed applications for the spring 2014 semester in nursing and dental assisting programs. The application deadline for nursing programs is Sept. 30; the deadline for the dental assistant technology program is Oct. 15. All...

Registration open now for 2nd eight-week classes

For anyone interested in jump starting a college career without waiting for the spring semester, Hinds Community College offers a number of  options for second eight-week classes that begin in October. Classes are available both online and in a traditional...

Golf tournament benefits Warren-Claiborne students

VICKSBURG – Since the early 1990s, the  annual Clyde Donnell Golf Tournament  at Clear Creek Golf Club in Bovina has benefited a scholarship fund for Hinds Community College students provided through the Warren-Claiborne County Alumni Chapter, raising approximately...

Raymond Honors/PTK officers attend two-day staff retreat

RAYMOND – Officers from the Hinds Community College Raymond Campus Honors/PTK program recently attended a two-day work session at Wilsonwood Retreat south of Vicksburg where they organized service projects and scholarship activities for the fall semester. The officers...

Classic cars, planes featured in Oct. 6 showcase

RAYMOND – Classic cars and airplanes will be showcased in a new event called “Pistons and Props” on Sunday, Oct. 6 at Hinds Community College’s John Bell Williams Airport outside Raymond. The “drive and fly-in” is being co-sponsored by the airport, Hinds’ Aviation...

Seminar on African American males planned

RAYMOND – Educators are invited to a free seminar at Hinds Community College by Dr. Steve Perry, who has written a book called “Push Has Come to Shove: Getting Our Kids the Education They Deserve – Even If It Means Picking A Fight.” Perry, who specializes in issues of...