by Danny Barrett Jr. | May 25, 2021 | News
RAYMOND – Members of the Hinds Community College Hi-Steppers have been named for 2021-22. Veteran members are, from left, Alexandria Thomas of Florence; Tabriyana White of Jackson; Kylee Cunningham of Raymond; Morgan Craft (Lieutenant) of Clinton; Natalie Clanton...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | May 21, 2021 | Graduation, Utica Campus
UTICA – Desharra Stamps of Edwards said she came to Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus as a “shy and timid young lady” with a high school equivalency certificate. She left May 15 as one of two student graduation speakers, with an associate degree in Business...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | May 21, 2021 | Graduation
PEARL – Linda Taylor, 64, of Jackson is retired and already had a bachelor’s degree from Jackson State University. But she decided to use her military benefits and come back to Hinds Community College for an associate degree in child development technology. She...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | May 19, 2021 | Graduation
PEARL – Dallin Adams, 20, of Flowood was among more than 1,300 students who graduated from Hinds Community College in one of four ceremonies on May 13 and May 15. Adams received an Associate Degree Nursing in one of three graduation ceremonies at Hinds Community...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | May 17, 2021 | Graduation
PEARL – Thomas Eade was close to taking another step in his education, but didn’t know it until recently. “My wife had gone back to school and finished, plus people had always asked me about going back,” Eade said. “I got with Hinds and found out I was just 13 credits...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | May 14, 2021 | Graduation
PEARL – Chase Ezell, of Brandon, was among those who participated in graduation ceremonies held at Hinds Community College this week. He considers himself and others in his graduating class survivors of not just the first two years of college, but of the biggest...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | May 12, 2021 | Graduation
When just the pet goats’ names are considered, Katie Norris has perhaps grown up around more animals than people. “Let’s see, there’s Jolene, Allie, Belle, Opie, Nez, Elvira, Emmy Lou, Olive, Mookie, Gigi,” Norris said, adding she and her family owned chickens and...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | May 10, 2021 | Graduation
RAYMOND – Elizabeth Taylor, 28, of Raymond, admits she was without direction after high school and a short-lived semester at Hinds Community College. “Due to a lack of direction, my grades suffered and I ended up no longer being eligible for financial aid funding,”...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | May 7, 2021 | Nursing Allied Health Center
JACKSON – Karey Mosby is keeping the bills paid working in property management these days, but knows what she wants to pursue next. “Nursing and healthcare is my passion,” said Mosby, 29, of Byram, currently taking core academic courses online but with an eye toward...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | May 5, 2021 | Graduation
RAYMOND – In baseball, waiting for the best pitch to hit is the key to a successful at-bat. Pablo Lanzarote, a native of Venezuela, is mastering that strategy nicely for the Hinds Eagle baseball team, but has also applied it to the classroom and in life. “I’ve played...
