Mom celebrates new baby, Hinds CC graduation

by Cathy Hayden | Dec 16, 2016 | News

Niccole Landrum of Madison celebrated two big events on Friday: Her graduation from Hinds Community College with a Practical Nursing certificate and the one-month birthday of her son Parker. He was born on the day she was supposed to take her last test, but she wound...

Hinds CC student wins $1K scholarship for writing meme caption

by | Dec 14, 2016 | News

RAYMOND – With scholarship money on the line, Kristen Stull didn’t crack under pressure. In fact, she cracked up those in charge of a scholarship program sponsored by GEICO by creating the funniest meme caption submitted for the program. Stull, of Florence, a freshman...

Miss Hinds 2017 prepares for Miss Mississippi Pageant

by | Dec 14, 2016 | News

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. Walters, 20, of Vicksburg, a...

Hinds CC, William Carey University display telemedicine capabilities

by | Dec 8, 2016 | News

RAYMOND – The eyes and ears of disaster response in the not-too-distant future was on display Dec. 6 at John Bell Williams Airport at Hinds Community College. Two of Hinds’ Unmanned Aerial Vehicles were displayed during a presentation held by the college and William...

Student goes from layoff to payoff thanks to Hinds CC MI-BEST program

by | Nov 30, 2016 | News, Workforce

RAYMOND – Only 18 months ago, Felix Davis found himself laid off from his job and still without a high school diploma. Fast forward to today, and all his minuses have turned to pluses – to the tune of 26 hours of college credit and a 4.0 GPA thanks to the MI-BEST...

Hinds CC touts benefits of new Career-Tech Building entrance

by | Nov 21, 2016 | News

PEARL– Agencies who partnered with Hinds Community College to build a new entrance to the Rankin Campus’ Career-Technical Building heard thanks from one of the nearly 300 students who attend classes in the building during a ribbon-cutting and program Friday, Nov. 18....

Hinds CC hosts legislators for information session

by Cathy Hayden | Nov 18, 2016 | News

Hinds Community College hosted an information session on Nov. 17 for legislators in the college’s district. The focus of the meeting was to talk about community college legislative priorities and to share stories from Hinds students and faculty about programs that...

Miss Hinds Community College 2017 named

by | Nov 18, 2016 | News

RAYMOND – Abigail Walters, of Vicksburg, was named Miss Hinds Community College in the annual pageant Thursday, Nov. 17.                   As Miss Hinds Community College, Walters will participate next summer in the Miss...

Hinds CC nursing/allied health dean, retired dean inducted into professional academy

by Cathy Hayden | Nov 16, 2016 | News

A current Hinds Community College dean and a retired dean were recently inducted into a prestigious national professional academy at its inaugural event. Dr. Libby Mahaffey of Raymond, dean, Nursing and Allied Health, and Bobbie Anderson of Vicksburg, retired dean of...

Workforce specialist, retiring instructor are graduation speakers at Hinds CC

by | Nov 15, 2016 | News

RAYMOND – Fall graduation ceremonies are set for Dec. 16 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus as students earn credentials from Hinds Community College. All nursing and allied health graduates will receive their degrees at 8 a.m., with commencement for academic and...