by Cathy Hayden | Aug 14, 2016 | News
[tweetable alt=””]Former Hinds Community College long jump standout Jeff Henderson won a gold medal [/tweetable]Saturday in the men’s long jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. His winning jump was 8.38M. Henderson competed Saturday, Aug. 13...
by Cathy Hayden | Aug 12, 2016 | News
Zachary Lilley of Florence couldn’t let his wife one-up him. Last year Ashley Lilley finished her Associate Degree in Nursing at Hinds Community College so this year it was Zach’s turn. “I’ve been an LPN (licensed practical nurse) for five years now,” said Lilley, 29,...
by | Aug 11, 2016 | News, Workforce
VICKSBURG – Tossing a heavy, 12-foot mooring rope off a barge on the Mississippi River is a calling for some and simply a rough-sounding job for others. Chad Vickers and Garrett Williams each have trained to do this now, and, though they took different paths to the...
by Cathy Hayden | Aug 5, 2016 | News
[tweetable alt=””]Former Hinds Community College track standout Jeff Henderson is on his way to Rio.[/tweetable] Henderson, a former Hinds men’s track and field standout, will be competing to qualify in the men’s long jump event Aug. 12 at the 2016...
by Cathy Hayden | Aug 2, 2016 | News
[tweetable alt=””]Williams Hall on the Raymond Campus of Hinds Community College caught fire late Monday afternoon, Aug. 1,[/tweetable] heavily damaging one wing with fire and the second wing of the L-shaped building with smoke and water. Only Reggie...
by | Jul 15, 2016 | Alumni, News, People Profiles
Note: The following story appears in the summer issue of Hindsight alumni magazine. For more information about the Hinds Alumni Association, see the website. JACKSON – Before Carl Mangum was certified to take a pulse, he could still take an order – either crispy or...