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Hinds CC completes first week of classes

UTICA – Classes got under way this week at Hinds Community College, including on the Utica Campus where residence halls were full and classes busy with new and returning students from as far away as Virginia and as near as Utica. More than 12,000 students have...

Watercolor art exhibit is Aug. 26-Sept. 20

The Marie Hull Gallery on the Raymond Campus of Hinds Community College presents a Mississippi Watercolor Society exhibit, “Selected Works from Current Members,” from Aug. 26 through Sept. 20. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m. to noon,...

Classes opened Aug. 19; late registration continues

For Samantha McWilliams of Richland, left, and Kassy Ayers of Florence, the opportunity to pursue a medical career through classes close to home motivated them to enroll at the Rankin Campus of Hinds Community College. Classes opened on Aug. 19 but students can...

Registration continues through Aug. 23

Registration for fall classes that begin at Hinds Community College on Monday, Aug. 19 continues all week with extended hours. Registration is open until 5:30 p.m. at all six locations through Thursday with registration ending on Friday at 4 p.m. Late registration...

Fall GED test dates help with 2013 deadline

People who aspire to finish their General Education Development (GED) high school equivalency certificate should connect with Hinds Community College’s Adult Basic Education/GED program and make a special effort to finish in 2013. The official GED test will change in...

Doug Sills, Sen. Briggs Hopson speak at Friday graduation

Hinds Community College has named Doug Sills, Chief Executive Officer at River Region Health System in Vicksburg, and Sen. Briggs Hopson, District 23, Issaquena, Warren and Yazoo counties, as speakers for the summer 2013 graduation ceremonies Aug. 2. Sills will speak...

McLendon Library sets Lincoln Exhibit program

As part of the Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, Hinds Community College is hosting a prestigious national traveling exhibit from Aug. 12 through Sept. 20 at the McLendon Library on the Raymond Campus. Along with the 1,000-foot exhibit, “Lincoln: The...

Vicksburg workshop to prep for local job fair

VICKSBURG – Anyone interested in attending the upcoming Vicksburg Area Job Fair should attend a free workshop that will help in preparing a job application and resume as well as helping with job interview skills. The workshop is 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Aug. 1 at the...

Military families to be honored at Appreciation Day

PEARL– Local service members, whether active or retired, and their families will be recognized at Hinds Community College’s Military Appreciation Day at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus. The July 31 event, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., will feature a number of local veterans...

New District Dean of Students named

Hinds Community College has named Dr. Tyrone Jackson as District Dean of Students and Dean of Students for the Raymond Campus as of Aug. 1. He replaces Dr. Barbara Blankenship, who retired in June. Originally from Rosedale, located in the Mississippi Delta, Jackson...