Hinds CARES Day
About 200 Hinds Community College employees volunteered March 11 at 13 nonprofit sites in Jackson, Clinton, Vicksburg, Brandon, Utica and Pelahatchie as part of the second Hinds CARES Day. Volunteers once again cleaned, mopped and organized working space, among other...
Two students named Coca-Cola Gold Scholars
Kellygrace Loko (pictured above, left) and Julie Stepp (pictured above, right), both students at Hinds Community College in the 2021-2022 academic term, have each been named a 2022 Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar and will receive a $1,500 scholarship. The...
Eagle Beauty Revue 2022
Anna Lynn Sills was selected as Most Beautiful in the annual Hinds Community College Eagle Beauty Revue pageant on Thursday, March 10. Sills is a Raymond Campus freshman studying Radiologic Technology. She is a graduate of Copiah Academy. At Hinds, she is a member of...
Healthcare careers highlighted at nursing showcase
Caregiving comes easy to Alivia Barton, who attended the spring 2022 Nursing Allied Health Showcase March 10 with the next generation already with her. “I’m expecting to give birth to a daughter later this year, so I’m coming to school either for RN or LPN to provide...
Desire to build education drives Raymond woman
Amanda Bufkin has helped build theaters, casinos, hotels and more in the course of nearly 25 years in construction. “I’ve worked on the movie theater when it was in Clinton and hotels in San Antonio and on Tybee Island in Georgia,” Bufkin said. “And I can’t even...
Athletics hosting Alumni Weekend, Golf Outing
Hinds Athletics will host its first-ever Alumni Weekend and Golf Outing aimed at bringing alumni back to Hinds and reconnecting them with current student-athletes, coaches and administration. “We want to develop ways for our alumni to be able to come back to campus...
MHP officer a trooper for education in her return to school
Building and advancing a career in law enforcement has come steadily for Darnika Mayfield these past few years after some fears were overcome. “I’d always wanted a college degree but just hadn’t stayed here long enough to get one,” Mayfield said. “I’d come to Hinds...
Theater director named Mississippi Humanities Teacher of the Year
Alison Stafford, of Clinton, is the Mississippi Humanities Teacher Award nominee from Hinds Community College for 2022. Stafford will be honored at the Mississippi Humanities Council Awards Ceremony March 25 at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. She will present...