Hinds CC launches Maritime Training Center at Vicksburg-Warren Campus
Cris Reeves bounced around from one job to the next for a few years after high school before he found the deckhand program at Hinds Community College Vicksburg-Warren Campus. “I worked lawn care, retail, pipelines, a lot of things,” Reeves said. “Main thing was I was...
Hinds CC Raymond Campus PTK inducts members for fall 2021
The Gamma Lambda chapter of Phi Theta Kappa honor society at Hinds Community College Rankin Campus has inducted members for fall 2021. Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society for community and junior college students. Membership in Phi Theta Kappa is...
Hinds CC Utica Campus awarded humanities funding for economic recovery
Hinds Community College Utica Campus has been awarded a share of federal humanities funds to help finance programs to highlight the campus’ contribution to Southern Black Education. Four closely related projects scheduled for 2022 include: Introduction to Bioethics: a...
Hinds CC names Gibbs 2021 homecoming queen
Vicksburg-Warren Campus sophomore Erianna Gibbs, of Vicksburg, was crowned Hinds Community College homecoming queen at annual festivities on Oct. 21. Gibbs is a graduate of Vicksburg High School. She is a nursing major and a member of the Student Government...
Utica broadcast student ready to tell her story, thanks to Hinds, HEERF
Telling the world her thoughts and feelings wasn’t something Tewana Johnson was used to doing until she gave birth to her second child 16 months ago. “My son, Ra Tarik, was born with Down’s Syndrome,” said Johnson. “I started out not wanting to say anything about my...
Hinds names homecoming court for 2021
Hinds Community College has named the homecoming court for 2021. Sophomore maids are, front from left, Chrishana Wright of Clinton, representing the Raymond Campus; Erianna Gibbs of Vicksburg, representing the Vicksburg-Warren Campus; Janessa Kersh of Byram,...
Hinds student recalls battle within following suicide attempts
When his mother died of cancer in 2015, it left Hinds student Michael Gretchokoff without a feeling that life meant anything. “She passed away after a very slow, very painful death,” he said. “It was an agonizing way to pass. I got to see my mom waste away, and it...
Online classes at Hinds CC key to lifetime learning for Jackson man
At 73, Larry Smith would appear to be on the back stretch of a long career in two varied sciences, engineering and healthcare. At the same time, though, he’s been a lifetime learner throughout his career and hasn’t stopped seeking new skills. “I really haven’t ever...