Once upon a time as a little girl, Dr. Christy Granberry Barrick rode her bicycle on the Raymond Campus. She wasn’t exactly born on the grounds, but Hinds Community College was in her blood from the beginning. For her educational and career accomplishments, Barrick is...
As part of annual Homecoming activities, Hinds Community College on Oct. 17 hosted the 50 + luncheon for graduates 50 years ago and from prior years. As Mississippi’s largest community college, Hinds Community College is a comprehensive institution offering quality,...
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College celebrates Homecoming Oct. 17 and 18 with alumni activities both days. On Wednesday, Oct. 17, Hinds alumni from the college class of 1968 and high school and college classes from prior years will be have a get-together at 10 a.m. at...
As part of Homecoming and the Centennial celebration, Hinds Community College invited alumni who attended the college from 1917 to 1967 back for a 50+ brunch on the Raymond Campus. Those who attended Hinds in the 1950s are Oliver V. Shearer of Raymond, Mark Chaney of...
RAYMOND – It was so familiar, yet so different for five old friends who visited the Raymond Campus last Saturday for the first time in more than 40 years. “It was the best memories ever for us,” said Connie Wicks Rice, of Foley, Ala., among a group of fellow former...
Hinds Community College Homecoming week activities included the annual 50+ luncheon for alumni who graduated in 1965 or in prior years. As Mississippi’s largest community...
It was a wooden ventriloquist doll named Jerry that brought Rebecca Brooks Prewitt out of her shell as a child. “My parents taught speech at Hinds,” Prewitt remembers. “They were very verbal and well-spoken. As a child, I was very shy. I began using Jerry when I was...
Former chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court James W. Smith, a Hinds Community College alumnus, spoke to graduates at four ceremonies Friday, May 15 about achieving success in life. Of the total number of graduates, 73 are graduating summa cum laude, which is...
RAYMOND – Former chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court James W. Smith, a Hinds Community College alumnus, spoke to graduates at four ceremonies Friday, May 15 about achieving success in life. Hinds has a record number of graduation ceremonies this spring with...
Hinds has a record number of graduation ceremonies this spring with eight scheduled over three days. Nearly 1,200 will graduate in those commencement exercises, with more than 800 participating in the largest ceremony. Those graduates will receive more than 1,500...
Neilsen Hinds Community College will honor Ray Neilsen, the 2014 Alumni Service Award winner, at the Alumni Dinner, held at 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23 in Mayo Gymnasium on the Raymond Campus. Neilsen believes in second chances. His second chance came at the...
Hinds Community College will honor Bob Mullins, the 2014 Alumnus of the Year, at the Alumni Dinner, held at 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23 in Mayo Gymnasium on the Raymond Campus. Also being honored at the Alumni Dinner is Ray Neilsen, the 2014 Alumni Service Award winner,...
Hinds CC alumni Jody Gore, left, and Gary WaltersBack on March 29, 1939, a legend was born out of a tragedy. When Clear Creek in Edwards flooded during a torrential rainstorm, washing out the Highway 80 bridge and plunging cars headed from Jackson to Vicksburg into...
Members of a competitive running group that includes Hinds Community College employees and alumni have been going the extra mile to make sure the disabled in their communities get to participate. After learning of the story of Dick Hoyt and his disabled son Rick, a...
Hinds Community College will honor Hinds graduate and former athlete Dean Liles of Plano, Texas, as the 2013 Alumnus of the Year at the Oct. 17 Alumni Recognition Dinner, held at Mayo Field House on the Raymond Campus. The reception begins at 4:30 p.m. and dinner is...
