by Danny Barrett Jr. | Jul 6, 2017 | News
Ruby Hardy RAYMOND – Ruby Hardy came home to Jackson last year the way countless people make their way back home – to take care of family. “I came back to take care my mother,” Hardy said. “It prompted me to go into the job center, but I didn’t qualify much since I...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Jun 27, 2016 | News
RAYMOND – I’Esha Granderson, of Jackson, has rung up many an order since leaving high school without a diploma, mainly pastries and fill-ups at gas stations. But the Jackson mother of two decided it was time to try for a career instead of settling for low-paying jobs....
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Dec 14, 2015 | News
Sam Rodgers is no stranger to taking care of himself. He grew up in foster care and scrapped to make something out of his middle school years. “I bounced around from shelter to shelter, stayed on the street a little bit,” said Rodgers, 34, of Jackson. “I tried to do...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Dec 2, 2015 | News
Brandy Greenwood really hasn’t stopped working in recent years, despite not having a paying job or a high school diploma. “I quit going to school in the 11th grade because I got pregnant with my two oldest kids,” Greenwood said. “I was in the band and ROTC in high...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Dec 2, 2015 | News, Workforce
Phillip Wallace had something of a clue from an early age about how best to achieve his goals. He just didn’t appreciate the lesson for a while. “When I was 12 or 13, I remember my mom putting me to work when I wanted $10 to go to the store to buy something,” Wallace...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Jun 16, 2015 | News
RAYMOND – Fay Lundy was an honors student in high school but she knew nothing about the real world. That was more than 50 years ago. Between then and now, her education had been in the workplace, but she also felt something was missing. “I didn’t need school then,...
by Cathy Hayden | Oct 22, 2014 | News
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...
by Cathy Hayden | May 29, 2014 | News
More than 75 General Education Development certificate achievers who live in the Hinds Community College district will be recognized during a ceremony to be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 5 in Cain-Cochran Hall on the Raymond Campus. The speaker for the ceremony...
by Cathy Hayden | Aug 6, 2013 | News
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...
by Cathy Hayden | Jun 13, 2013 | News
Hinds Community College is beginning new classes for people who aspire to finish their General Education Development (GED) high school equivalency certificate before the current test expires at the end of 2013. Open registration dates for classes through Hinds...