Helping people is a personal matter for Hinds graduate Thomas Dylan Ware, of Byram. “I feel like I have a responsibility to help people,” Ware said. “My grandmother died this past January. I felt she didn’t always get the right care she needed. It has made me want to...
PEARL – Dallin Adams, 20, of Flowood was among more than 1,300 students who graduated from Hinds Community College in one of four ceremonies on May 13 and May 15. Adams received an Associate Degree Nursing in one of three graduation ceremonies at Hinds Community...
JACKSON – It wasn’t too long ago that Dr. Natalie McKee took part in classroom exercises that resembled the current reality for nursing instructors and the healthcare community as a whole. “My specialty is public health nursing,” said McKee, who finished up her third...
JACKSON – Anna Schell, of Brandon, is building her skills one precise move at a time. A trained martial arts instructor, Schell is now looking to a healthcare career to round out her resume’. “I’m looking at being a physical therapist assistant and continue to help...
Ruby Pierce has had a challenging year but on May 15 it all paid off. Pierce, 51, who lives near Pelahatchie in Rankin County, graduated from Hinds Community College with a degree in Health Information Technology. She decided to get a degree after her daughter...
PEARL – Six years ago, when she was 19, Allison Evans of Mendenhall broke her neck in a devastating car accident. A college student at the time, she was most upset that she was missing her finals and worried about her future. Now, a nursing student at Hinds Community...
For a while, Melonie Townes of Brandon was living out the prediction of a high school biology teacher who told her she’d be the first in the class to get pregnant, work at a hamburger joint and not make anything of herself. The only thing the teacher got wrong was...