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Hinds CC Names 2022 Homecoming Queen

HCC HOMECOMING-- Sophomore Shanya Butler of New Hebron was crowned 2022 Homecoming Queen at Hinds Community College on September 22, 2022. Crowning her was last year’s Homecoming Queen Erianna Gibbs of Vicksburg. Her...

September 30, 2022

Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience in Meridian Offers Multimedia Exhibits

The Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience, better known as The MAX, has prospered in the role envisioned for it as the showcase shrine for the state’s many stars in the cultural arts. MAX has seen solid success...

September 30, 2022 · Mac Gordon

Raymond Garden Club August Yards of The Month

RAYMOND GARDEN CLUB AUGUST YARD OF THE MONTH --- Congratulations to Matt and Kathy Rankin on their yard at 134 Prassel Street being selected Raymond Garden Club August Yard of the month. RAYMOND GARDEN CLUB AUGUST YARD...

August 26, 2022

The Strange And Complicated Case of Hattie Lee Barnes

Joe N. Pigott never believed Hattie Lee Barnes, a black woman, killed a white man for any reason other than self-defense in 1950’s Mississippi. Charles B. Gordon, my father, who covered the case from start to finish...

August 26, 2022 · Mac Gordon

One... and done: “Once-In-A-Lifetime” Events

Okay… here’s the deal. I’m sure I’m not the only one whose ears perk up when we hear that something will be a “once-in-a-lifetime” event. So when I saw recently on Facebook (that paragon of information) that...

August 12, 2022 · Stanley Hartness

Mary Collins Landin Recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award

GAZETTE CONTRIBUTING EDITOR RECOGNIZED WITH AWARD--- The Hinds County Gazette Contributing Editor, Mary Collins Landin, author of 'Utica News,' was recently awarded the ‘R. Harold Jones Lifetime Achievement Award...

August 12, 2022

Twists & Turns: Brainstorming in Bits and Pieces

Sadly, nothing of any particular interest has happened to me lately that I consider worthy of your attention, so here are some random thoughts that have been invading my brain. Perhaps you can relate to some or all of...

August 12, 2022 · Judy Causey Love

Mississippi College Alumni Among Featured Authors at State’s Largest Literary Lawn Festival

Since its inception in 2013, the Mississippi Book Festival has featured some of Mississippi College’s most talented authors while celebrating the state’s rich literary tradition. With the festival’s return to an...

August 5, 2022

State Auditor Findings Lead to Arrest of Deputy Clerk Hits Close to Home in Magnolia

In the past week former Natchez City Clerk Servia Fortenberry and deputy clerk Sevetrius Dillon were arrested Monday morning by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office after being indicted for embezzlement of City...

August 5, 2022 · Terry Jackson

No Water and Sewer Bill Adjustments Noted for July

The August monthly City of Magnolia Board meeting was held on August 2, 2022, at 5:30pm in City Hall. Besides the normal business of the city being discussed there were several topics that needs to reporting. So here...

August 5, 2022 · Terry Jackson

Hinds CC Nursing/ Allied Health Graduates Celebrate with Families

Hinds Community College nursing classmates Sergio Sanchez San Juan of Pearl and Patricia Doty of Byram each brought a spouse and four children to their graduation ceremony on July 28. Both celebrated receiving their...

August 5, 2022

Senator Hob Bryan’s Tirade on Tax Cut Was One For the Ages

In my almost two decades of watching and listening to fiery speeches made in and out of Mississippi’s legislative chambers, Wendell Hobdy “Hob” Bryan’s eloquence on tough issues remains the most memorable. Sen....

May 27, 2022 · Mac Gordon

Veteran Hinds CC Dean Wins 3E Award

It was hot and humid, but Rankin Campus Dean Gary Fox sat on a metal bench at the Raymond Campus football field wearing his trademark bow tie with seersucker slacks and dress jacket. He, along with several hundred Hinds...

May 27, 2022

Chief Complaints: Part Four “Patients Say the Darndest Things”

Just as the Covid pandemic seemed to be lifting as the daily scourge of our lives... just when you thought you could once again watch the nightly news without those dire weather warnings, “Woke!” woes, and threats...

May 20, 2022 · Dwalia South

Hinds CC Graduates Nursing/Allied Health Students

Angelica Hardy made it through Hinds Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing program on May 11 and is headed to a job at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson before she begins work on a bachelor’s degree. Hardy, of...

May 20, 2022

Raymond Garden Club

The hostesses for the May meeting of the Raymond Garden Club, pictured above left, were:Susan Pegues, Glenda Marberry, Lenda Poole and Joyce Jenkins. The speaker for the May meeting of the Raymond Garden Club, pictured...

May 20, 2022

President Bill Clinton and Haley Barbour Remember the Winters

CLINTON AND BARBOUR CELEBRATE LIVES OF WILLIAM AND ELISE WINTER--- At a memorial service held at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson on May 3, former President Bill Clinton and former Governor Haley Barbour delivered...

May 13, 2022

Raymond County Fair

With everyone from Elvis to Sheriff Tyree Jones to the Garden Club, the Raymond Country Fair was a huge success! The Raymond Chamber of Commerce extends a special thank you to all who made it possible.

May 13, 2022

McEnroe Tennis Academy GM Returns to MC to Lead Alma Mater’s Tennis Program

A new chapter began at Mississippi College on Wednesday, May 4, as former Choctaw tennis student-athlete, Michael Ward was announced as the next head coach for the MC men and women’s tennis program. Ward steps in to...

May 13, 2022

Raymond Garden Club Ladies Enjoy the Rockabilly

Raymond ladies enjoying the Rockabilly at Myrtis & George Ewing’s Saturday night. Pictured above from left to right are: Joy Lyle, Kim Williams, Myrtis Ewing, Martha Ferguson & Beth, (Martha’s Daughter). Garden Club...

May 6, 2022

Senior Adult Choir Festival

The senior adult choir festival was held at Wynndale Baptist Church, on May 3. This is the First Baptist Church, Jackson Reflections Choir, directed by Eva Hart, who retired after 43+ years. Attending were: Brandon...

May 6, 2022

Crescite Club Gentleman’s Evening with Wyatt Waters

The Crescite Club’s Gentlemen’s Evening, a long honored local social tradition, was held at the Fernwood Country Club Tuesday, April 12, 2022. The gathering of 30 people included Crescite members, their husbands who...

May 5, 2022

Mississippi Professional Educators (MPE) Elects 2022 - 2023 Leaders

The Mississippi Professional Educators (MPE) elected its 2022-2023 officers and new board members at the association’s 2022 Best Practices Symposium held April 9 at the Sheraton Flowood. Elected as officers of the...

April 22, 2022

Lampton Enochs Presents “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”

A McComb native son whose film career has netted the industry’s highest award will share the honor with homefolks as part of the city’s Sesquicentennial celebration. That’s not surprising considering that Lampton...

April 22, 2022 · Mac Gordon