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UMMC Invites High School Students to Explore Healthcare CareersNews
The University of Mississippi Medical Center is inviting high school juniors and seniors interested in health care careers to visit the campus on Saturday, August 24 for Exploring Health Care Pathways. The one-day...
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Centri Fuge, MFuge Camps at Mississippi College Make Life-Changing Impact on Students, CounselorsNews
Wearing a Fuge T-shirt from 2014, Kevin Moss, left, associate pastor of students for the Church at Addis, Louisiana, and his fellow leaders in the church brought 73 students to Mississippi College for this year’s...
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Hinds Disaster Recovery Center ClosingNews
The Disaster Recovery Center in Hinds County operated by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and FEMA will close permanently at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 13. The center is located at: Hinds County Hinds...
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Mississippi’s Ports Are Crucial to State’s SuccessNews
Since March, when a massive cargo ship severed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, resulting in the deaths of seven workers and a slowdown in ocean freight arriving in the U.S., this country’s port cities have...
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Terry NewsColumns News
A group of Terry and Raymond High School students just returned from Orlando, FL. They attended the TSA Competition and competed with schools from all across the nation. They enjoyed going to “Mid-Evil Times” dinner...
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Outbreak of Variable Oak Leaf Caterpillar & Hypoxylon Canker Threatens Central Mississippi OaksHeadline News
A significant outbreak of variable oak leaf caterpillar, coupled with the presence of hypoxylon canker, which is a fungus that negatively affects growth and can eventually lead to the death of weak or diseased host...
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Terry NewsColumns News
The Friends of Terry hosted a sold out event at the Terry Depot on Friday. Tickets went so fast for the evening performance that it was necessary to add a matinee as well. The entertainer was Nick Perkins, an Elvis...
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With ‘Interim’ Label Removed, New MC Honors College Director Brings ‘Fresh Vision’ To RoleHeadline News
Christopher Weeks said his greatest challenge as director of the Honors College at MC is learning how to guide the program to “a place of greater flourishing.” A robust conversation between a pair of students in the...
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Hinds CC Offering New Electrical Line Worker ProgramNews
Registration is now open for Hinds Community College’s new Electrical Line Worker program on the Raymond Campus in fall 2024. The 16-week electrical line worker program will be an intensive training course designed to...
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MC Launches Public Health Department in School of Nursing to Help Improve Disparities in HealthcareNews
In a state like Mississippi, where health system performance is consistently ranked at or near the bottom of the country, efficient and effective public health is a priority. The need for highly trained professionals...
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Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Open in Hinds CountyNews
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and FEMA have opened a Mobile Disaster Recovery Center in Hinds County to help survivors affected by the April 8-11, 2024, severe storms, tornadoes and flooding....
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Congressional Bipartisanship Key to Renewal of Farm BillNews
Like most Americans who didn’t grow up on a production farm or ranch, I didn’t know much until a later age about the term “Farm Bill.” That changed for me upon moving to Leland to operate the local weekly...
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Statewide Economic Council Honors MC College Alum by Naming Leadership Award in His HonorNews
Mississippi Sen. Robin Robinson, center, receives the first Bob Pittman Excellence in Leadership Award from Scott Walker, president and CEO of the Mississippi Economic Council, while Pittman’s daughter, Dianne Pittman...
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Governor Reeves Appoints Wes Curry, IV as 12th Circuit Court District JudgeHeadline News
Governor Tate Reeves today announced the appointment of Judge Wes Curry, IV as 12th Circuit Court District Judge for Place 2. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the resignation of the Honorable Jon Mark...
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Cleveland to be Inducted into MPA Hall of Fame at Annual MeetingNews
Legendary sports-writer Rick Cleveland will be inducted into the Mississippi Press Hall of Fame during the 158th Annual Meeting June 28 in Biloxi. Cleveland, a columnist and correspondent for Mississippi Today, is a...
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Terry Headlight NewsColumns News
The date of Thursday, June 30, 2024 may now be added as another day which will be remembered by future American history students. On this day President Trump was convicted of the thirty-four crimes of which he had been...
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Cooper Named Winner of Hinds CC Utica Campus Holtzclaw AwardNews
Dr. Bobby Cooper received the annual Holtzclaw award at the Utica Campus Founder’s Day program on March 21. Retired Jubilee Singers Director Dr. Bobby Cooper was named the winner of the 2024 Holtzclaw Award during the...
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Hinds CC 3E Winner “Cares for all the kids”Headline News
HCC 3E WINNER--- Coach Reginald Dillon was named the winner of Hinds Community College’s annual 3E Award in a surprise ceremony on April 11. From left are Hinds President Dr. Stephen Vacik and Dillon’s wife Maranda....
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Hinds County Planning Commission Did Not Vote to Approve Soul City Solar ProjectHeadline News
HINDS COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION TO VOTE IN JUNE--- On Tuesday, May 28th, more than 200 residents lined the streets of the Raymond Courthouse annex to listen as the Hinds County Planning Commission heard opinions for...
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Mississippi’s K-12 Public Schools Making Progress for Better EducationNews
Mississippi’s K-12 public schools have made verifiable progress in the past decade, none of it more important than stemming a tidal wave of student dropouts. One new report showing the states with the highest dropout...
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Certified Perfect: MC Nursing, Physician Assistant Students Reach 100-Percent Pass Rate on National ExamsNews
Dr. Steve Martin, professor, program director, and department chair of Physician Assistant Studies at Mississippi College, and Dr. Lisa Wright Eichelberger, interim dean of the School of Nursing at MC, praised their...
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Terry Headlight NewsColumns News
“Among the changing months, May stands confest The sweetest, and in fairest colours dressed! Soft as the breeze that fans the smiling field; Sweet as the breath that opening roses yield.” –James Thomson...
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State’s Largest Educators Organization Awards Scholarships to Mississippi College TEL StudentsNews
A pair of students in the School of Education at Mississippi College have earned scholarships from the state’s premier organization for professional educators. Jaydn Bledsoe, a senior elementary education major from...
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MC Student Artist Measures Up to Professional Competition at Statewide Plein Air Painting EventNews
HCC GRADUATION--- Participating in the annual Bell Tower ceremony before the Hinds Community College Utica Campus graduation on May 10 were, from left, K’Cy Jones of Canton, Taniah Parker of Brandon, Mya Kennedy of...
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