by Cathy Hayden | Dec 23, 2024 | News
RAYMOND – ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College has hired Christopher A. Jones, currently a state championship football coach at Starkville High School, as the new head football coach at ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾, beginning in January. Jones has had a stellar career as a high school coach over 12...
by Rhonda Dunaway | Dec 12, 2024 | News
UTICA – Brandon Barnett of Vicksburg and Warren Central High School and Sasha Jordan of Hazlehurst and Hazlehurst High School each won a $500 Foundation Scholarship as a door prize for attending Utica Preview Day for academic school year 2025-26. There were over...
by Cathy Hayden | Dec 12, 2024 | News
RAYMOND – At age 62, Bruce Hopkins of Terry fulfilled a promise he made to his mother on her deathbed: to continue his college journey. Hopkins graduated from ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College on Dec. 12 after studying criminal justice. He plans to complete his college journey...
by Cathy Hayden | Dec 12, 2024 | News
RAYMOND – Attending ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College changed the life of Dhriti Dhingra, 19, of Olive Branch. On Dec. 11, she delivered the commencement address on behalf of classmates for the 2 p.m. ceremony. “When I first set foot on this campus, I was shy and hesitant,...
by Cathy Hayden | Dec 11, 2024 | News
RAYMOND – At age 40, Kenneth Tisdale achieved his dream of earning an Associate Degree in Nursing at one of four graduation ceremonies at ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College on Dec. 11. Kenneth Tisdale, 40, of Jackson graduated from ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College on Dec. 11 with an...
by Cathy Hayden | Dec 11, 2024 | News
RAYMOND – ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College graduated the first class of electrical line workers on Dec. 5 since beginning the program in August 2024. Fourteen students graduated from the 16-week noncredit workforce program. Receiving certificates were, front from left, Thomas...
by Cathy Hayden | Dec 11, 2024 | News
UTICA – The ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College Foundation recognized 2024-2025 scholarship recipients, donors and other honorees at a reception on Nov. 22 on the Utica Campus. The ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College Foundation has awarded more than 800 scholarships during the 2024-2025...
by Rhonda Dunaway | Dec 10, 2024 | News
RAYMOND – ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College hosted a ceremony for Continental Tire to sign their first Mechatronics Technician registered apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week on Nov. 20. Ashley West of Bolton and Jaylen McGriggs of Clinton are the first apprentices...
by Rhonda Dunaway | Dec 4, 2024 | News
UTICA – Mr. and Miss Utica were crowned in a coronation ceremony on the Utica Campus, Oct. 16, 2024. Miss Utica 2024-25 is sophomore Da’Jnea Antoine of Grenada. Crowned Mr. Utica is Roy May, of Hazlehurst. The pair were also recognized at the football game during half...
by Cathy Hayden | Dec 4, 2024 | News
The ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College Foundation recognized 2024-2025 scholarship recipients, donors and other honorees at a reception on Sept. 20 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus. The ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College Foundation will award more than 800 scholarships during the...
