
Harris, Herron to deliver commencement addresses
Holmes Community College staff members Dr. Robert Harris and Dr. Lawanda Herron will serve as commencement speakers for the May 11 Commencement Exercises on the Goodman Campus. Dr. Harris will deliver the commencement address for the 10 a.m. AA Commencement while Dr. Herron will deliver the commencement address for the AAS/Certificate Commencement at 2 p.m. Read more

Social and Behavioral Science Honor's Program finishes third year
The 2018 Social & Behavioral Science Honor's class program which was designed and taught by Psychology Instructor Jacqueline Bell and Social Work/Sociology Instructor Rhonda Eichler-Johnson is completing its third year at Goodman campus. Read more

Students take 12 awards at state writing contest
Holmes Community College prevailed at the 2018 Mississippi Community College Creative Writing Association (MCCCWA) statewide Creative Writing Contest, taking home 12 awards out of the 89 submissions entered from 12 colleges/college branches. Read more

Ridgeland Campus holds 2018 Award and Honors Program
The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus recognized its students' achievements and honors during the 2018 Honors Day Program held April 17 in the McGowan Workforce Training Center. Read more

Holmes offers year-round Pell Grant
To the benefit of Holmes Community College students and others across the nation, the Federal Pell Grant continues its year-round status and is available to cover summer school. Students may be eligible to use part of their Federal Pell Grant eligibility for the 2018-2019 academic year to cover expenses for the current summer term as long as they are enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours or half time over the course of the summer. Read more

Holmes shines at SkillsUSA State Championship
The SkillsUSA chapters from two Holmes Community College campuses successfully competed in the annual competition hosted by the Mississippi Department of Education at the Mississippi Trademart Center in Jackson and the Clyde Muse Center in Pearl April 10-11. Read more

Author Richard Grant shares his experiences, signs books at Holmes
Author Richard Grant, who wrote "Dispatches from Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta," discussed his New York Times Bestseller during a presentation at the Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus on April 10. A reception and book signing followed his lecture. Read more

Dr. Harris receives MAS Lifetime Achievement Award
Holmes Community College Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Associate Chair and Computer Science Instructor Dr. Robert Harris recently received the Horizon Lifetime Achievement Award from the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. Read more

Pops Concert set for April 24
The 2018 Spring Pops Concert is set for Tuesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. in McDaniel Hall Auditorium on the Goodman Campus of Holmes Community College. Read more

Ridgeland Campus to hold Freshman Friday, celebrate Major on April 13
.On Friday, April 13, the Ridgeland Campus will hold its annual Freshman Friday event, while also celebrating the school mascot Major's first birthday. Read more

Ninetieth Commencement set for May 11
The Ninetieth Commencement exercises are set for Friday, May 11 in Frank Branch Coliseum on the Goodman Campus. The AA ceremony is set for 10 a.m. with the AAS/Certificate ceremony being set for 2 p.m. Read more

Kalil and Moorer named William Winter Scholars
Goodman Campus student Christopher Kalil and Goodman English Instructor William C. "Chad" Moorer recently were recognized as William Winter Scholars during the 29th Annual Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration. Read more

Indoor Drumline brings home state championship
The Holmes Community College Indoor Drumline captured their third Mississippi Indoor Association State Championship in the last four years Friday night in Jackson. Read more

Wolak takes Grand Award with 'Two' at first HAVOC Film Festival
Matt Wolak takes Grand Award with 'Two' at first-ever HAVOC Film Festival Read more

Goodman students place in state art competition
The Goodman Campus recently had two visual arts students place first and third in painting in the Mississippi Community/Junior College Arts Instructions Association state art competition. Read more

'Dispatches from Pluto' author Grant to speak April 10
Author Richard Grant, who wrote "Dispatches from Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta," will speak at the Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus on Tuesday, April 10 at 12:30 p.m. in the Pat McGowan Workforce Building. Grant will discuss his New York Times Bestseller as well as his time in the Mississippi Delta. Read more

Autistic student Liz Howell flourishes at Holmes
From meeting new people and adjusting to a new environment to dealing with academic pressures and learning the art of time management, the college years can be tough for anyone - and even more so for those who have an autism spectrum disorder. While autism brings about its share of challenges that might impede college success, this has not been the case for Holmes Community College student Elizabeth "Liz" Howell. Read more

Holmes Sports Hall of Fame set for April 26
The 2018 HCC Sports Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on Thursday, April 26 at 6 p.m. in Frank Branch Coliseum on the Goodman Campus. Read more

Foundation Golf Classic set for May 9
The Holmes Community College Development Foundation, Inc. Golf Classic will be held Wednesday, May 9 at Deerfield Golf Club in Madison. Read more

Billy Wilson honored with lifetime achievement award named for him
The Mississippi-Louisiana Region of Phi Theta Kappa recently bestowed an honor on Goodman Campus instructor and Kappa Alpha Chapter advisor emeritus Billy Wilson by naming a lifetime achievement award after him. Read more

Holmes takes home three awards from Better Newspaper Contest
Holmes Community College won three awards in the 2018 Mississippi Press Association (MPA) Better Newspaper Contest. Individually, Ethan Burton, a sophomore on the Goodman Campus, won third place in the Cartoon Category for his cartoon "Shade," and The Growl as an entity won third in General Excellence and third in Editorials. The awards were presented during the 2018 O.C. McDavid Journalism Conference held March 28 at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Museum in Jackson. Read more

Paralegal student scores highest in nation on accreditation exam
Ann-Clark Price, a graduate of the Paralegal Technology program on the Ridgeland Campus of Holmes Community College, recently passed the Accredited Legal Professional Exam, given by the National Association of Legal Professionals, receiving the highest score in the nation. Read more

Creative Writing class attends Smith book reading
On Wednesday, March 21, the Goodman Campus Creative Writing class traveled to Turnrow Book Co. in Greenwood for a reading and book signing in celebration of the release of "The Fighter" by Mississippi novelist Michael Farris Smith. Read more

Exploring the Mississippi Delta: Author Richard Grant discusses his bestseller
Author Richard Grant, Dispatches from Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta, discusses his New York Times Bestseller and his time in Mississippi April 10 on the Ridgeland Campus. Read more

Grenada Campus lauds literary contest winners
Each year, the Grenada Campus holds a Creative Writing Contest. All winners receive cash prizes furnished by the Holmes Foundation. First and second place winners are forwarded to the Mississippi Community College Creative Writing Association contest and will be published in Holmes's Creative Writing Journal, Reflections. Read more

Goodman Campus students win literary contest
Each year, the Goodman Campus holds a Creative Writing Contest. All winners receive cash prizes furnished by the Holmes Foundation. First and Second place winners are forwarded to the Mississippi Community College Creative Writing Association contest and will be published in Holmes's Creative Writing Journal, Reflections. Read more

Summer/fall registration set for April 3
Holmes Community College registration for the 2018 summer and fall terms will begin on April 3. Read more

Holmes to hold Bulldog Cheer Squad tryouts on March 22
Holmes Community College will hold Bulldog Cheer Squad tryouts on Thursday, March 22, at 3 p.m. in Branch Coliseum on the Goodman Campus. Read more

Holmes to hold choral group auditions March 26
Holmes Community College will hold Connection! and choral group auditions on Monday, March 26, at 5:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building on the Goodman Campus. Read more

Holmes to hold color guard and drum major auditions April 14
Holmes Community College will hold color guard and drum major auditions on April 14 at 1 p.m. in the Band Hall on the Goodman Campus. Read more

Slade Allgood named Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar
Slade Allgood of Carthage, a sophomore on the Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus, has been named a 2018 Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar and will receive a $1,500 scholarship. Read more

Ridgeland Campus hosts district MCTM Junior High Math Contest
On Friday, March 2, the Holmes Community College Mathematics Department hosted the Annual Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM) District Junior High Math Competition for area seventh and eighth grade students in the Joe A. Adams Student Center on the Ridgeland Campus. Participating schools included: Benton Academy, Durant Public School, Germantown Middle School, Madison Middle School, McAdams Middle, Saint Andrews, Shirley D. Simmons Middle and Tri-County Academy. Read more

Watkins wins 2018 Most Beautiful
Georgia Watkins of West was named 2018 Most Beautiful in Holmes Community College's Beauty Review pageant held Feb. 27 on the Goodman Campus. Read more

Ridgeland Campus announces 2018 Literary Contest winners
English instructor Dr. Andrew Kelly recently announced the winners of the 2018 Literary Contest for the Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus. Read more

English instructors to host book discussion of 'Dispatches from Pluto'
This spring, Holmes Community College is hosting a series, "Exploring the Mississippi Delta," on the Ridgeland Campus to celebrate the Delta's rich heritage. The central text for the series is "Dispatches from Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta" by Richard Grant. English instructors Dr. Andrew Kelly and Arnetra Pleas will lead a book discussion of "Dispatches from Pluto" on Thursday, March 22, at 12:30 pm. in the D.P. "Pat" McGowan Workforce Training Center. This event is free and open to the public. Read more

Electrical Lineman Program meeting set for April 17
Holmes Community College will hold an Electrical Lineman Program information meeting for those interested in being a part of the Fall 2018 cohort on Tuesday, April 17, at 5 p.m. in the Science and Mathematics Building Auditorium on the Goodman Campus. The meeting is mandatory for all potential students who are interested in applying to the 16-week training program. Read more

Walker to perform as part of Exploring the Mississippi Delta series
This spring, Holmes Community College is hosting a series, "Exploring the Mississippi Delta," on the Ridgeland Campus to celebrate the Delta's rich heritage. The first event is a performance and presentation, "The Mississippi Delta: Birthplace of American Music" by Tricia Walker on Monday, Feb. 26. Walker, a Grammy Award-winning songwriter and director of the Delta Institute of Music at Delta State University, will perform at 12:30 p.m. in the McGowan Workforce Training Center on the Holmes Ridgeland Campus. Read more

Holmes alumna chosen as medical school class officer
Holmes Community College alumna Lily Fran McCrory, daughter of Frankie and Robin McCrory of Lexington, was recently selected to represent her medical school class at University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) as class liaison. Read more

Holmes/Ivey Mechanical partner to offer Introduction to Plumbing course
The Holmes Community College Attala Center is partnering with Ivey Mechanical to offer an Introduction to Plumbing Trades paid training course. Fifteen students will be selected for the program, which will run from March 19-June 1. The class, taught by Carl Bibbs, will run Monday-Friday at the Attala Center, located on 620 West Jefferson St. in Kosciusko. There is no charge to take the course. Read more

Bell, Montague join Holmes family
Amber Bell of Kosciusko and Cade Montague of McAdams have joined the Holmes Community College family as staff/faculty members. Bell is the new Smart-Start Navigator for the Attala Center in Kosciusko and Montague has joined the Ridgeland Campus as an academic fieldwork coordinator and instructor for the Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology (OTA) program. Read more

Holmes OTA participates in MSOTA Legislative Day
On Feb. 1, the Holmes Community College Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) students and instructors participated in the 2018 Mississippi Occupational Therapy Association (MSOTA) Legislative Day at the State Capitol. Read more

2018 Spring Registration continues
Holmes Community College registration for the spring term began on Nov. 6. The college offers transferable academic courses, the Associate of Arts degree, the Associate of Applied Science degree, technical certificates and career certificates, as well as workforce training. Read more

President's/Dean's List named for Fall Semester
Academic and technical students with exemplary quality point averages are recognized at the end of the fall and spring semesters by being named to the President's or Dean's list. To be eligible for such recognition a student must be enrolled in at least twelve semester hours. Read more

Proctored exams set for Monday
If you are testing at the Ridgeland Campus and are unable to keep your appointment due to the weather, the testing center will be open from 9 a.m. until noon on Monday, Dec. 11. Read more

SkillsUSA, Ridgeland Fire donate to Sunnybrook Children's Home
Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus SkillsUSA chapter, in collaboration with the Ridgeland Fire Department, recently collected Christmas gifts for Sunnybrook Children's Home and delivered them on Thursday, Dec. 7. Read more

Holmes first JUCO in nation to offer Applied Behavior Analysis course
Beginning in March of 2018, Holmes Community College will be the first community college in the nation to offer PSY 2543 - Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). This is an online course that counts toward the 40 hours of training needed to apply for the Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) credential. Read more

Cheatham provides painting used in book cover
Holmes Community College Fine Arts Chair, art instructor and local artist Jay Cheatham recently provided artwork used on the cover of Yazoo City native Robbie Roberts' book entitled "Tales from Yazoo and Beyond." Read more

Tierce announces retirement after more than 33 years
Before the Holmes Community College Grenada Campus even opened its doors to students in 1985, Joan Estes Tierce had already been serving Holmes' students for over a year as librarian. After 33 and a half years, Tierce recently announced that the fall semester at Holmes would be her last and she is retiring in December. Read more

Legislature awards Wang, Allgood with 2018 HEADWAE recognition
Shae Wang, a computer science and mathematics instructor, and Buck Slade Allgood of Carthage, a pre-medical student, have been named Holmes Community College's honorees for the Legislature's HEADWAE (Higher Education Appreciation Day - Working for Academic Excellence) program for 2018. Wang is an instructor on the Grenada Campus and Allgood is a sophomore on the Ridgeland Campus. Read more

Mabus receives TYCAM's Ovid Vickers Award
Grenada Campus English Instructor and English, Foreign Language and Speech Department co-chair at Holmes Amber Mabus recently received the Ovid S. Vickers Award for Excellence in The Teaching of English from the Two-Year College English Association of Mississippi at their annual meeting at Eagle Ridge Conference Center in Raymond in late September. Read more

Carols of Christmas is set for Nov. 30
The Holmes Community College Carols of Christmas 2017 concert is set for Thursday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Goodman Campus. Read more

Holmes awards degree through Complete2Compete initiative
Holmes Community College awarded Marsha Credit of Jackson an Associate of Arts degree through the Complete2Compete (C2C) program. Credit is the first Holmes student to receive a degree through C2C since the program's launch in August. Credit completed her program of study in elementary education on the Ridgeland Campus. Read more

Holmes alumna chosen for Prestigious Disney College Program
Holmes Community College 2017 alumna Payton Earley of Brandon recently found out that she has been chosen for a coveted spot in the Disney College Program at the Walt Disney World Resort. Earley is currently a junior journalism major at Belhaven University and she will move to Orlando, Florida, on Jan. 22 to begin her semester-long internship. Read more

Thompson attends prestigious EBSCO Users Group Conference
Goodman Campus Librarian Jim Thompson received a special honor recently by being chosen as the only community college employee ever chosen to attend the EBSCO Users Group for North American Libraries event in Salt Lake City, Utah. Read more

Grenada Campus Math instructor reflects on cancer journey
At 27 years old, you expect life changes to occur as you near the end of one decade and look forward to the next. For some, those changes include marriage, birth of a child, job promotions or building a house. For Heather Wood, a mathematics instructor on the Holmes Community College Grenada Campus, it was being diagnosed with breast cancer. Read more

Get2College taps three students for internship program
Three Holmes Community College students - Ashlee Bennett of Grenada, Johnna Davis of Flora and Hallie Westbrook of Pickens - were chosen for the new Get2College intern scholarship program in partnership with Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK). These three ladies are all members of Phi Theta Kappa chapters; Bennett on the Holmes Grenada Campus, Davis on the Ridgeland Campus and Westbrook in Goodman. Read more

Holmes ranks No. 2 best community college by online site
Holmes Community College has been ranked the #2 best community college in the United States in terms of "Best Value" by AffordableCollegesOnline.org (ACO), a leader in higher education information, resources and rankings. The college was ranked for standing out in both quality and affordability. Read more

Attala Center implements MI-BEST program
The Holmes Community College Attala Center has implemented a program called MI-BEST (Mississippi Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training) which is an accelerated approach to the instruction of skills training and workplace preparation. There is no cost for tuition for students who qualify for this program. Read more

Homecoming set for Saturday, Oct. 21
Homecoming 2017 is set for Saturday, Oct. 21 on the Goodman Campus with activities starting at 9 a.m. and lasting until the final horn sounds for the Bulldogs football game with Northeast. Read more

Ridgeland Campus MARL event yields animal adoptions
On Tuesday, Oct. 3, and Wednesday, Oct. 4, the Mississippi Animal Rescue League (MARL) brought puppies to the Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus and as a result, three were adopted. Read more

Phi Theta Kappa to host Embryo Adoption Awareness even
The Holmes Community College Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Lambda Sigma Chapter is holding an Embryo Adoption Awareness Event at the D.P. "Pat" McGowan Workforce Training Center in Ridgeland on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 6-8 p.m. Dr. John D. Isaacs Jr., a reproductive endocrinologist, will present the medical aspects of embryo adoption and Ashley Pittman, J.D, LL.M, an attorney, will present the legal aspects of embryo adoption. Read more

Arnett is Humanities Teacher of the Year
Sonja Arnett, an English instructor on the Goodman Campus, has been named Holmes Community College's 2017 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Read more

Nursing students participate in St. Dominic Wellness Fest
The 40 Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus freshmen Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) students participated in the 19th Annual St. Dominic Senior Wellness Fest on Sept. 22. Held at Mississippi Trade Mart in downtown Jackson, the annual event is one of Mississippi's largest senior events of the year. Read more

Holmes linemen program alumni aid in hurricane relief
Alumni of Holmes Community College's electric linemen program employed with various electric companies are putting their skills to good use in the wake of the recent hurricanes. Although Holmes instructors feel certain that there are other graduates aiding in the relief efforts, there are - for certain - five former students working in Texas and one in Florida. Read more

Goodman Campus SkillsUSA places third at nationals
The Holmes Community College Goodman Campus SkillsUSA Opening and Closing Team won third place in the National SkillsUSA competition in Louisville, Kentucky on June 23. The team included Jenna Cummings, Kevin Luckett, Lauren Martin, David Orduna, Ann Pohlig, Lakesha Rand and Hallie Westbrook. Read more

Yazoo, Kosciusko to offer Manager's Food Safety Course
Holmes Community College is offering the Manager's Food Safety Course at the Yazoo County Educational Center on Thursday, Sept. 21, and at the Attala Center in Kosciusko on Thursday, Oct. 26. The courses last from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. and cost $150 each. Read more

Holmes/Ivey to offer Intro to Plumbing course
The Holmes Community College Attala Center is partnering with Ivey Mechanical to offer an Introduction to Plumbing Trades paid training course. Fifteen students will be selected for the program, which will run from Oct. 9 to Dec. 8. The course, taught by Carl Bibbs, will run Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Attala Center, located on 620 West Jefferson St. in Kosciusko. There is no charge to take the course. Read more

Holmes taps Jones Director of Holmes Attala Center
Dr. Jenny Bailey Jones was named director of the Holmes Community College Attala Center in Kosciusko. In addition to running the Attala Center, Jenny will continue to serve as an academic dean at the college, overseeing instruction in Goodman and Kosciusko. Dr. Jones is stepping into this role held by Nancy McRight as she begins her retirement from Holmes. Read more
Micheal Edmonds: Once Bully, Always Bully
They say every dog has its day and for recent Holmes alum Michael Edmonds, that day was Saturday, April 8. That was the day that Mississippi State University informed Michael, the current Holmes mascot that he had been chosen to be MSU's Bully for the 2017-18 school year. Read more

Russell-Smith named District Director of Adult Education/GED
Holmes Community College Workforce Coordinator and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Director Earline Russell-Smith was recently named district director of Adult Education/GED for the college. Read more

Cox earns Ph.D. in Nursing Education and Administration
Tiffany Cox of Ridgeland, an Associate Degree Nursing instructor on the Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus, recently completed her Ph.D. in Nursing Education and Administration at William Carey University. After defending her dissertation, "An Examination of Non-Nursing Students' Attitude of Nursing as a Career Choice for Males," Dr. Cox officially received her degree on Aug. 11 during a ceremony held at Temple Baptist Church in Hattiesburg. Read more

Holmes to participate in statewide C2C initiative
The portal to a better future is just a click away for thousands of Mississippians. The Complete 2 Compete website provides information and resources available to help Mississippi adults who have completed some college, but no degree, to return to college and complete the requirements necessary to earn their degrees. Read more

Lexington native gets $30K scholarship
Lexington native Lily Fran, a graduate of Holmes Community College and graduate of Mississippi State University, was recently awarded the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship valued at $30,000 per year for her medical training at the University of Mississippi School Of Medicine in Jackson at the annual scholarship ceremony. McCrory is the daughter of Frankie and Robin McCrory of Lexington. Read more

Holmes presents awards during Convocation 2017
Holmes Community College Public Relations Specialist/Alumni Coordinator Katherine Ellard and Director of Marketing Bronwyn Martin presented nine awards during Convocation 2017 held Aug. 7 on the Goodman Campus. The theme for this year's convocation was "No Place like Holmes," and awards were named for characters from "The Wizard of Oz." Read more
20 Kosciusko dual-enrollment students to have works published
Twenty-three Kosciusko High School students' work was chosen to be published in the Write for Mississippi project and out of those 23, 20 are Holmes Community College Dual Enrollment students. These juniors and seniors submitted their work during spring of 2017 for either their dual-credit English Composition II or dual-credit American Literature II class. Read more

Electrical Lineman Program information meeting set for Aug. 29
The Holmes Community College will hold an Electrical Lineman Program information meeting for those interested in being a part of the fall 2017 cohort on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 5 p.m. in the Science and Mathematics Building auditorium on the Goodman Campus. The meeting is mandatory for all potential students who are interested in applying to the 16-week training program. Read more

Student-athletes perform on field, classroom
Holmes Community College athletes not only performed well on the field this season, but also did outstanding work in the classroom with 71 being named scholar-athletes in the fall (3.4 GPA or higher), 60 in the spring and 63 for both fall and spring semesters with an overall GPA of 2.947. Read more

Alumna elected as Association of Surgical Technologists student liaison
Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus Surgical Technology graduate Bonnie Shelley Malone of Kosciusko was recently elected to be a student liaison for the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) during their national conference held in New Orleans, Louisiana, in June. She was also awarded a $1000 scholarship during the conference. Read more

OTA students serve at pediatric camp in Yazoo City
The Holmes Community College Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) students recently completed a pediatric day camp for the children at Warren-Yazoo Mental Health (WYMH) on the Yazoo campus. The OTA students led groups of children ranging from ages 5-17 daily in the month of June. Read more

Wright named Outstanding Career Services Professional of the Year
Holmes Community College's Goodman/Grenada Campus Trek Coordinator Jonathan Wright received the 2017 Outstanding Career Services Professional of the Year Award during the Mississippi Association of Colleges and Employers (MACE) Annual Summer Conference held July 19-21 in Vicksburg. Read more

A family affair for the Pugh’s, thanks to adult education programs
The world of adult education is dramatically changing for the better, and the Pugh family of Yazoo City is happy to be a part of it. Adult education programs, including those offered at Holmes Community College, now have a career pathway/transitional specialist on staff to assists students' transition into the workforce or education/training once they receive their high school diploma. Through this newly-established position and opportunities it affords, Asher Pugh completed his GED and is now enrolled in the welding program at Holmes to begin this fall. Additionally, Asher's experiences encouraged his father and brother to enroll at Holmes as well. Read more

District Dog Lunches start July 11
The Holmes Alumni Association is gearing up for their District Dog Lunches in the nine counties supporting Holmes Community College. Read more
