Holmes World AIDS Day observance receives award

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Holmes World AIDS Day observance receives award

The Madison County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is the recipient of several awards of distinction presented during the sorority’s 90th Southern Regional Conference in Kissimmee, Florida. During the Southern Regional Conference, more than 3000 Delta women gathered to celebrate their sisterhood, service, and scholarship. The Madison County Alumnae Chapter received five awards and one of those was a Distinguished Service Award for the World AIDS Day observance held on the Ridgeland Campus of Holmes Community College on Dec. 1, 2015.

From GED to full-time student

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From GED to full-time student

Khidari Barksdale of Madison has come a long way from his days as a shy homeschooled student. When his parents told him they wanted him to either finish his high school diploma at a public school or earn his General Educational Development Test (GED), the soft-spoken teenager decided the latter was the best choice for him. Since that day, Barksdale has gone through the GED readiness courses, passed all four tests, and enrolled as a freshman, all at Holmes Community College on the Ridgeland Campus.

McCollum earns PhD

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McCollum earns PhD

Holmes Community College Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Instructor Pamela McCollum, RN, MSN, MS, BS, recently earned her PhD in Nursing Education and Administration from William Carey University in Hattiesburg.

Publication names Johnson to 50 Leading Business Women in Mississippi

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Publication names Johnson to 50 Leading Business Women in Mississippi

NaTunya Johnson, Ed.S, district department chair of the Business and Office Technology (BOT) Department at Holmes Community College, was recently named to the Mississippi Business Journal’s (MBJ) 50 Leading Business Women in Mississippi Class of 2016.

Good news for Conservation Law students, bad news for deer poachers

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Good news for Conservation Law students, bad news for deer poachers

When animals are harvested illegally their remains are held by Conservation Law Enforcement officers as evidence until the trial. If the hunter in question is proven guilty this evidence is either destroyed or utilized for educational purposes.

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Attala Center offers plumbing trades course in conjunction with Ivey Mechanical

The Holmes Community College Attala Center, in conjunction with Ivey Mechanical Company, LLC, is offering an “Introduction to Plumbing Trades” training course in the spring of 2017. The Plumbing Trades course is a 16-week course that prepares students to assemble, install, and repair pipes, fittings and fixtures for heating, water, and drainage systems according to specifications and plumbing codes.

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Dormitory move-in date set for Aug. 14

All dormitories on the campus of Holmes Community College in Goodman will officially open for students to begin staying overnight at 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 14, 2016.

Ridgeland EMS program graduates Class of 2016

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Ridgeland EMS program graduates Class of 2016

The Ridgeland Campus of Holmes Community College held a Graduation Ceremony for the Emergency Medical Sciences (EMS) Class of 2016 on July 26 in the D.P. McGowan Workforce Training Center.