Author: Barin Von Foregger

Holmes Community College student David Colby of Clinton was announced the lucky winner of the Fall Full-Time Contest on Wednesday, Oct. 26. His prize? A 2016 Honda Rancher 4×4, Holmes special edition! Colby, a pre-medical student on the Ridgeland Campus, was chosen from the pool of 4,000 Holmes students from 71 counties who registered for 16 hours or more this fall semester.

Robert Reeves of Holmes Community College has been selected to travel to NASA’s Stennis Space Center Oct. 17-20 to participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars project (NCAS).

The Holmes Community College 2016 is proud to honor the Montpelier native Burnis Theodore Gardner (Class of ’50) as the Holmes Community College World War II Honoree. The award will be presented on Oct. 29 at this year’s Homecoming Celebration held on the Goodman Campus.

The Holmes Community College 2016 Distinguished Service Award recipient is Dr. John Lee (J.L.) Peeples, Jr. (class of ’63). He is the owner and operator of Peeples Pecan Company located in Starkville. The award will be presented on October 29 at this year’s Homecoming Celebration held on the Goodman Campus.

The Holmes Community College 2016 Alumnus of the Year recipient is Johnny A. “Bit” Belk (Class of ’58). The award will be presented on Oct. 29 at this year’s Homecoming Celebration held on the Goodman Campus.

Kosciusko native and current Brandon resident Diana Rone Tate is this year’s Young Alumna of the Year award winner at Holmes Community College.

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.