On Thursday, April 28, Holmes Community College honored 11 Holmes employees who are retiring this spring with a reception at the President’s House in Goodman. Holmes President Dr. Jim Haffey presented each retiree with a plaque and a reception followed for honorees,…

The 94th Commencement Exercises are set for Thursday, May 12 in Frank Branch Coliseum on the Goodman Campus. Ridgeland and Yazoo Center graduates (academic and career-technical) will take part in the 10 a.m. ceremony while Goodman, Grenada and Attala Center graduates (academic and…

Holmes Community College student Akumcha Mobit was selected for the Mississippi INBRE Service Scholars Program and will serve as an intern with the program this summer in Jackson. The program integrates public health education and intervention training with community-based programs and health…

Holmes Community College nursing student Megan Morris of Brandon was chosen for the Oneita Dongieux Award of Excellence scholarship. The award, which comes with a $500 scholarship, was established through the Mississippi Nurses Foundation in honor and memory of Oneita Dongieux’s legacy.…

All three of Holmes Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa chapters fared well at the Annual Phi Theta Kappa Mississippi/Louisiana Region Awards Gala. This year the Awards Gala was streamed on Zoom from 5-7 p.m. on March 29. The Alpha Mu Beta Chapter…

T. Andrew Trautman recently joined the Holmes Community College family as director of choral and vocal music on the Goodman Campus. He has reached ABD status in the pursuit of the Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting at the University of…

Holmes Community College won three awards in the 2022 Mississippi Press Association (MPA) Better Newspaper Contest. Callie Pope of Madison won first place in the Editorial Category for her piece, “Metal detectors in schools,” and Alek Dickerson of Biloxi won third in…

Holmes Community College students Je’la McLin of Jackson, Kennedy Keyes of Brandon, Jamya Faith Benson of Grenada, Lucas Price of Kosciusko and Lindsey Turner of Sallis were all named to the 2022 Phi Theta Kappa honor society All-Mississippi Academic Team. Nominations are based on…

English instructor Dr. Andrew Kelly announced the winners of the 2022 Creative Writing Contest for the Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus. All winners receive cash prizes furnished by the Holmes Foundation. First and second place winners are forwarded to the Mississippi Community…

Each year, the Holmes Community College 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…