Category: News

Two Holmes Community College alumnae, Taylor Adcock of Sallis (Class of ’16) and Lily Fran McCrory of Lexington (Class of ’15), each recently received early admittance into professional school programs. Adcock was admitted to School of Pharmacy at The University of Mississippi and McCrory received admittance to medical school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Both young ladies will begin their programs in the fall of 2017.

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.

Arnetra O. Pleas, an English instructor on the Ridgeland Campus, has been named Holmes Community College’s 2016 Humanities Teacher of the Year.

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).

On Thursday, Oct. 11, the Holmes Community College Mortuary Science Department’s Merchandising and Management Class was privileged to tour Batesville Casket Company’s Panola Plant in Batesville, followed by Garner-Harper Funeral Home in Grenada. The students were accompanied by instructor David R. Jones.

On Saturday, Oct. 29, Holmes Community College will be hosting its annual all-day Homecoming celebra­tion on the Goodman Campus. This is Holmes 91st year in existence.

The Holmes Community College Electrical Lineman Field Day is set for Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 9 a.m. at the Electrical Lineman Training Facility on Highway 14 (just before you get to the Goodman Campus).

The Holmes Community College’s practical nursing (PN) programs on all three campuses had a 100 percent pass rate on the National NCLEX exam.

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.