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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.

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.

Holmes Community College will host a Mississippi Community Financial Access Coalition (MCFAC) financial education training boot camp on Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Vocational-Technology Building on the Goodman Campus.

Three Holmes Community College instructors will be honored at the prestigious Lamplighters Conference Oct. 6-7 in Brookhaven. Gwen Graham, English instructor on the Grenada Campus; NaTunya Johnson, district department chair of the Business and Office Technology (BOT) Department and BOT instructor on the Ridgeland Campus, and Heather Jones, chemistry instructor and head cheerleading coach on the Goodman Campus will attend the three-day professional development conference hosted by Copiah-Lincoln Community College.