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 Adult Education/HSE Instructor Daphne Higgins has been selected to the Coalition on Adult Basic Education’s second cohort of State Advocates for Adult Education. The Coalition on Adult Basic Education’s State Advocacy Fellowship focuses on the development of leadership, advocacy skills,…

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…

Lindsey Turner of Sallis was crowned Holmes Community College’s Most Beautiful during the 2022 Parade of Beauties pageant held March 8 in McDaniel Auditorium on the Goodman Campus. She was crowned by Goodman Campus Vice President Andy Wood. The daughter of Jackie and…

The Holmes Community College Attala Center in Kosciusko is offering an Introductory Excel Class. The class, taught by Teresa Trussell, will meet on Tuesday nights from 5:30-7 p.m., March 22 - April 26. The course cost $25. For more information, contact Kim…

Each year, Holmes Community College faculty and staff members select the winners for the prestigious Hall of Fame. This year, the Hall of Fame inductees from the Goodman Campus included: Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cain of Carthage, Will Cook of Kosciusko, Hayley Haffey of Kosciusko, Sharad Patel of Columbia,  Lucas Graham…

Vice President for Career Technical Education (CTE) Dr. Amy Whittington was nominated and selected as a member of the 2022 Phi Theta Kappa Alumni Hall of Honor. She will be recognized during the national Catalyst event held April 7-9 at the Gaylord…

Amber Mabus, Holmes’ co-chair of English and Foreign Language Division, was selected to present her innovative teaching ideas at the Two-Year College English Association-Southeast (TYCA-SE) Conference held recently in Atlantic Beach, Florida. Mabus’ session proposal was selected to do an innovative idea demonstration.…