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Holmes Community College registration for the 2020 summer and fall terms will begin on April 14. The college offers transferable academic courses, the Associate in Arts degree, the Associate in Applied Science degree, technical certificates and career certificates, as well as workforce training.

The 2020 HCC Sports Hall of Fame Banquet scheduled for Thursday, April 2, has been cancelled for this year due the growing concern over the coronavirus.

The Holmes Community College Alpha Lambda Sigma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, housed on the Ridgeland Campus, inducted 48 new members into the honor society for two-year college students on Feb. 27 at Ridgeland High School.

English instructor W. Chad Moorer recently announced the winners of the 2020 Creative Writing Contest for the Holmes Community College Goodman Campus.

English instructor Dr. Andrew Kelly recently announced the winners of the 2020 Creative Writing Contest for the Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus.

Alli Elizabeth Roberts of Grenada was crowned Most Beautiful during the 2020 Beauty Review pageant held Feb. 25 in McDaniel Auditorium on the Goodman Campus. She was crowned by 2019 Most Beautiful Lily Kate Saxton of Benton. Roberts was named Most Photogenic as well.

The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus announced the 2020 Who’s Who recipients, which includes Mr. and Miss Holmes, Freshman Class Favorites and Sophomore Class Favorites. Mr. and Miss Holmes for the Ridgeland Campus are Landon Kinney and Brandi Palmer, both of Jackson.

On Tuesday, Feb. 18, J.R. Hall, a history, philosophy and religion instructor on the Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus, presented his scholarly presentation, “The History and Phenomena of John Newton’s Amazing Grace with American Christianity and Beyond.” Hall, who was selected as the 2019-2020 Holmes Humanities Teacher of the Year, presented the lecture (or “experience,” as he called it) in the D. P. “Pat” McGowan Workforce Training Center on the Ridgeland Campus with faculty, staff, students, alumni, family and friends in attendance.

The Grenada Campus has completed their courtyard addition to the outdoor space next to the Campus Grill.

Jackson, Mississippi — Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) will recognize 13 college presidents including Holmes Community College President Dr. Jim Haffey with the Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction during PTK Catalyst 2020, the Society’s annual convention, April 2-4 in the Greater Dallas Area in Texas.