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Hallie Murtagh, who graduated from Holmes Community College on May 11, was awarded the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship valued at $30,000 per year for her medical training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson. The daughter of Johnny and Cathy Murtagh, she is a native of Lexington.

Holmes Community College mourns the loss of Grenada Campus student and Charleston native Marianna Faith Sherman. Only 18 years old, Marianna lost her life in an automobile accident on Saturday, April 28, near Brazil (a community in Tallahatchie County).

The Ridgeland Campus of Holmes Community College held a Pinning Ceremony for the graduating Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Class of 2018 on May 9 at Ridgeland High School. Twenty-nine students graduated from the program. Graduates included Eryn Armagost, Jessica Bodry, Caitlin Cox, Morgan Daniels, Tina Davis, Cindy Demars, Haley Duddleston, Mesha Fleming, Lydia Glaspie, Andrea Goodwin, Jennifer Gore, Lauren Graham, Alejandro Hernandez, Rachel Hill, Madeline Holiman, Renata Hughes, Cleopatra Lamb, Kayla McKenzie, Jennifer McPhail, Tiera Minor, Micah Myers, Amy New, Olivia Neiburg, Dorian Patterson, Natalie Phelan, Jessica Reeves, Erica Smith, William A. Stringer and Douglas Wray.

On Tuesday, May 2, a group of students in the Holmes Mortuary Science program attended a “Lunch and Learn” presented by Taylor Phillips, Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency funeral home/coroner liaison.

Goodman Campus Automotive Technology instructor Derrick Rainey received one of the faculty’s highest honors on April 30 during the Goodman Campus Awards and Honors Banquet – the Sally Wilson Distinguished Educator Award chosen by the student body from the Goodman Campus.

The Holmes Community College Goodman Campus recognized its students’ achievements and honors during the 2018 Honors Day Program held April 30 in Frank Branch Coliseum.

On the morning of Monday, April 16, Holmes Community College lost beloved Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) instructor Julie Ann Parrett Tipton. The 33-year-old Grenada Campus instructor passed away at her residence following a battle with cancer.

Holmes Community College’s three Phi Theta Kappa chapters were honored at the Phi Theta Kappa International Catalyst Convention held April 19-21 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Incoming students (parents are welcome) will have an opportunity to jump right into life at Holmes Community College during the summer on-site orientation sessions. Students are invited to come to one of the events and learn everything they need to know about life at Holmes, from financial aid to admissions, campus safety to student activities. Students will tour campus and staff members will be on hand to answer any questions that may arise.

On April 26, the Holmes Community College Alumni Association inducted five former athletes into the 2018 Sports Hall of Fame in Frank Branch Coliseum in Goodman. The inductees included: James William “Bill” Bailey, men’s basketball; Ashley Howard, women’s basketball; Jacob Peeler, football; Jason Russell, baseball and Terrance Sykes, football.