News & Events
Utica Campus students benefit from Trimble’s passion for service
Beverly Trimble has a heart for serving others, and for inspiring students onward and upward in her role as Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Compliance and Reporting Coordinator, and as a Phi Theta Kappa advisor.
New Communications Center helps Hinds speak with one voice
The primary initial focus was establishing a centralized Communications Center that opened in October on the Raymond Campus. The Communications Center, staffed with six employees, fields inquiries via the 1-800-HINDSCC line with expertise on a range of topics, from sports schedules to financial aid deadlines.
Bellmon retires after 19 years
Bellmon started her career in 1994 at Jackson Public Schools teaching business and computer technology. She was the program coordinator for Business Technology at the Mississippi Department of Education from 2000 until she came to Hinds in 2004 as tech-prep coordinator.
Hinds CC to recognize alumni honorees, induct 5 into SHOF
The event will take place Oct. 19 at 4:30 p.m. as part of the annual Homecoming festivities.
Homecoming 2021
“Hinds Community College celebrated Homecoming on October 21, 2021.”
50+ Reunion spotlighted classes of 1970, 1971
“This year’s 50+ honored two years at the same time after the event was cancelled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Foundation Board Spotlight
Lee Bush & Brad Banes
Brad Banes is in his third year of serving on the Hinds Community College Foundation Board of Directors but long before then he was a Hinds “kid.” “I was born and raised in faculty housing,” he said, recalling an idyllic childhood of playing on Park Circle and riding...
Servant Hearts
Two Hinds alumni who have been dedicated elected officials in Rankin County are retiring as of January 2024.
Montage leaps into new alumni chapter
Montage’s newly formed alumni chapter members support the company by providing resources and information for professional opportunities to Hinds students.
Hinds CC establishes Black Alumni Chapter
College students bond through mutual experiences and sometimes develop lasting connections. Hinds Alumni Association acknowledged the significance of those connections and has now established its first Black Alumni Chapter.
Hinds CC to recognize alumni honorees, induct 5 into SHOF
The event will take place Oct. 19 at 4:30 p.m. as part of the annual Homecoming festivities.
Band Alumni Chapter seeks active members
“The purpose of the chapter is to cultivate awareness and participation to increase membership so that we can contribute to the legacy and future growth of the band and music programs at Hinds,” said Marty Robertson (1986), president of the Band Alumni Chapter.
Jack Gibson Moss
Jack Gibson Moss (1975) passed away on Oct. 12. Moss was the longtime vice president of the Hinds Community College Alumni Association. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Jack G. Moss Memorial Scholarship.
Charles Edwin Banes
Charles Edwin Banes(1960) of Raymond, passed away on Dec. 4. He attended school at Raymond High School, Hinds Community College and Mississippi State University. He worked for the Hinds County Sheriff Office.
Shemekia Lacy Rankin
Shemekia Lacy Rankin (2014) a native of Woodville and a resident of Natchez was named in a unanimous vote by the Wilkinson County School Board as the Wilkinson County School Superintendent.
Alejandro Pocasangre
Alejandro Pocasangre (2021) of Jackson, has been hired as an assistant soccer coach at East Mississippi Community College in Scooba. Pocasangre received his bachelor’s degree in Sports Management/ Teaching and Coaching at Mississippi University for Women.
Hinds Aviation allows aspiring mechanic to fly high
“I always dreamed that I’d be able to show girls that you don’t have to be a nurse or a kindergarten teacher. You can do whatever your heart desires. If you want to be a grease monkey, go ahead, be a grease monkey. It’s the greatest
decision I’ve ever made.”
Harold T & Hal White Scholarship
Hal co-founded Hal & Mal’s bar and restaurant in downtown Jackson in 1985 along with his brother, Malcolm White. The two brothers established the scholarship in honor of their late father in 1990. Hal’s name was added when he passed away in 2013.
Scholarship is a family affair
Years ago, members of the Jones family received help to attend Hinds Junior College. Now the current generation is helping to pay it forward.
Vicksburg Medical Foundation
“Our real focus over the years has been to provide scholarships for students who are pursuing or intend to pursue some medically related field”
New KLLM scholarship to honor Mason Warren
School was always a struggle for Mason Warren. Book learning just wasn’t his thing; he was a hands-on kind of guy. So, when it came time to choose a career path, he and his family knew a four-year university education and an office job wasn’t the right one.