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Hinds Eagles take to the skies with UAV training

Stephen McDill — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:07:39 +0000

It may be an overcast morning with lurking thunderstorms but that doesn’t stop a handful of young Hinds Community College aviators from crowding outside an aircraft hangar at the John Bell Williams Airport in Bolton. They are student pilots but today their feet will never leave the ground. The small airfield has been literally buzzing [...]

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Bank promotes, hires

MBJ Staff — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:20:47 +0000

BankPlus has promoted Jason Bounds to assistant vice president and loan officer in the bank’s Picayune Main office. A native of Picayune, Bounds is a graduate of Picayune High School, Pearl River Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi. Bounds and his wife, Jennifer, have three children, Cameron, Cole and Cohen. BankPlus also promoted [...]

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Usry earns promotion

MBJ Staff — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 06:01:09 +0000

Mississippi Telco Federal Credit Union has promoted Melissa Usry to sales manager. A Brandon native, Usry has worked for Mississippi Telco FCU for 12 years. She became a certified financial counselor through the FICEP certification program in 2011. She received her marketing management technology degree from Hinds Community College in 1998. Usry has a son, [...]

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Bryant presents first awards

MBJ Staff — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 06:01:21 +0000

Gov. Phil Bryant recently presented the inaugural Excellence in Government Awards to recognize excellence and innovation in public service. The Excellence in Local and District Government Award was given to Dr. Clyde Muse, president of Hinds Community College, and the Excellence in State Government Award was given to Trudy Fisher and Terri Torrence on behalf [...]

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DSU recognizes Muse

MBJ Staff — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 06:01:50 +0000

Hinds Community College president and Delta State University alumnus Clyde Muse received an honorary doctor of science degree during Delta State University’s spring commencement ceremonies. Muse has served more than 60 years in the public education arena.

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Southern Miss, Hinds Community College partner on student entrepreneurship

Ted Carter — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 06:01:57 +0000

Bubba, the Army buddy of Forrest Gump in the 1994 movie, loved all kinds of shrimp and could endlessly recite uses for the tasty crustacean. Charles Johnson III feels the same way about Kool-Aid. The Delta youngster is turning his affection for the fruity-flavored beverage powder into dollars by becoming a fixture at school, community [...]

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Bank promotes Sylvester

MBJ Staff — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:01:49 +0000

Janet M. Sylvester has been promoted to mortgage loan originator for Community Bank in Brandon. She has been with Community Bank since 2009, formally holding the title of mortgage loan processor. Sylvester, who attended Hinds Community College, is a member of Mississippi Mortgage Bankers Association. Sylvester grew up in Florence, and has lived in Rankin [...]

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OUTDOORS: Mississippi Decoys pops up on turkey hunting market

John Woods — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:30:55 +0000

The trick to turkey hunting is what the hunters colloquially call “tomfoolery.” The ploy is for the hunter to sit still in a totally camouflaged manner making hen calls to fool a gobbler into thinking this is a hen. If the calling is seductive enough and the gobbler a little over zealous in his love [...]

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BancorpSouth makes promotions

MBJ Staff — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:01:54 +0000

BancorpSouth has announced numerous promotions. Vanda Crowe has been promoted to vice president of business development at the Jackson Medical Center office of BancorpSouth. She has been in banking for 34 years, nine of which have been with BancorpSouth. Crowe is a native of Byram, and obtained an associate’s degree in business administration at Hinds [...]

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Hinds Community College appeals ex-prof suit

Associated Press — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:58:39 +0000

JACKSON — A federal appeals court has scheduled arguments on Hinds Community College’s appeal of a workplace retaliation case. In 2010, the school was ordered to pay a former professor $345,020 after a federal jury found she had been the victim of workplace retaliation. The 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals has scheduled arguments in the [...]

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