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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
by John Woods Published: March 12,2012
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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 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 12,2012
Tags: American Institute of Banking, BancorpSouth, Christian Motorcyclist Association, Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, Hinds Community College, Jackson Medical Center, Millsaps College, Mississippi Kidney Foundation, United States Tennis Association, University of Mississippi, Vanda Crowe
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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
by John Woods Published: February 3,2012
Tags: Bryan Foods, Hinds Community College, Houston, John Woods, las vegas, Mossy Oak Camouflage, Orlando, Preston Pittman, Primos Calls, the SHOT Show, Tiger Woods, Toxey haas, Will Primos
Without naming names this is still a story to tell. It’s not about failure or bad business decisions or even poor management. It is more about market forces, constrains on running a small business, underfunded operating capitol, a prevailing “mom and pop” operating philosophy, knock off brands, and watching competitors outright stealing your product ideas [...] [...]
BankPlus has hired Robert Hawkins as officer and credit analyst in the bank’s administration office. Hawkins has over eight years of experience in the banking industry and was most recently employed by M&F Bank. A native of Clinton, Hawkins is a graduate of Hinds Community College and Mississippi College. In the community, Hawkins is a [...] [...]
Richard Magee has been promoted to manager of customer support at Bomgar Corporation. Magee’s role in leading the customer support engineer team builds on his more than 15 years of experience in the technical support field. Magee has been employed at Bomgar since October 2006. He and his wife, Dendy, and their families have been [...] [...]
More than 200 investors, producers, actors, crew members and tourism professionals attended the recent Mississippi Film Summit held at the Hinds Community College Rankin Campus to learn about funding film projects and building Mississippi’s film industry infrastructure. Since the Legislature’s approval of an enhanced Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive, the state has one of the best [...] [...]
PEARL- Dr. Clyde Muse talks with MBJ-TV about HCC’s recent opening of the 75,000 sf. Clyde Muse Center at the community college’s Rankin County campus. The $26 million expansion includes a 3,000-seat auditorium and eight new classrooms. [...]
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