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Terry Headlight News

The 2023 Christmas season has finally arrived! The season of Advent, which ended on Sunday, has been quite a journey of spiritual exploration that has hopefully prepared us to the joy that the birth of Jesus brought to...

December 27, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Cadet Bailey Barnes Receives DAR JROTC Medal

DAR JROTC MEDAL--- Pictured above Cadet Bailey Barnes, second from left, is the DAR Outstanding JROTC Cadet holding her certificate and wearing the medal she earned. Pictured above from left to right: Robin Lackey,...

December 21, 2023

Raymond Culture Club

RAYMOND CULTURE CLUB--- Raymond Culture Club Meeting was held on October 26, 2023. James Anderson entertained and educated the Raymond Culture Club with his portrayal of James Hervey Boyd, Mayor of Jackson in the...

November 18, 2023

Terry Headlight News

Last Wednesday evening and Thursday morning will be remembered as a dark time for the town of Terry. I returned for my All Saints’ memorial service during which the Bishop of Mississippi spoke. That service was in...

November 16, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Mental Health Counselor, Trusted Student Ally Receives DBT’s MVP Award for November

College students face a host of challenges that could threaten their mental well-being. Leaving home for the first time, balancing their classes, study time, and social lives effectively, and navigating new...

November 16, 2023

Terry Headlight News

On Tuesday morning, news of the death of Nell Taylor Eley was made known. She was a Monticello native who lived in three different houses in Terry on Raymond Street, Cunningham Avenue, and Utica Street. She was a...

November 15, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Central Hinds Academy VS Centreville Academy in Round 2 of the MAIS Football Playoffs

On a beautiful night in Raymond, tailor made for football, the CHA Varsity Men’s football team played in the most meaningful football game in recent history, and oh what a game it was! This game was full of everything...

November 12, 2023

Aspen Institute Names Hinds to Top 150 National Community Colleges

Hinds Com-munity College is among the nation’s top 150 community colleges that are eligible to compete for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence and $1 million in prize funds. The institutions selected...

November 8, 2023

Central Hinds Academy Girls Soccer State Championship

CENTRAL HINDS ACADEMY WINS FIRST GIRLS SOCCER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP-- Raymond’s own Central Hinds Academy won their first-ever girls Soccer State Championship! The Lady Cougars beat Washington School of Greenville at the...

October 16, 2023

Hinds CC to Induct 5 Into SHOF, Recognize Alumni Honorees

Hinds Community College will induct 5 into the Hinds Sports Hall of Fame and recognize Foundation/Alumni honorees at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 as part of the annual Homecoming festivities. Being inducted into the Sports Hall...

October 12, 2023

Terry Headlight News

I learned late in the week that former Terry Police Officer Samuel Cooper had passed away on Monday. He was a friend to all that knew him and certainly will be missed. Here is an obituary (not nearly long enough to...

October 11, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Panels, Tours, Tailgate - Preview Day Offers Prospective Students Inside Look at Mississippi College

Recruiting “Scouts” will show prospective students what life is like on the Clinton campus during Preview Day at Mississippi College Oct. 14. While contemplating where to invest her undergraduate years, Abby McCoy...

October 10, 2023

Mississippi State Fairground Prepares for the 164th Mississippi State Fair

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson and the Mississippi State Fairgrounds invite the public to experience new attractions at the 164th Mississippi State Fair and remind fairgoers of several items to...

October 9, 2023

Hinds CC Utica Campus Hosting Author Eubanks

The annual Holtzclaw Lecture continues Monday, Oct. 16, with distinguished author, essayist and Southern culture educator W. Ralph Eubanks, whose talk is, “The Mississippi Delta Beyond the Blues.” Eubanks explores...

October 8, 2023

Terry Headlight News

As was stated in last week’s column, here is the sample ballot for the 2 precincts in Terry. Sample ballot for Terry 1 (T1) and Terry 2 (T2) Vote for one candidate: GOVERNOR -Gwendolyn Gray (I) -Brandon Presley (D)...

October 7, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Central Hinds Academy Lady Cougars Soccer Team Advance to State Semi-Finals

CENTRAL HINDS ACADEMY LADY COUGARS SOCCER TEAM ADVANCE TO STATE SEMI-FINALS-- On Tuesday, October 3, the Central Hinds Academy Lady Cougars soccer team won 4-0 over Indianola and advanced to the State Semi-Finals!...

October 4, 2023

Terry Headlight News

The Town of Terry and The James Foster Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will present “Ringing the Bells Across America” to celebrate Constitution Week at Terry City Hall at 2:30 p. m. on Sunday,...

September 18, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Bells Across America to Ring in Constitution Week on Sunday, September 17th

WHERE IT BEGAN-- The photo above shows a puzzle, depicting a scene from when the United States Constitution was being written, on display in honor of Constitution Week. (Hinds County Gazette photo submitted by Martha...

September 14, 2023

The Passing of a Matriarch

A TRIP TO ST. LUCIA IN 2011--- Patsy and Guy Geller travelled the world together. Here they are on a family trip to St. Lucia in the Caribbean in 2011. This week Guy celebrates the life of his beloved wife of 66 years,...

September 13, 2023 · Guy Geller

Raymond Board Signs Proclamation Declaring September 17-24 as Constitution Week

CONSTITUTION WEEK IN RAYMOND-- Pictured above, Raymond’s Town Board: Jennifer Benton, Town Clerk, Bridget Smith, Alderwoman, Mayor Isla Tullos, 2nd row Aldermen Randal Harris, Jack Moss and Aubrey Barnette. The Mayor...

September 13, 2023

Hinds’ Marie Hull Art Gallery Showing Works From Permanent Collection

ART COLLECTION AT HINDS CC--- “Hidden Gems” is on display now in the Marie Hull Art Gallery with paintings chosen from the permanent collection by HCC Art Department Chair and Instructor Lee Reyna Levya-Lopez. Hinds...

September 4, 2023

Striking Mural by ‘Founding Father’ of Mississippi College’s Art Department Returns Home

SAMUEL GORE MURAL --- “Christ the Great Physician” by Samuel Gore greets visitors to the Baptist HealthPlex at Mississippi College. Before he had become an internationally celebrated artist, before he was first...

September 4, 2023

Terry Headlight News

Last Tuesday evening, I learned that Democratic candidate Malcolm Johnson was in second place in the election of Hinds County Supervisor, District Five. However, before I retired for bed (after a LONG day of poll...

August 18, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Experienced Financial Aid Professional Returns to Her Baptist ‘Roots’ at Mississippi College

When it comes to financial aid at a Christian university, Tawesia Colyer could easily be called an expert. The Byram resident spent almost two decades honing her craft at Belhaven University, starting as a records...

August 18, 2023