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Mississippi College provides familiar setting for Clinton Public Schools’ 2023 Convocation

When 650 local educators and administrators representing eight scholastic institutions packed Swor Auditorium in Nelson Hall July 18 for Clinton Public Schools’ Convocation, most found themselves in familiar...

August 17, 2023

Terry Headlight News

Can you believe that this Sunday will be the last Sunday of July? Suggested scriptural readings for this weekend are Genesis 29:15-28 (Jacob is tricked.), 1 Kings 3:5-12 (Solomon asks for wisdom.), Psalm 105:1-11, 45b...

July 29, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Terry Headlight News

This announcement has been released by the Jackson/Hinds Library System from Director Floyd Council: “Now that Summer Reading has ended, in advance of back-to-school, we are happy to announce that JHLS is ready to...

July 24, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Incoming MC Student Earns Memorial Scholarship from Statewide Family Physicians Organization

One of the state’s largest foundations in support of family medicine education and training has awarded a scholarship to an incoming Mississippi College student to assist in his pursuit of a career in medicine. The...

July 23, 2023

Adult HSE Diploma Earners Honored at Special Hinds CC Ceremony

Participants in the June 22 Hinds Community College ceremony honoring High School Equivalency completers prepare to walk on stage and be recognized. (Brad Smith/Hinds Community College) Herman Jensen of Clinton, 18,...

July 8, 2023

Dr. Paul Byers Announces Retirement, Dr. Kathryn Taylor Named Interim State Epidemiologist

Dr. Paul Byers Recently the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announced that State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers retired at the end of June after more than 30 years with MSDH. “Dr. Byers will be hugely...

July 6, 2023

Terry Headlight News

July has arrived in Hinds County, but it has felt for the last seven days that “the dog days of August” have arrived early! The “Dog Days” of summer are from July 3 to August 11 each year. They’re usually the...

July 5, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Terry Headlight News

What did summer say to spring? “Help, I’m going to fall!” In last week’s column, many of the enjoyment of a Mississippi summer were mentioned. I am sure that many, many more were omitted. One of the things...

June 16, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

MC Public Safety Officer’s Dedication to Others Garners Van ‘Doc’ Quick Distinguished Staff Award

Gregory Travis received the Van “Doc” Quick Distinguished Staff Award during MC’s 37th annual Faculty and Staff Retirement and Service Year Celebration April 27. Serving in the Office of Public Safety, Travis has...

June 7, 2023

Full Speed Ahead: MC Leaders Prepare for Record Attendance at New Student Orientation Sessions

For Kelsey Sanchez, early summer is the most wonderful time of the year. It’s not that the assistant director of first year experience at Mississippi College has any outstanding vacation plans for the weeks following...

June 5, 2023

Terry Headlight News

THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 3 is the correct date for the Meet - and - Greet the Terry Candidates in the town park across from Town Hall. We hope to see a good crowd there. In my looking at the calendar last week, I only got as...

June 3, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Jubilee Singers Alumni Choir St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, June 11, 3 PM

JUBILEE SINGERS ALUMNI CHOIR CONCERT-- The Alumni Jubilee Singers, under the direction of Dr. Bobby Cooper, will present a concert on June 11, 3 PM at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Bolton. The Alumni Jubilee Singers,...

May 31, 2023

Terry Headlight News

There was a major error in last week’s column that will now be corrected. I think that everyone realized that the date for the Meet - the - Candidates in the Terry Park was incorrect. The correct date is Saturday,...

May 29, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

TEL Associate Chair’s Commitment to Tomorrow’s Teachers Lands MC’s Young Faculty Honor

Refining established best practices in education and discovering innovative teaching approaches motivate Katherine Horlock to enhance the classroom experience for future generations of America’s students. They’re...

May 25, 2023

Mississippi College-Tufts University Pipeline Prepares Med Sciences Students for Careers in Dentistry

Several years ago, a few Mississippi College graduates interested in pursuing careers in dentistry migrated to Tufts University, a world-class research institution in the Metro Boston Region, where the exceptional...

May 21, 2023

Terry Headlight News

On this coming Saturday (May 20th) from 10:00 a. m. until 2:00 p. m., there will be a Meet-and-Greet the Candidates whose names will appear on the primary ballots on August 6th at the park in Terry (on Cunningham Avenue...

May 19, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

New Design Chosen for Mississippi Standard License Plate

A new standard license plate has now been approved in Mississippi. The new license plates will begin being issued starting with January 2024 renewals. “We had so many fantastic designs submitted that it was really...

May 16, 2023

Musical theatre returns to Hinds CC

With the fall 2022 reorganization of the Fine and Performing Arts Department, Hinds Community College will produce a musical at Brooks Theatre for the first time in 12 years. The musical is “The Spitfire Grill.” The...

April 15, 2023 · Cathy Hayden

MC Students’ Dance Marathon Activities Demonstrate Philanthropic Effort is ‘Greater Than Us’

Each academic year, men’s service clubs, women’s social tribes, and several other community-minded students at Mississippi College band together to host a variety of fundraising activities to support Dance Marathon,...

March 30, 2023

Louis James Lyell (1925-2023): A Tribute to a Gentle Giant of Mississippi

A long-form tribute to Louis James Lyell (1925–2023) — Jackson native, insurance agent, gentle giant, and visionary behind the Speer-Lyell Observatory at St. Andrew’s School — by Gazette Editor Lucius Lampton.

March 18, 2023 · Lucius Lampton, Gazette Editor

Terry Headlight News

Are you enjoying these beautiful May days that we have been having this February? I know that I have! But, it should be remember that during this month of February, it has thundered at least twice - on the 9th and on...

March 4, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Reeves/Presley Governor’s Election This November Will Be a Horse-Race, Early Polls Reveal

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves could be headed back to the banking world after the state’s November general election. One poll shows Reeves is in disfavor with many Mississippi voters, while another survey...

February 24, 2023 · Mac Gordon

Terry Headlight News

There are two deaths to report this week. The first one is that of longtime Terry resident Mary Joyce Kister. She attended high school here in Terry, although she graduated from Central High School in Jackson. She...

February 23, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Hinds CC Opens Dual Art Exhibit

“Women of Cherry Street: Recent Paintings by Chatham Kemp and Hannah Wegner” will be on exhibit at the Marie Hull Gallery on the Raymond Campus of Hinds Community College. The exhibit began on Feb. 20 and continues...

February 23, 2023 · Cathy Hayden