Honor Roll: Hinds Community College

Students named to the Spring 2021 President’s and Deans’ Scholars list at Hinds Community College include:

Deans’ List

Aurelia Adams, Maurice Barney, Endia Bingham, Ann Louise Blackwood, Alisha Boyd, Jalessa Chatmon, Dorothy Cheboi, Peter Clark, Kyora Collins, Jakina Conner, Jessi Cooper, John Corkern, Thristrum Cowart, Princess Davis, Hannah Davis, Yolanda Ellis, Ladarrius Evans, Javier Figueroa, Parys Finch, Lizbeth Garcia, Jamar Gary;

Jalyn Gibson, Aiyana Gilliam, Daisha Golden, Marquavious Gowdy, Chevaka Green, Michael Gretchokoff, Joseph Hebblethwaite, Jada Henderson, Walter Henderson, Drake Hendricks, Isaiah Hightower, Mallary Hillman, Joshua Hockenberry, Orry Hodges, Taylor Hough, Erin Hulbert, Jacques Johnson, John Jones, Keteria Jones, Parker Kemmerer, Danye Kight, Dylon Kimbrough, Koby Lee, Zekia Lewis, Aldo Martinez, Chloe Matlock, Jada McCallister, Luke McClinton, Takenya McCool;

Daneisha McGee, Serenity Mims, Kobe Mitchell, Emily Moran, William Morgan, Ja’ree Myers, Terriance O’Banner, Riley Odem, Rasheed Parker, John Parrish, Jeremy Patrick, Robert Piazza, Ayana Pickett, Jacques Pittman, Kesha Poole, Devin Ranftle, Desmon Redmond, Kynnadi Robinson, Nasson Rodriguez, April Sargent, Brianna Shaw, Anna Sienczak, Jasmine Smith, Faythe Tate, Kayce Taylor, Annie Thomas, Milan Walker, Nakia Williams.

President’s List

Ava Aslam, Taylor Atkinson, Mioko Baker, Daniel Billiot, Sekou Bodian, Molly Boes, William Boes, Taneka Booker, Ari Bradley, Xavian Branch, Alexander Camp, Jhada Carmel, Judith Carroll, Ranicia Carter, Nora Chapman, Austin Chester, Aaron Clay, Aliyah Daniel, Ivy Davenport, Nichole Erwin, Olivia Field, Timothy Fuller, Elizabeth Garland, Lila Geddie, Kelly Genova;

Shalonda Grissom, Laura Haar, Paige Hamilton, Daniel Hill, Royzell Holmes, Jahid Hosson, Rowan Idris, Dakendren Jackson, Jackie Johnson, Reed Kellum, Hunter Langley, Herbert Le Roux, Henry Lee, Joseph Lott, Rachel Lyon, Ashley McKay, Peter McKay, Catoria Mozee, Devin Myles, Tanu Narula, Ngan Nguyen, Meredith Parrett, Erik Partee, Joyia Petty, Justin Piggs, Andrew Ross, Jasmyne Ross, Michelle Russell, Elliott Sanders;

Everica Sebastian, Cody Seymour, Braylee Shaw, Mitchell Sistrunk, William Skinner, Demetrius Smith, Jalen Smith, Michael Thomas, Holland Townes, Khuyen Tran, Madeline Van Pelt, Robert Ward, Bridgette Warfield, Cooper Wells, Thomas Williams.

Opinion: The urgency for vaccinations
By Robert Wise and David Dzielak, 530 Reads
Sat, 07/31/2021 - 08:00 AM
Robert Wise: David, the urgency is growing in Mississippi to get people vaccinated. Dr. Dobbs says Delta is now “all the transmission within the state of Mississippi”. Axios reports new cases in the state doubled this past week (320 per day to 660). Only 38% of Mississippians have taken the first dose.
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Public Service Commission reviewing Entergy’s membership in MISO
By Steve Wilson, 1,477 Reads
Sun, 08/01/2021 - 04:00 PM
The Mississippi Public Service Commission is conducting an audit of Entergy’s participation in one of the nation’s largest regional transmission organizations in the wake of February’s ice storm.
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Opinion: Gripping new book about KKK
By Charlie Dunagin, 217 Reads
Mon, 08/02/2021 - 08:00 AM
Although Curtis Wilkie’s new book is mostly about the Ku Klux Klan in Jones and Forrest counties in the 1960s, Pike County and a well-known Klansman of the McComb area are included.
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Opinion: Critical race theory is a threat to nation
By Douglas Carswell, 928 Reads
Sun, 08/01/2021 - 08:00 AM
America has faced plenty of external threats before. Each time the United States came through triumphant and stronger.
Today, however, we face a threat that is internal, rather than external; Critical Race Theory. We need to work out how to respond to it as a threat to the American way of life.
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Rain ruins most of Mississippi's watermelon crop
By Susan M. Collins-Smith, 404 Reads
Fri, 07/30/2021 - 10:12 AM
One month ago, watermelon production in southeast Mississippi was on track.

Now, growers there have lost much of their crop to the summer’s wet weather.
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Opinion: Poor, poverty estimates
By Chris Garbacz, 964 Reads
Fri, 07/30/2021 - 11:01 AM
The United States Census Bureau (Census) claims to measure the number of poor people in the United States. The numbers generated are reported by the media and cited in government hearings and legislation and by politicians from all sides as though they were accurate. Unfortunately, the official Census poverty numbers are gross overestimates.
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Opinion: Panic still vivid after so many years
By William Smith, 962 Reads
Sun, 08/01/2021 - 06:00 PM
Many years ago, my wife, our three small children and I had left our home in Southeast Brazil for a vacation. Our destination was the world's largest waterfall, at Iguazu, on the border between Brazil and Argentina. After being duly impressed by the sight of so much water cascading down, we began the long trip home.
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Letter to the Editor
By Nathan Cole, 722 Reads
Fri, 07/30/2021 - 05:00 PM
Dear Editor:
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Opinion: An independent’s viewpoint
By Glen Jent, 827 Reads
Sat, 07/31/2021 - 12:00 PM
Recently there was an article published by Grant Callen titled “Can’t we debate without demonizing each other?” appeared in the Clarion Ledger. The following was my response to his article.
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Cleanup Crews Approved
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Thu, 07/29/2021 - 04:00 PM
Some roads in Jackson could look a little cleaner after cleanup crews from a nonprofit get done.
The Jackson City Council authorized Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba at its July 20 meeting to execute an agreement with New Way Mississippi for litter removal services in the city.
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