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Food vendors needed for Ranger Bluegrass Festival
The Northwest Ranger Bluegrass Festival committee is looking for food vendors for the upcoming Ranger Bluegrass Festival presented by Gateway Tire. The festival will be held at the Northwest Farm on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 9 a.m.- 9 p.m. and any food ...
Aug 2, 2018, 2:05pm EDT
Ranger Bluegrass Festival volunteer orientation sessions scheduled
The Northwest Ranger Bluegrass Festival committee is offering two volunteer orientation sessions for those who plan to help at the upcoming Oct. 13 festival. According to volunteer and activities coordinator Angie Stuart, volunteers are strongly en...
Jul 30, 2018, 4:39pm EDT
Northwest adult education recognized for most graduates
Northwest Mississippi Community College was recently recognized with the "Gold Glove Award" by the office of Adult Education, Mississippi Community College Board as the institution that achieved the highest number of High School Equivalency diplomas (H...
Jul 26, 2018, 11:33am EDT
Northwest fall registration dates just around the corner
Registration for the 2018 fall semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College is just around the corner. Open registration for day classes for students who have not previously registered will be held on Thursday, Aug. 16 and Friday, Aug. 17 on...
Jul 24, 2018, 11:47am EDT
Free vendor space available at Ranger Bluegrass Festival until July 31
The Northwest Ranger Bluegrass Festival committee is offering free vendor space until July 31 for those local craft makers and artisans who want to show their talents at the upcoming Oct. 13 festival. According to volunteer and activities coordina...
Jul 9, 2018, 3:54pm EDT
Tate County Literacy Council receives Dollar General Grant
The Tate County Literacy Council (TCLC) was recently awarded an $11,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to support adult education/high school equivalency literacy. TCLC works with the Northwest Mississippi Community College Adult Edu...
Jul 9, 2018, 12:35pm EDT
Northwest hosts foreign language regional workshop
Northwest Mississippi Community College hosted the Mississippi Foreign Language Association (MFLA) Regional Workshop on June 21 on its Senatobia campus. High school teachers from Independence, South Panola, Monroe County, Canton, Lewisburg, Oxford and ...
Jul 2, 2018, 1:49pm EDT
Northwest first in state to have officially recognized QM course
Northwest Mississippi Community College has become the first community college in the state to have an online course officially recognized as a Quality Matters (QM) course, according to Phyllis Johnson, dean of eLearning. Northwest's History I course, ...
Jun 25, 2018, 10:11am EDT
Northwest Communications staff brings home six awards from state competition
Members of Northwest Mississippi Community College's Office of Communications brought home six awards at the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi (CPRAM) annual conference May 22 in Ridgeland. The conference featured guest speakers co...
Jun 13, 2018, 12:11pm EDT
First Northwest student accepted into Rural Dentist Scholarship program
Northwest Mississippi Community College student Kaitlin Coker of Charleston was recently accepted into the Mississippi Rural Dentist Scholarship Program (MRDSP). Coker is the first student from Northwest to achieve this honor. Coker studied biology...
Jun 7, 2018, 11:29am EDT