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NWCC Art Instructor Lucia Nelson Chosen as NW's Humanities Council Teacher of the Year
Northwest Mississippi Community College art instructor Lucia Nelson was selected as the college's Humanities Council Teacher of the Year. As a part of this honor, she will do a presentation on March 27 at 10 a.m. in the Haraway Center room 102. The lec...
Mar 3, 2026, 12:58pm EST
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch to be Honored at Northwest Soiree
The Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation is proud to announce that Mississippi's first female attorney general, Lynn Fitch, is receiving the Alumni Professional Achievement Award at their annual fundraising event, The Northwest Soiree: A ...
Feb 20, 2026, 3:05pm EST
Satsha Burden of Tupelo to be honored for the Northwest Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award at the Northwest Soiree: A Garden Gala
The Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation announces Satsha Burden of Tupelo as the recipient of the Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award. A Northwest Cheerleading Alumnus, Burden now works as a Test Engineer and Test Manager for th...
Feb 17, 2026, 2:14pm EST
Sayle Oil Co. to be Honored at Northwest Soiree: A Garden Gala
The Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation presents the Northwest Soiree: A Garden Gala, honoring Sayle Oil Company for its dedication and service to the College. Sayle Oil Company will receive the Outstanding Corporation Award on April 18,...
Feb 13, 2026, 11:17am EST
Northwest's Career-Technical Educators Complete Inaugural Class of AccelerateMS Instruction Program "FACET"
Eleven Northwest Mississippi Community College's Workforce and Career-Technical Education (CTE) instructors participated in AccelerateMS's inaugural cohort of Facilitation for Certified Excellence in Training (FACET) and on Friday, January 9, 2026, rec...
Feb 12, 2026, 3:13pm EST
Archie Manning in Conversation at the Heindl Center on Friday, Feb. 20
Ole Miss and New Orleans Saints football superstar Archie Manning is speaking at Northwest Mississippi Community College's Heindl Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, February 20, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. Manning Started his career as an Ole Miss Footb...
Feb 12, 2026, 8:00am EST
Northwest Theatre Students Shine at Allie Awards 2026
Northwest Mississippi Community College Theatre Department took home several awards at this year's Northwest Mississippi Theatre Alliance Awards (Allie Awards) ceremony on February 6, 2026. The Allie Awards was founded in 2002 by Mathew Lipscomb III t...
Feb 10, 2026, 3:16pm EST
John Lamar Awarded "The Spirit of Northwest" to be Honored at Northwest Soiree
The Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation is proud to announce that Senatobia attorney, John T. Lamar Jr., will be honored with the Spirit of Northwest Award at the Northwest Soiree - A Garden Gala on April 18, 2026 at the Heindl Center fo...
Feb 5, 2026, 9:46am EST
Tickets Go on Sale Jan. 14, 2026 for the Northwest Soiree: A Garden Gala
Tickets go on sale at noon on January 14 for the Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation's premier fundraising event the Northwest Soiree: A Garden Gala presented by Mini Systems. This event is set to take place at the Heindl Center for the ...
Jan 14, 2026, 9:12am EST
Northwest's Video Coordinator and Digital Media Specialist Chosen for College Sports Communicators 30 Under 30 List
Northwest Mississippi Community College's Video Coordinator and Digital Media Specialist, Matthew Mixson of Auburn, Ala., was announced as a 2025 College Sports Communicators 30 Under 30. The honor recognizes emerging athletics communications professio...
Dec 15, 2025, 9:37am EST