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Crutcher family endows new foundation scholarship at Northwest

The Storage Plus Endowed Scholarship was recently established at Northwest Mississippi Community College by Tracy and Melody Crutcher of Senatobia. The Crutchers are the owners of Mini Systems, Inc., located in Sardis, which specializes in the fabric...

Mar 20, 2023, 7:00am EDT

Photo of Marty Stuart by Alysse Gafkjen.

The Northwest Foundation Announces the Marty Stuart Scholarship Endowment

The Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation is proud to announce its newest endowment funded by Grammy awarding-winning artist and Mississippian, Marty Stuart. The Marty Stuart Scholarship Endowment will provide scholarships for students stu...

Mar 13, 2023, 8:00am EDT

Kerry Goff, Director of the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts, at Northwest Community College. Photo by Alyssa Peyton.

Heindl Center for the Performing Arts Announces Auditions for Summer Musical "The Music Man"

Auditions for "The Music Man" the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts Summer Musical is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, March 20 and 21 at 7. Auditions will be held at the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts at Northwest's main campus in Senatobi...

Mar 10, 2023, 3:48pm EST

Northwest Mississippi Community College humanities instructor Dr. Jay Sarver (third from left) was honored as the college’s Mississippi Humanities Council Teacher of the Year during his public lecture March 1. Congratulating Sarver are (from left) Dr. Carolyn Wiley, associate vice president of Academic Instruction and Institutional Effectiveness; Dr. Stuart Rockoff, executive director of Mississippi Humanities Council; Dr. Michael Heindl, Northwest president; Leelee Haraway, district director of Humanities Instruction; and Dr. Matthew Domas, vice president of Instruction and College Parallel Programs. Photo by Julie Bauer

Sarver honored as Humanities Teacher of the Year

Northwest Mississippi Community College humanities instructor Dr. Jay Sarver has been selected as a Mississippi Humanities Council (MHC) Teacher of the Year. The Mississippi Humanities Council has been recognizing outstanding instructors at Mississipp...

Mar 8, 2023, 3:36pm EST

Northwest Mississippi Community College sophomore Samantha McCauley-Swaim (left) and English instructor Renee O’Neill were chosen to represent Northwest as William Winter Scholars Feb. 23-24 at the 34th Annual Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration. Photo by Scarlett Hart/Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Student, faculty member honored as William Winter Scholars

Northwest Mississippi Community College sophomore Samantha McCauley-Swaim and humanities instructor Renee O'Neill were recently honored as William Winter Scholars and attended the 34th Annual Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration Feb. 23-24 in Natche...

Mar 2, 2023, 2:49pm EST

Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth entertains the audience at the Heindl Center during the venue’s first headlining event Feb. 18. In a nod to Northwest, Chenoweth walked out on stage wearing a Ranger football helmet, which she kept on stage during her performance. Photo by Alyssa Pirani

Kristin Chenoweth wows at Heindl Center

The first headlining event to be held at the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts, located on the campus of Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia, was a great success. Kristin Chenoweth, of Broadway and Hollywood fame, wowed the audienc...

Feb 22, 2023, 1:39pm EST

Members of the Northwest Mississippi Community College Soiree Steering Committee welcome the presenting sponsor, Mini Systems, Inc., to the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts in recognition of their generous sponsorship. Accepting their donation for the upcoming Soiree are (l to r) Leeann Elrod, Advancement specialist; Hannah Dickerson, scholarship coordinator; Karen Fowler, assistant director, Heindl Center for the Performing Arts; Tyler Crutcher, Melody Crutcher, Tracy Crutcher, Mini Systems, Inc.; Patti Gordon, executive director, Institutional Advancement; Jenny Hurt, assistant director, Recruiting; Leslie Legendre, executive assistant to the President; Gracie Perry, Advancement services coordinator; and Kerry Goff, director, Heindl Center for the Performing Arts.

Tickets available to Northwest Soiree featuring Mississippi native Marty Stuart

The Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation will host a night of music while honoring outstanding community leaders at the inaugural Northwest Soiree, to be held Saturday, March 25 at the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts on the Senatobi...

Feb 17, 2023, 1:40pm EST

Jay Leno to headline performance at Heindl Center

The Heindl Center for the Performing Arts, located on the Senatobia campus of Northwest Mississippi Community College, will present a night of comedy featuring comedic legend Jay Leno and new member of the Grand Ole Opry, Henry Cho for a one-night-only...

Feb 17, 2023, 1:00pm EST

Dr. Michael Heindl in front of the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts

Board of Trustees votes to name new Performing Arts Center in honor of college president

By Julie Bauer The standing-room-only crowd who gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Northwest Mississippi Community College's new performing arts center Jan. 12 received a huge surprise from Northwest Board of Trustees Chairman Cory Uselton ...

Jan 30, 2023, 2:08pm EST

Northwest Mississippi Community College Cuts the Ribbon on the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts.

Northwest Names new Facility in Honor of President, Dr. Michael Heindl

Northwest Mississippi Community College celebrated the opening of the new Center for the Performing Arts Jan. 12 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the center. Members of the Northwest Board of Trustees, staff, and faculty, and students, along with st...

Jan 13, 2023, 10:56am EST

About Northwest Mississippi Community College

With convenient online classes and locations in Senatobia, Southaven and Oxford, Northwest offers the pre-requisites you need to get ready for an exciting four-year degree at any of Mississippi’s colleges or universities or career and technical programs that gets students in the workforce in as little as nine months for less than half the price of any Mississippi public college or university. For more information, call 662-562-3200 or visit www.northwestms.edu.