Recent News
NWCC's Paula Geeter Receives Sandy Grisham Excellence in Teaching Award
Northwest Mississippi Community College DeSoto Center's Lead Practical Nursing Instructor Paula Geeter received the Sandy Grisham Excellence in Teaching Award at Northwest the college's Convocation held on Aug. 11 in the Heindl Center on the Senatobia ...
Aug 22, 2025, 10:33am EDT
OP-ED: Try a local Thursday night experience this fall
While sold-out stadiums, television contracts, and game-day traffic jams often define Division I college football, they also bring something with them: sky-high ticket prices, swollen athletic budgets, and what can feel like a community less and less e...
Aug 17, 2025, 6:27pm EDT
Northwest Welcomes Home New and Old Rangers to the Castle Baseball Facility
Northwest Mississippi Community College administration, Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and more came together on August 14 to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the Castle Baseball Complex. Board of Trustees Chair, Cory Uselton, welco...
Aug 15, 2025, 12:05pm EDT
Continued Success for NWCC Practical Nursing
The Northwest Mississippi Community College Practical Nursing program continues its tradition of success as employees and students have earned various achievements this past semester. Six employees are seeking to expand their education with advanced de...
Aug 5, 2025, 11:12am EDT
Northwest Dance Team Wows at UDA Dance Camp
The Northwest Dance team went to UDA's camp in July, held at the University of Alabama. During this camp, they not only worked on improving their dancing chops, but they also received numerous accolades for their striking performances. "This year, goi...
Aug 1, 2025, 12:46pm EDT
Master Magician Lance Burton & Friends Are Coming to the Heindl Center on August 23, 2025
Master Magician Lance Burton & Friends are ready to amaze Mississippi when they come to Northwest Mississippi College's Heindl Center for the Performing Arts on August 23, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. Burton has been amazing audiences over 30 years. Born and ra...
Jul 23, 2025, 3:57pm EDT
Northwest and Ole Miss DeSoto's 2+2 Golf Tournament to Take Place Sept. 16, 2025
Northwest Mississippi Community College announced the date for the 2025 2+2 Scholarship Golf Tournament is happening September 16, 2025. The event will be held at Cherokee Valley Golf Club in Olive Branch located off Crumpler Blvd. This is the 21st ye...
Jul 17, 2025, 8:00am EDT
Dr. Courtney McMullen named as Director of Associate Degree Nursing at NWCC
Northwest Mississippi Community College announced Dr. Courtney McMullen of Coldwater as the new director of Associate Degree Nursing. Dr. McMullen has been a proud part of the Northwest community for a long time, first coming to Northwest as a student,...
Jul 16, 2025, 5:18pm EDT
Ribbon Cut at Northwest Ranger Center and New Church Road Entrance at DeSoto Center
Northwest Mississippi Community College celebrated the opening of the Ranger Center, the college's newest building at the DeSoto Center which boasts 42,000-square feet of instructional space, conference meeting areas, and study spaces, as well as the C...
Jul 14, 2025, 9:25am EDT
Gordon Completes Mississippi Community College Policy Fellowship Program
Patti Gordon, Executive Director of Institutional Advancement at Northwest Mississippi Community College, has recently completed the prestigious Mississippi Community College Policy Fellowship Program (MCCPFP). Gordon, a respected higher education admi...
Jun 26, 2025, 11:23am EDT