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FORMER HCCHS STUDENT ATTENDS PRESTIGIOUS PRINCETON SUMMER JOURNALISM PROGRAM

SeMya Henderson (third from left) with fellow participants of the Princeton Summer Journalism Program, held on Princeton University’s campus this summer.   Former Holmes County Central High School student SeMya Henderson spent her summer at Princeton University as part of the highly selective Princeton Summer Journalism Program (PSJP) — one of the nation’s most competitive…

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2025 CHCS PEE WEE UNDEFEATED CHAMPIONS

Front row, l-r: Wes Harrell, Denson Edwards, Chancelor Dumas, David Melton, Andersen Cain, Parker Langford. Second row: Jace Cooper, Noah Carnathan, Mason Young, Carter Nail, Benton Killebrew. Third row: Ben Cain, Landon Boyd, Max Pee, John Ryan Harrell, Weston Killebrew, Stafford Upchurch. Fourth row: Grayson Burwell, Brock Lawshe, J. C. Nail, Lawes Cain, Diggs Boling.…

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HCC HONORS CANDICE EDWARDS PARISH AS 2025 ALUMNA OF THE YEAR

Holmes Community College honored Candice Edwards Parish as the 2025 Alumna of the Year, the highest honor awarded by the Holmes Alumni Association. Parish was formally recognized during the college’s annual Homecoming celebration, which brings together alumni, faculty, staff and students to commemorate the institution’s rich legacy. Parish is married to Jason Parish, and together…

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DORIS MAE HARTHCOCK CARNATHAN

Doris Mae Harthcock Carnathan, age 92, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 just two weeks shy of her 93rd birthday. Doris was born October 26, 1932 to Beatrice Sims Harthcock and Claude Harthcock in Holmes County, Mississippi. She is preceded in death by her parents,…

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LIZZIE MAE COBBINS JORDAN

With peace and understanding in our hearts, we are deeply saddened to share that Lizzie Mae Cobbins Jordan of Lexington, MS transitioned Monday, October 20, 2025 at 9:08 pm surrounded by love, peace, family and staff at Martha Croker Green House. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 31 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.…

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CHCS HOMECOMING COURT

CHCS 2025 Homecoming Court pictured, l-r: Jonathan Carnes, Mia Brannon; Darren Lloyd, Ellie Lloyd; Jeremy Brannon, Lillian Brannon; Danny Grubbs, Nora Grace Grubbs; Michael Hudson, Heidi Hudson; Matt Tate, Senior Maid Zoey Jones; Steven Steen, 2025 Homecoming Queen Emma Steen; Jason Hester, CHCS School Board President, 2024 Homecoming Queen Anna Duke; Senior Maid Allie Rae…

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HC MAN FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER

On October 16, 2025 after a two-day trial, a Holmes County jury has found Melvin Day guilty of First-Degree Murder in connection with the September 14, 2024, shooting death of 28 y/o Jordan Perry. According to evidence presented at trial, on September 14, 2024, officers with the Pickens Police Department responded to reports of gunfire…

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JOHN R. “BOB” BROWN, III

John R. “Bob” Brown, III 1950 – 2025 John R. “Bob” Brown, III, age 75, passed away on October 9, 2025. He spent his life between Durant and Lexington, never far from the places that shaped him and the friends who became family along the way. He was known for his easy humor, generous spirit,…

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