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Students enjoy Spring Fever Week activities
From Special Reports
"Food, music, more food and more music were the main highlights of JCJC’s annual Spring Fever Week activities held April 9-11. Students were treated to a pool party on Monday..."
College schedules more construction
By: Wade Mathis
Staff Writer
"Although Jones County Junior College has a beautiful campus, it needs some work.
JCJC is working two major construction projects on campus. The two projects are re-roofing and parking/roadway repair with the addition of new parking places. The official work on the roofs of numerous buildings is set to begin May 1..."
Blood drive nets 271 donations
By: Clinton Fortenberry
Staff Writer
"'No other junior college can compare to Jones County Junior College,' said Beverly Clark of the United Blood Services, after 271 people from JCJC were able to donate blood.
The blood donated from JCJC helped 813 area patients. Donations are broken down into three components and distributed to patients in need..."
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College schedules Coward to deliver commencement address
By: Jessica Odom
Staff Editor
"Jones County Junior College graduate Dr. Bettye R. Coward will deliver the keynote address to more than 610 candidates for graduation at the JCJC Spring Commencement Ceremony, on Friday, May 11, at 10 a.m. in the Bobcat gymnasium. According to information provided by the JCJC Registrar’s Office, this is the largest graduating class in the history of the college..."
Purkerson receives grant
By: Anne Kathryn Osborne
Staff Writer
"Fine arts instructor Dr. Graham Purkerson has been awarded a teacher enrichment grant from the Music Teachers National Association Foundation in Washington, D.C.
MTNA received 70 applications for grants and only awarded 28 nationwide..."
Mississippians decide to keep 1894 flag
By: Suzanne McKay
Features Writer
"In a special election held April 17 concerning the state flag, Mississippi voters showed their overwhelming support of the current banner displaying the Confederate battle flag.
Nearly 65 percent of the voters statewide chose to keep the current state flag which has been flying over the state since 1894. Although the majority of Mississippi’s citizens chose to keep the current flag, several organizations have threatened economic boycotts as a restult of the outcome..."
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