De’quincy Hughes of Liberty is the recipient of a scholarship from the Mississippi Nursery and Landscape Association. Hughes, a sophomore, graduates in May from ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ’s Landscape Management Technology program.
He is currently working for the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Grounds Department completing his internship requirement and also works for UPS.
Pictured are Haley Barrett, executive secretary/treasurer of the Mississippi Nursery and Landscape Association, left, De’quincy Hughes and Martha Hill, chairman of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ’s Landscape Management Technology program.
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ is celebrating its 100th year of Community Inspired Service in 2017. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ opened in September 1917 first as an agricultural high school and admitted college students for the first time in 1922, with the first class graduating in 1927. In 1982 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Junior College and Utica Junior College merged, creating the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ District. Today, as Mississippi’s largest community college, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ is a comprehensive institution with six locations. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ offers quality, affordable educational opportunities with academic programs of study leading to seamless university transfer and career and technical programs teaching job-ready skills. To learn more, visit or call 1.800.ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñCC.
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