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Achievements

• Vicksburg students presented as part of the Hinds Community College Homecoming court in Raymond were sophomores MaQurisa “Pinky” Draper and Brittney Goodwin and freshmen LaToya Sims and Grace Ga-as.

Awards

• Vicksburg Catholic School has received a $750 grant from Exxon Mobil Educational Alliance Program to support the school’s Science Department. Waring Oil Company worked with school officials to secure the grant, which is one of 2,400 available to schools across the country served by Exxon or Mobil stations.

Competitions

• Lindsey Garrard, a sophomore at Vicksburg High School, placed in the top 10 at the Mid-South Youth Talent Contest in Brookhaven. She competed in the country and pop/rock categories, in which she sang and played the violin. She is the daughter of Prentiss and Joan Garrard.

Upcoming events

University of Mississippi Homecoming Weekend — Friday-Saturday; parade and pep rally, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Lyceum Circle to Oxford Square; public reception, 6 p.m. Friday, The Inn at Ole Miss; Fall Visit Day, Saturday; football game vs. UAB Blazers, 6 p.m. Saturday; www.alumni.olemiss.edu/ for information.

The Links at the Library — Pre-K through fifth grade literacy program, 11 a.m.-noon Saturday; Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library; Mayor Paul E. Winfield, featured storyteller; refreshments will be served; parents must accompany children.

Beechwood Elementary — Fall Carnival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 31.

Citywide Observed Halloween Hours — 5-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

ACT Assessment Review Courses — Mississippi College campus, $20 per session; test mechanics/reading, 9-11:30 a.m. and grammar, 1-3:30 p.m. Nov. 14; math, 9-11:30 a.m. and science, 1-3:30 p.m. Nov. 21; registration deadline is Nov. 6; www.mc.edu/academics/ce/ or 601-925-3265 for registration or more information.

In brief

Warren Central High School’s band boosters will sponsor their annual Red Carpet Invitational Marching Band Competition and Clinic at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Warren Central. Admission is $5 and will benefit the Big Blue Band.