Alcorn band to march downtown

Published 11:11 am Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The Alcorn State University Dyn-o-mite Marching Band will march and perform Thursday afternoon along Washington Street between the Warren Central and Vicksburg High homecoming parades.

Warren Central’s parade is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m., and the VHS parade will roll after Alcorn’s performance.

Alcorn’s band features 18 students who graduated from Warren Central and Vicksburg,

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The bands will line up at Belmont Street and march north along Washington to Jackson Street.

The cost of Alcorn’s transportation and food, about $1,600, will be split by both schools from their activity funds.