Game Plan

Published 10:30 am Wednesday, October 8, 2014

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Over the River Run registration

Registration is now open for the 26th annual Over the River Run, a 5-mile run and race walk and 1-mile children’s fun run across the Old Mississippi River Bridge.

The race is scheduled for Saturday, and will begin at 8 a.m. at the Mississippi Welcome Center on Washington Street. Raceday registration will begin at 6:30 a.m.

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The registration fee is $30. The fee for children 10 and under is $20. There is also a $55 family rate for up to five family members living at the same address, and a $75 rate for corporate teams.

For more information, call 601-631-2997, or email info@southernculture.org.

Alcorn State golf tournament

The Alcorn State University Alumni Foundation and Alcorn State University Foundation will host its Sixth Annual Benefit Golf Tournament on Oct. 17 at Clear Creek Golf Course. The two-player scramble will begin with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. There will be prizes for closest to the pin and longest drive, plus a $1,000 hole-in-one prize.

The entry fee is $90 per person or $100 the day of the event, and includes cart, lunch and beverages. For more information, call John Walls at 601-831-19660.

VHS basketball parents meeting

There will be a meeting for all parents of Vicksburg High boys basketball players Sunday at 3 p.m. at the VHS gym. All parents of players are required to attend.

For more information, call coach Dellie C. Robinson at 601-529-3550.