Richard and Betty Ables of Vicksburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Allison Blair, to Corey Michael Hudson. Mr. Hudson is the son of Tamra King of Gilbert, La. and Michael Hudson of Vicksburg.

Miss Ables is the granddaughter of Hazel Ables and the late Robert Ables and the late Lucille Ryals, all of Vicksburg.

Mr. Hudson is the grandson of the late Howard and Dorothy Hudson, Kathrine Jones and the late Willie Warnock and Beatrice Warnock, all of Vicksburg.

The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of Vicksburg High School, where she received the Gator Award and was a member of Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society and Color Guard/Mississippi Lions All-State Band.

She received a Bachelor of Accounting degree from Mississippi State University, where she was a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda honor society and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

Miss Ables is a contract specialist intern at the Engineering Research and Development Center.

The prospective groom is a 2002 graduate of Vicksburg High School, where he played baseball and was a member of the Key Club.

He received his certificate of electrical technology from Hinds Community College, where he was a member of the Honor Society.

Mr. Hudson is an equipment and controls technician with Kinder Morgan.

Vows will be exchanged at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 18, 2010, at Hawkins United Methodist Church. A reception will follow at the Elks Lodge. All relatives and friends are invited to attend.