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Copies of a petition are circulating seeking help from the Texas Department of Transportation to make getting to youth bal...
Residents will soon be able to purchase beer and wine at local stores and have a glass or a bottle with their meal at loca...
New temporary, portable rumble strips are now showing up at entrances to work zones across the nine county Paris District.
The first official tournament of the Mount Vernon Bass Club is set for Sunday, May 19 at Lake Winnsboro.
There was an excess of royalty hanging around the Dairy Queen last week and one of the aristocracy and her entourage quick...
The Franklin County Historical Association Board of Directors will be hosts for a Wine and Cheese Reception honoring artis...
The works of Debora Schubert Lytle of Commerce are being featured in a new exhibit in the West Gallery of the second floor...
The annual Gray Rock Cemetery Decoration Day is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19.
The Saltillo FFA Stew and Auction will be at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18
The Piney Woods Wine Trails Festival features a combination of wine tasting, fine arts and music for a weekend of fun in M...
Alan Rhys accepted a gordita from Maria Herrera at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cinco de Mayo celebration
The Mount Vernon Tiger baseball team defeated the Quitman Bulldogs in a best two-out-of-three series to claim the Area Tit...
There was a send off “parade” last week when the Mount Vernon Tigers left for their baseball game on Friday afternoon.
It took three extra innings for Mount Vernon to secure the 8-7 win on Saturday, May 11 at the Northeast Texas Community Co...
Sadie Hamrick and Cameron Pope of the Angels get their halos tangled with each other while trying to field an infield hit ...
Members of the Mighty Tiger Marching Band were honored at the annual Band Banquet in the Mount Vernon Cafeteria on Tuesday...
The cast and crew of the Mount Vernon High School one act play “...And the Rain Came to Mayfield” will give a state send...
Members of the Mount Vernon High School FFA Horticulture Class will have a plant sale today, Thursday, May 16
The top readers in the annual Reading Rally at Mount Vernon Intermediate and Junior High Schools Feb. 19-April 26
By Susan Reeves
For the past 10 years, the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald has not published a newspaper on the last Thursd...
By Susan Reeves
Many parenting books talk about how consistency in raising children is critical.
By Susan Reeves
Shocking is a term that might be applied to the decision of the Mount Vernon City Council not t...
By Susan Reeves
Franklin County has four fantastic volunteer fire departments. It is overwhelming to think that...
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