The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce has set the date of the annual membership banquet as Saturday, January 28. The theme for this year’s event is “Start Spreading the News....Franklin County is Growing, Commerce, Culture and Community”. There will be a New York City motif. Nominations are being accepted for consideration for the Franklin County Man and Woman of the year and Franklin County Hall of Fame awards. For more details, see the December 8 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.







