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The process of registering as a candidate for election to the Franklin County Water District Board of Directors, Mount Vernon City Council, and the Mount Vernon Independent School District Board of Trustees began Wednesday, Jan. 30. Election day is Saturday, May 11.

Zach Jaggers of Mount Vernon was hired as the first full time manager for the Franklin County Sports Complex Monday, Jan. 28.

A town hall meeting is planned to discuss the proposed replacement of water lines along selected streets.

The Civilian Conservation Corps, once dubbed the “Tree Army” by president Franklin D. Roosevelt, will be on display