Seanda Barret Blocker, the daughter of Bill Barret and the late Zelda Tedder Barret, is beginning the process to produce a documentary about the 1959 Mount Vernon school bus wreck.
Mrs. Blocker will be in Mount Vernon on Saturday, April 18 and would like to meet anyone associated with the bus accident. She wants to document memories from the fateful event as she conducts research for her documentary.
She will be in the Century Room on Kaufman St. from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. She will also attend the Eastern Star fish fry at the Mount Vernon Masonic Lodge from 5 to 7 p.m.See the April 9 edition of the Optic-Herald for more information.

Franklin County is ready to relay – online. Making a difference in the lives of Americans with cancer has moved into the World Wide Web.
Relay For Life of Franklin County’s website, www.relayforlife.org/mtvernontx, allows individuals to contribute in honor of survivors and/or loved ones who lost a battle with cancer.  For more information about online giving or the Relay For Life, contact local organizers at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit www.cancer.org.

An electric crew worked for several hours on Sunday, April 5 to restore power to a residence in the 800 block of south Kaufman St. after this large tree fell and snapped their power line.

National Day of Prayer table captains who have not picked up their table assignments can retrieve them from Garry Romines or Terry Flanagan at the downtown branch of First National Bank of Mount Vernon.See the April 9 edition of the Optic-Herald for more information.

March was wetter than average in Franklin County this year with 5.18 inches of rain falling. Average for the month is 4.38 inches. See the April 9 edition of the Optic-Herald for more information.