Early voting in four elections for the City of Mount Vernon will begin Monday, April 29.

Formal ground breaking ceremonies were conducted at the site for McDonald’s of Mount Vernon on Hwy. 37 just south of I-30 on Friday, April 19.

Franklin County honored its employees in a celebration on Thursday, April 11.

There will be no tax breaks for McDonalds or any other retail business according to opinions voiced by members of the Franklin County Commissioners Court

A county wide Sex Offender Check (SOC) was conducted Tuesday morning in Franklin County. Five local and state agencies combined to make a complete sweep of the county in just under three hours.