The Mount Vernon Police Department, Municipal Court, and the Franklin County Justice of the Peace have joined more than 250 other agencies and courts throughout Texas in the annual “Great Texas Warrant Roundup.”

Terry Roach accepts a bus ticket from VFW Post 3992 Commander June Harrison and Quartermaster Ron Gibson.

After receiving complaints from citizens, the Mount Vernon City Council referred the appropriateness of a sign for review by the Mount Vernon Landmark Commission.

The deadline to register as a candidate for a listing on the ballot for the May 11 elections for the Mount Vernon City Council, the Mount Vernon Independent School District Board of Trustees and the Franklin County Water District Board of Directors is 5 p.m. on Friday, March 1.

A pile of trees, brush, and undergrowth was recently removed from the back side of the dam for the City Lake of Mount Vernon.