A smoke alarm will be given away free to every local area family represented at the Farmers Market this Saturday, Oct. 2 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department, local attorney and city councilman B. F. Hicks, and local hardware store owner Larry Scott are combining their efforts to make residences safer. See the Sept. 30 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald for more details.








