Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Empty beds at the county jail continue to concern Franklin County Commissioners, a worry accentuated by having to move $100,000 from the general fund to pay the jail debt. Out-of-county prisoners were supposed to cover the debt, but that source of income virtually dried up on Jan. 1, when the existing agreements expired. See the Feb. 26 edition of the Optic-Herald for more information.