Football camp for students in grades four through nine at Mount Vernon Schools is set from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday, July 27-30. For more information, see the July 23 edition of the Optic-Herald.



Football camp for students in grades four through nine at Mount Vernon Schools is set from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday, July 27-30. For more information, see the July 23 edition of the Optic-Herald.
Members of the Mount Vernon High School Lady Tigers basketball team played in the Mid-America Youth Basketball (MAYB) tournament last weekend in Denton and finished with a 3-3 record.
The coaches for the 2009 Youth Football Association will have a meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 26 at the Franklin County Courthouse Annex, north of the Sheriff’s Office. The coaches will be discussing the upcoming try-out event set for Saturday, Aug. 8. See the July 23 edition of the Optic-Herald for more information.

The young girls from Kid’s Under Construction spent Monday, July 6 learning the hard work that goes into being a Mount Vernon High School Tiger Cheerleader. The group learned cheers, chants, and dances along side the cheerleaders during their summer practice.

The competitors in the third annual Turtle Derby races did not seem fazed by the high heat and humidity on Saturday, July 11.