


The Franklin County Relay for Life is seeking teams for the fourth annual American Cancer Society event to take place Friday, May 21 at Don Meredith Stadium at Mount Vernon ISD. See the March 18 edition of the Optic-Herald for more information.
The City of Mount Vernon drew names to determine the candidates’ position on the ballot Wednesday, March 10 as they prepare for a May 8 election.
Love songs, blues and jazz will be sung as only Sandra Kaye can do it in the Sunday, March 28 concert at Mount Vernon Music Hall.
Mat Hames, son of local resident Jackie Stempel, introduced another premiere documentary film at the 2010 South by Southwest® Film Festival in Austin this week. See the March 18 edition of the Optic-Herald for more information.
The annual Easter in the Park sponsored by the Franklin County Student Chamber of Commerce is set for Saturday, April 3 at Don Meredith Stadium.
Bob Spearman and Don Chance were two of the six individuals who took part in the Computer Basics class at the Franklin County Library.
Trey Poe gives Coach Chad Smith a high five as he rounds third base and heads for home plate in the junior varsity Tigers game against Hughes Springs on Saturday, March 13.
The Mount Vernon Tiger baseball team competed in the Hughes Springs Tournament March 11-13. The team won one game and lost two during the event. See details in the march 18 edition of the Optic-Herald.
The Mount Vernon Family, Community Career Leaders of Tomorrow organization is serving as hosts for a Pet-A-Palooza event on Saturday, March 20 in the high school library parking lot.
Northeast Texas Community College recently signed the Voluntary Mechanical Engineering Transfer Compact,
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