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With an active severe weather season predicted, and after the recent weather related incidents in Oklahoma, Franklin Count...
City of Mount Vernon ponders road equipment purchase
The Mount Vernon City Council is considering investment in a piece of road equipment called an Asphalt Zipper which is use...
COPsync system sought in Homeland Security Grant
The Franklin County Emergency Management office and local law enforcement have applied for an $149,243.05 grant
Edward Jones makes Fortune 500 listing
Edward Jones, a financial services firm, made the prestigious Fortune 500 listing for the first time this year.
Mount Vernon Bass Club plans first tournament
The first official tournament of the Mount Vernon Bass Club is set for Sunday, May 19 at Lake Winnsboro.
Royalty outsted at Dairy Queen
There was an excess of royalty hanging around the Dairy Queen last week and one of the aristocracy and her entourage quick...
Reception opens Lytle exhibit Friday
The Franklin County Historical Association Board of Directors will be hosts for a Wine and Cheese Reception honoring artis...
Lytle featured in exhibit at Old Firestation Museum
The works of Debora Schubert Lytle of Commerce are being featured in a new exhibit in the West Gallery of the second floor...
Moment of Rememberance ceremony on plaza Monday
A “Moment of Remembrance” ceremony is set for 3 p.m. Monday, May 27, Memorial Day, on the plaza in downtown Mount Vernon....
Piney Woods Wine Trail successful
The Piney Wood Wine Trail Festival was termed a success by vendors, merchants, organizers and visitors alike.
Relay puts emphasis on Memorial Day
The 2,000 mile Carry the Load relay will travel through Franklin County on Friday, May 24 and walkers are needed to suppor...
Hagansport Homcoming June 9
The annual Hagansport Cemetery Homecoming will be Sunday, June 9 at the Mount Olive Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. For mo...
Lady Tigers end 2013 season as Regional Quarter-Finals Champs
The Mount Vernon Lady Tigers fell to the Brock Lady Eagles in a best two out of three series on Thursday through Saturday ...
Fountain headed to Nationals in track
Dakota Fountain, a freshman at Texas A&M Commerce, will be competing in the Division II National Track and Field compe...
Tigers take Area Championship in final two games over Quitman
The Mount Vernon Tiger baseball team defeated the Quitman Bulldogs in a best two-out-of-three series to claim the Area Tit...
Tiger Baseball send off parade
There was a send off “parade” last week when the Mount Vernon Tigers left for their baseball game on Friday afternoon.
School board members sworn in, Kober elected president
In a split 4-3 vote, Jim Kober was elected the 2013-2014 President of the Mount Vernon School Board over Steve Asay at th...
One Act Play is fourth in state
The Mount Vernon High School one act play cast and crew of “...And the Rain Came to Mayfield” finished in fourth place ou...
McSwain graduates
Sarah Michelle McSwain of Mount Vernon graduated with an associate of applied science degree
Hicks named Welch Scholar
Daniel Hicks has been named a Welch Scholar for the 2013 summer by the Trull School of Sciences and Mathematics
Public Notices protect your rights
By Susan Reeves
For the past 10 years, the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald has not published a newspaper on the last Thursd...
Mixed signals for our school
By Susan Reeves
Many parenting books talk about how consistency in raising children is critical.
Annexation should have gone through
By Susan Reeves
Shocking is a term that might be applied to the decision of the Mount Vernon City Council not t...
Hats off to our firemen
By Susan Reeves
Franklin County has four fantastic volunteer fire departments. It is overwhelming to think that...
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