Structure fire
Purley volunteer firefighter Wesley Sargent sprays underbrush near the scene of a structure fire on CR 3470 about 1/2 mile from U.S. Hwy. 37 Wednesday...
Golden Anniversary of pageant celebrated by Chamber of Commerce
The Golden Anniversary of the Miss Mount Vernon Pa...
Pending Funerals
Breaking News
Notices
Texas Gov.
- Public Notice - Notice of 2018 tax year proposed property tax rate for Franklin County GeneralL Fund - 8/16/2018
- Public Notice - Notice of 2018 tax year proposed property tax rate for city of Mount Vernon - 8/16/2018
- Public Notice - Replat - 2 - 8/16/2018
- Public Notice - Replat - 1 - 8/16/2018
- Public Notice - MVISD proposed tax rate and budget meeting - 8/9/2018
- Public Notice - NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE - 8/9/2018
- Public Notice - PUBLIC NOTICE OF BID - 8/9/2018
- Public Notice - Aviso Publico De La No Discriminacion En Los Programas De Educacion Profosional y Tecnologica - 8/9/2018
- Transparency of Texas Government in question: Fate of key transparency bills is uncertain
- TDA Grants Extend Production, income for farmers
- Brown appointed to Supreme Court of Texas
- Three Appointed to Oversight Committee
- Baggett, Stavinoha appointed to Texas Lottery Commission
- Leadership named for Texas Higher Education Board
- Buzbee wins license plate auction
- Texas funds biotechnology center
News
Waste station hours expanded during burn ban
Members of the Franklin County Commissioners Court ordered the hours of the coun...
Reese Conlon is Young Miss Mount Vernon 2018
Reese Conlon was crowned Young Miss Mount Vernon at the 50th annual Miss Mount V...
Ginnalyn McFeely is Junior Miss Mount Vernon 2018
Ginnalyn McFeely was crowned Junior Miss Mount Vernon at the 50th annual Miss Mo...
Safety is stressed for drivers and pedestrians
Classes begin at area schools on Monday, August 20, and parents, drivers, and st...
Meet the teachers and Tigers tonight
The annual Meet the Teacher and Meet the Tigers events are both set for tonight...
Sports
Tigers to scrimmage at Quinlan Friday
The Tiger football teams will travel to Quinlan Ford to scrimmage against the Pa...
Volleyball takes off
Coach Joe Thomas watches as Zakenya Linwood goes up to spike the ball for the La...
Features
Chamber to celebrate Miss Mount Vernon pageant’s Golden Anniversary
The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating the Golden Anniversa...
Mount Vernon ISD campuses prepare for the first day of school
Staff members at the various campuses of Mount Vernon ISD are hard at work prepa...
Genealogy Society to tour Courthouse
The program for the August 20 meeting of the Franklin County Genealogical Societ...
Soggy 2nd Saturday
Bill and Donna Fore of Franklin County set up at the Farmers Market for the 2nd ...
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Public Meetings
| Tue Aug 21 @ 6:30PM - Franklin County Water District |
| Mon Aug 27 @ 5:30PM - Mount Vernon ISD budget and tax rate meeting |
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| Wed Sep 05 @12:00PM - 01:00PM City Siren Test |
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