Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Thatcher Freund will be the featured speaker at a program presented by the Franklin County Genealogical Society at 7 p.m. Monday, March 20 at the research library on Main Street.

Poor Boys seek buying teammates

Details: Category: Community; Published on Thursday, 16 March 2017 18:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Members are being sought for the Poor Boys buying team to purchase livestock at the annual Mount Vernon - Saltillo FFA and 4-H Project Show on Saturday, April 1 at the Livestock Pavilion located on FM 115.

Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday

Details: Category: Community; Published on Saturday, 11 March 2017 18:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Daylight Saving Time is set to begin at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 12. People should set their clocks forward one hour before going to bed Saturday night to avoid being late for church or other events.

Paul’s Journey coming to Calvary Baptist

Details: Category: Community; Published on Tuesday, 14 March 2017 18:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Paul’s Journey, formerly The Relations Quartet, will be in concert at 6:00 p.m., Saturday, March 18 at Calvary Baptist Temple.

Registration for year-long long-gun drawing underway

Details: Category: Community; Published on Saturday, 11 March 2017 12:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The second annual 52 Week Gun Drawing to benefit the Mount Vernon Firefighters Corporation is underway with registrations available from any member of the Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department.

Alzheimer Support Group to meet locally

Details: Category: Community; Published on Monday, 13 March 2017 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The Alzheimer Support Group for the Mount Vernon area will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at the Franklin County Library on the square.

National register project meeting Tuesday

Details: Category: Community; Published on Friday, 10 March 2017 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

A meeting to begin the application process for a National Register of Historic Places designation will be at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14 at City Hall with representatives of Ogee Preservation.