Blue ribbons for abuse prevention
Lake Country CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) placed two over-sized blue bows on the hand rails of the south entrance to the Franklin County C...
Lady Tigers remain undefeated in District 13-3A competition
Heather Brown tracks a fly ball in center field al...
Whitehurst, Proffitt are Rotary Students for April
Kassie Whitehurst and Kaden Proffitt were named as...
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Texas Gov.
- Public Notice - City of Mount Vernon 2 - 4/5/2018
- Public Notice - City of Mount Vernon 1 - 4/5/2018
- Public Notice - aviso de ELECCION General y trustee - 4/5/2018
- Public Notice - NOTICE OF GENERAL AND SPECIAL VACANCY ELECTION FOR MOUNT VERNON lSD - 4/5/2018
- Public Notice - Legal Notice - American Towers LLC - 3/29/2018
- Public Notice - Mount Vernon Housing Authority - 3/29/2018
- Public Notice - Citation - 3/22/2018
- Public Notice - City of Mount Vernon - 3/22/2018
- 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
Blue ribbons for abuse prevention
Lake Country CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) placed two over-sized blue...
Certificates of obligation should fund remaining sewer line costs
The Mount Vernon City Council is expected to issue $550,000 in certificates of o...
Annual Key Club Bake-off set at the First Baptist Church
The 15th annual Spring Bake-Off and Auction, sponsored by the Key Club, will be ...
Fourteenth annual Tour de Cypress is Saturday
Approximately 125 people have preregistered for the 14th annual Tour de Cypress ...
Nominations sought for School League of Honor
Nominations are being sought for the 2018 Franklin County Schools League of Hono...
Sports
Lady Tigers remain undefeated in District 13-3A competition
Heather Brown tracks a fly ball in center field all the way to the fence. She ca...
Doubles teams advance to Region
Four members of the Mount Vernon High School tennis team are advancing to the Re...
Kids ride free in Rotary’s Annual Tour de Cypress
Kids age 12 and under can ride free in the Tour de Cypress Bike Ride slated for ...
Features
Don Woods, Jr. band to perform at Alamo Mission Museum’s festival
If you are looking for a mouth watering, toe tapping good time, then the Alamo M...
Arts and crafts fair open Saturday
An arts and crafts fair will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at...
Aggie muster Saturday, April 21
Former students of Texas A&M University will assemble in Mount Vernon at 6 p...
Aggie Muster offers attendees chance to support scholarships
Muster is a time-honored tradition held by all Aggies. Each year on April 21, Te...
Fish fry set at Masonic Lodge
Members of the Mount Vernon Order of the Eastern Star will be hosts for a fish f...
Spring clean-up efforts continue
The city’s portion of the Spring Clean-up concludes this Saturday, while the cou...
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Public Meetings
| Mon Apr 23 @ 9:00AM - Franklin County Commissioners Court |
| Mon Apr 23 @ 2:00PM - Franklin County Commissioners Court Workshop |
| Mon Apr 23 @ 6:00PM - Mount Vernon City Council special meeting and workshop |
Community Events
| Sat Apr 21 @ 7:00AM - Tour de Cypress Bicycle Ride & Run |
| Sat Apr 21 @ 8:30AM - Key Club Bake-Off |
| Mon Apr 23 @ 4:15PM - 05:00PM Marvelous Mondays |
| Sat Apr 28 @ 8:00AM - 03:00PM Kid Fish |
| Sat Apr 28 @11:00AM - 01:00PM First National Bank picnic |
| Mon Apr 30 @ 4:15PM - 05:00PM Marvelous Mondays |
| Wed May 02 @12:00PM - 01:00PM City Siren Test |
| Sat May 05 @ 7:00AM - Paint Our Town |
| Mon May 07 @ 4:15PM - 05:00PM Marvelous Mondays |
| Mon May 14 @ 4:15PM - 05:00PM Marvelous Mondays |
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