Veracruz pleads guilty to murder
James Dale Veracruz pled guilty to murder before District Court Judge Eddie Northcutt last week and was sentenced to 38 years in prison.
Whitehurst, Proffitt are Rotary Students for April
Kassie Whitehurst and Kaden Proffitt were named as...
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- Public Notice - Mount Vernon Housing Authority - 3/29/2018
- Public Notice - Citation - 3/22/2018
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- 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
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- Baggett, Stavinoha appointed to Texas Lottery Commission
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News
Veracruz pleads guilty to murder
James Dale Veracruz pled guilty to murder before District Court Judge Eddie Nort...
Pinwheels planted
Personnel from Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center and Franklin County elected...
Fourteenth annual Tour de Cypress is Saturday
Approximately 125 people have preregistered for the 14th annual Tour de Cypress ...
Volunteer registration open for “Paint our Town” project
Registration for volunteers is open for the annual “Paint Our Town” project. A t...
Nominations sought for School League of Honor
Nominations are being sought for the 2018 Franklin County Schools League of Hono...
Winfield schools to close doors end of June
Four years of focused efforts to turn around test scores at the Winfield Indepen...
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
Friends of the Library plan open house
The Friends of the Franklin County Library will be hosts for an open house at th...
Key Club reunion planned next Tuesday
A reunion of current and former members of the Mount Vernon Key Club will be at ...
Aggie Muster offers attendees chance to support scholarships
Muster is a time-honored tradition held by all Aggies. Each year on April 21, Te...
Whitehurst, Proffitt are Rotary Students for April
Kassie Whitehurst and Kaden Proffitt were named as the Rotary Students of the Mo...
Fencing demonstration
Leslie McFarland Marx gave a fencing demonstration at the Friday, April 6, meeti...
Alzheimer Support Group to meet locally
The Alzheimer Support Group for the Mount Vernon area will meet at 2 p.m. Thursd...
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