Senior softball players honored
Senior members of the Mount Vernon Lady Tiger softball team were honored in ceremonies prior to the start of their final home game on Tuesday, April 1...
McKinney hired as Fairfield, Kansas superintendant
Betsy McKinney of Abbyville, Kansas, a 1981 gradua...
Certificates of obligation should fund remaining sewer line costs
The Mount Vernon City Council is expected to issue...
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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
Zoning change requested to accomodate apartments
A zoning change for land located off Hwy. 37 north of the Dairy Bar has been req...
Blue ribbons for abuse prevention
Lake Country CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) placed two over-sized blue...
Crescent Building opens
Members of the Franklin County Genealogical Society celebrated the opening of th...
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 ...
Bleacher renovations approved at stadium
Members of the Mount Vernon ISD School board awarded a contract to Marco Manufac...
Early voting for MVISD board begins Monday
Early voting in person for the Mount Vernon ISD school board election begins Mon...
Sports
Senior softball players honored
Senior members of the Mount Vernon Lady Tiger softball team were honored in cere...
High School golf team members headed to regionals
Three members of the Mount Vernon High School golf teams 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...
McKinney hired as Fairfield, Kansas superintendant
Betsy McKinney of Abbyville, Kansas, a 1981 graduate of Mount Vernon ISD and the...
Aggie muster Saturday, April 21
Former students of Texas A&M University will assemble in Mount Vernon at 6 p...
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
| 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 |
| Mon May 21 @ 4:15PM - 05:00PM Marvelous Mondays |
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