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Payment to Pct. 2 demanded before agreement with city
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- Published on Thursday, 29 June 2017 18:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
County Commissioners Court members by consensus are insisting that the City of Mount Vernon pay $12,857 to Pct. 2 for road materials used for work on Bell and Church streets
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Powerful collision
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- Published on Wednesday, 28 June 2017 15:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
First responders work to extract an 18 wheeler driver from the crushed cab of his truck. The truck rammed the back of the truck in the distance so hard that both sets of back axles came loose.
County Commissioners approve HOT payment to Chamber
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- Published on Saturday, 17 June 2017 14:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
After several presentations and much discussion, members of the Franklin County Commissioners Court approved, on a 3-1 vote, a $15,000 payment to the Chamber of Commerce (COC) from the Hotel Motel Tax fund (HOT).
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Collections sought for almost $65,000 in revolving loans
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- Published on Monday, 26 June 2017 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Franklin County Commissioners Court members moved forward in attempting to collect more than $64,309 in arrears payments from its Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund by hiring the law firm of Flowers and Davis at last week’s meeting.
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Council allows golf carts on city streets, approves rabies fee
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- Published on Friday, 16 June 2017 14:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
After a lengthy discussion, members of the Mount Vernon City Council unanimously agreed to allow the operation of golf carts on city streets with certain conditions during their Monday, June 12 regular monthly meeting.
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Eleven sentenced, three serve time in NETO fraud cases
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- Published on Thursday, 22 June 2017 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Eleven former employees of Northeast Texas Opportunities, Inc. (NETO) have now entered pleas, were found guilty of fraud, and have been sentenced, with three reporting for federal prison time;
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Large crowd prompts moving meeting to larger venue
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- Published on Thursday, 15 June 2017 12:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
There was a standing room only crowd gathered in the County Courtroom prior to the regular June 12 meeting of the Franklin County Commissioners.
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TxDOT to work on I-30
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- Published on Sunday, 18 June 2017 18:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
According to Franklin County Sheriff Ricky Jones, TxDOT will begin construction on portions of I-30 later this week.
Double tickets issued after driver causes wreck
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- Published on Monday, 12 June 2017 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Robin Latesky, age 21 of Arlington, received two tickets from DPS after being found at fault in an accident on I-30 near the 150 mile marker around 12: 20 p.m. on Thursday, May 25.
