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20 years on the job
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- Published on Monday, 03 June 2019 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Brook Bussell receives a certificate from County Clerk Betty Crane to commemorate her 20th anniversary of working for Franklin County.
Jail contracts, dispatch software upgrades approved
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- Published on Saturday, 01 June 2019 13:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
A new contract to house Collin County prisoners, a contract for additional dispatch software, and payment for cameras in the county’s patrol vehicles topped the list of action items at Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Franklin County Commissioners Court.
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Seizure to blame for single vehicle wreck
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
A driver having a seizure was the cause of a single vehicle accident was reported around 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 1 at the 147 exit ramp off I-30.
Election ratified, officers elected, pump truck sold
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- Published on Sunday, 26 May 2019 11:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The Franklin County Water District’s Board of Directors ratified election results, selected officers for the board, and heard the manager’s report, including the “windfall” sell of an old pump truck during their May meeting.
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Series of third party cloud contracts okay, plan needed
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- Published on Sunday, 19 May 2019 12:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Commissioners for Franklin County approved a series of contracts for the cloud hosting service between the county, NETDATA, the Sulphur Springs Police Department and seven other entities at their Monday morning meeting.
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County budget workshop set, requests for funds by June 1
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- Published on Saturday, 25 May 2019 11:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The 2020 budget process will begin for the county with workshop sessions at 1 p.m. Monday, June 24 and at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 25 in the county courtroom at the Franklin County Courthouse.
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Suspect caught after high speed chase on I-30
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- Published on Saturday, 18 May 2019 12:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Several police officers and sheriff’s deputies joined the effort to stop a vehicle around 7 p.m. Saturday, May 11. Police Officer Cameron Robinson attempted to make a traffic stop on a 2000 dark blue Chevy Camaro at the Hwy. 37 and I-30 intersection.
Rail grant use proposed for action
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- Published on Thursday, 23 May 2019 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
A proposal to allocate the Transload Rail Port grant funds from the Federal Economic Development Administration will be considered at the Thursday, May 23 meeting of the Mount Vernon Economic Development Corporation’s Board of Directors.
New members take oath, requirement added for grant
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- Published on Friday, 17 May 2019 12:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Newly elected members of the Mount Vernon City Council, Steve Hammons, Chock Yates, and Michael Long, took their oath of office, and their review of a new investment incentive lead to an additional requirement for grant seekers in their regular Monday night meeting.
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