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Lakes Regional Community Center to expand services
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 February 2014 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Lakes Regional Community Center is expanding their services for clients in Franklin, Titus, Morris and Camp counties. The organization will continue to operate their Mental Health Clinic on 16th St. in Mount Pleasant, but has added a Counseling Center and a Mobile Primary Healthcare Unit.
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Property appraisal seminar set
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 February 2014 15:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The Franklin County Appraisal District will have a seminar to help citizens understand the Notice of Appraised Value forms that will be mailed in late April. The seminar will be Tuesday, February 25
No contaminated meat at Local Brookshires
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- Published on Friday, 14 February 2014 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Meat purchased through the Mount Vernon Brookshire’s store was not subject to the latest round of possibly contaminated meat being recalled.
Primary early voting begins Today
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 February 2014 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Early voting by personal appearance in the Republican and Democrat parties’ General Primary elections begins Tuesday, February 18. Early voting ends Friday, February 28.
Texas Treasure Business
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- Published on Wednesday, 12 February 2014 18:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The Mount Vernon Optic-Herald was named a Texas Treasure Business by the Texas Historical Commission. Present for the presentation were Publisher Emeritus Pat Wright, Mount Vernon Mayor Margaret Sears, State Representative George Lavender, and John and Susan Reeves.
Planning and zoning board to be established
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- Published on Sunday, 16 February 2014 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The members of the Mount Vernon City Council unanimously approved moving forward with establishing a planning and zoning board. The council took the action at their regular meeting Monday night, February 10.
Texas Election Identification Certificates still available
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- Published on Tuesday, 11 February 2014 12:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans in advance of the upcoming primary election that Election Identification Certificates (EIC) are available at all Texas driver license offices for individuals in need of proper identification required to vote in elections in Texas.
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Courthouse IT, phones and security needs an afterthought
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- Published on Saturday, 15 February 2014 12:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
How many more things were not included in the courthouse bid that Franklin County will need to fund? This was the brunt of the issues raised by members of the Franklin County Commissioners Court and County Auditor Tina Phillips at the Monday, Feb. 10 meeting of the court.
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Local Main Street program honored
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- Published on Monday, 10 February 2014 15:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Mount Vernon was commended for successful annual progress as a designated Main Street community. The Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) Texas Main Street Program made the announcement at the winter gathering of Texas Main Street managers in Seguin, Wednesday, January 29.
