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Home destroyed by fire Monday night, four departments fight blaze
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 January 2019 15:56
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The home of Steve Newsome and Julie Reid in the 8000 block of CR SW3170 was destroyed by fire around 9:30 p.m. Monday, January 7.
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December rain doubles average amount for the month
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- Published on Sunday, 06 January 2019 15:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The amount of rain received in Franklin County during December was more than double the average amount typically received.
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Franklin County swearing in
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- Published on Wednesday, 02 January 2019 16:07
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Franklin County officials who were elected, or re-elected, during the November 2018 campaign were sworn into office during a ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 1 in the District Courtroom.
Rockwall prisoner agreement, approved
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- Published on Sunday, 06 January 2019 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
A one-year inter-local agreement to house prisoners for Rockwall County was approved along with new policies and procedures for local county employees and officers at the final meeting of the Franklin County Commissioners Court for 2018.
Texas Workforce Commission sets employer tax rates for 2019
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- Published on Sunday, 30 December 2018 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The Texas Workforce Commission recently announced the average unemployment insurance tax rate for all employers will be 1.25 percent for calendar year (CY) 2019, dropping from 1.37 percent in CY 2018 to its lowest point since 2009.
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Hit-and-run suspect caught after pursuit
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- Published on Saturday, 05 January 2019 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Franklin County officers were involved in the pursuit of a hit-and-run suspect along I-30 around 3 a.m. Christmas morning, December 25.
Mother urges drivers to never drink and drive
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- Published on Friday, 28 December 2018 15:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
It was the middle of the night in 2006 when Debra Vasquez was awakened by the heart-wrenching phone call informing her that her 16-year-old daughter, Erica, and 5-year-old nephew, Elias, had been killed by a drunk driver.
Rail port meeting
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- Published on Thursday, 03 January 2019 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The initial rail port meeting to begin planning after the grant was received on Thursday, May 31 already showed the different entities separated by a large gap that has not gotten closer with time.
Engineering services contract negotiations ordered
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- Published on Thursday, 27 December 2018 12:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Negotiations for an engineering services contract with Corollo Engineers, Inc. and its team of specialists was ordered by the Franklin County Water District Board of Directors in their December meeting.
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