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County to submit grant for Cypress Springs SUD
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- Published on Wednesday, 18 February 2015 08:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Franklin County will again act as the entity submitting for a Texas Community Development Block Gran on behalf of Cypress Springs Special Utility District CS-SUD.
VanDeaver appointed to two key House committees
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 February 2015 20:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
District 1 State Rep. Gary VanDeaver received two key House committee appointments this week as part of the 84th Texas Legislature. He is serving his first term and representing Franklin, Bowie, Lamar and Red River counties.
Student brings gun to school, parents question response
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 16:16
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
On Friday, February 6, a Mount Vernon Elementary School student came to school with a gun in a backpack. Classes were not locked down, police were not notified, and parents were not notified until 7 p.m. that evening.
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Council becomes “head hunters”
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- Published on Monday, 16 February 2015 18:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The Mount Vernon City Council conducted its third executive session in connection with efforts to find an administrator for the city and a executive director for the Mount Vernon Economic Development Corporation.
Election filing open for local board seats
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 February 2015 12:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Registration is now open for anyone wishing to sign up as a candidate for seats on the Mount Vernon ISD Board of Trustees, the Mount Vernon City Council, or the Board of Directors for the Franklin County Water District.
Testing underway on Highway 37S
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- Published on Friday, 13 February 2015 18:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Motorists who travel along State Highway 37 between Mount Vernon and Winnsboro should be on alert for temporary lane closures this week and part of next week.
Illuminated signs outlawed on water district property
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- Published on Friday, 06 February 2015 15:00
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The Franklin County Water District outlawed illuminated signs on the district’s leaseback property around Lake Cypress Springs at its January board meeting.
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Hospital building cleared for renovation work to continue
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- Published on Thursday, 12 February 2015 18:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Work crews returned Tuesday after testing results confirmed the cleaning of asbestos contaminated areas from the former hospital building was completed.
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Asbestos clean up at old hospital began Tuesday
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- Published on Thursday, 05 February 2015 15:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The clean-up of asbestos from materials disturbed in the renovations at the county-owned hospital building was begun Tuesday by Air Quality Associates, Inc. of Tyler.
