Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Brenda Sprayberry, Jeff Nickolson, and Mikayla Marlowe accept bottled water and diapers from Candy Wilhite as they load a bus with supplies for victims of Hurricane Harvey.

Commissioners may be meeting more to pay bills, payroll

Details: Category: News; Published on Tuesday, 29 August 2017 18:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Franklin County Commissioners met in a special called session Monday to approve a repair contract and pay the bill.

Polling locations, judges okayed

Details: Category: News; Published on Saturday, 02 September 2017 15:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Consolidated polling locating, election judges and alternates for the Tuesday, November 7 Constitutional Amendment Election were approved by the Franklin County Commissioners Court at their regular session Monday, August 24.

Water district sets tax rate

Details: Category: News; Published on Monday, 28 August 2017 18:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The Franklin County Water District’s Board of Directors set the 2017 ad valorem tax rate at $.02503 per $100 of taxable valuations, which should yield $296,930 at 98 percent collection.

Council explores extent of street repairs needed, costs

Details: Category: News; Published on Thursday, 31 August 2017 16:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The Mount Vernon City Council Monday began pursuing information on streets and alternative financing for streets and gutters after voting down a five cent property tax hike last month earmarked for those improvements.

Carmen Sparks seated on water board

Details: Category: News; Published on Monday, 28 August 2017 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Carmen Sparks of Scroggins was appointed as the Place 3 Director on the Franklin County Water District’s Board at the group’s August meeting last week.

Texting other laws soon take effect

Details: Category: News; Published on Wednesday, 30 August 2017 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

There is a litany of just under 700 bills out of the 85th Texas Legislative Session that will become law September 1, 2017.

Tax rate hearings for county, city set

Details: Category: News; Published on Friday, 25 August 2017 18:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The next three weeks will be filled with multiple public hearings and meetings for citizens to give input on the proposed budgets and tax rates for Franklin County and the City of Mount Vernon.