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Great-granddaughter saves grandparents from fire
Bo and Ruby Moss of Scroggins were saved from a fire by their 12 year old great-granddaughter, Daphne Lilley,
Fire departments required to apply for grants
Local volunteer fire departments are now required to apply for training grants available through the Texas Forestry Servic...
Retailers preparing to sell beer and wine
Retailers are ready to begin the sale of alcohol from their restaurants and stores.
Petition circulating for turn safety at sports field road
Copies of a petition are circulating seeking help from the Texas Department of Transportation to make getting to youth bal...
Mount Vernon Bass Club plans first tournament
The first official tournament of the Mount Vernon Bass Club is set for Sunday, May 19 at Lake Winnsboro.
Royalty outsted at Dairy Queen
There was an excess of royalty hanging around the Dairy Queen last week and one of the aristocracy and her entourage quick...
Reception opens Lytle exhibit Friday
The Franklin County Historical Association Board of Directors will be hosts for a Wine and Cheese Reception honoring artis...
Lytle featured in exhibit at Old Firestation Museum
The works of Debora Schubert Lytle of Commerce are being featured in a new exhibit in the West Gallery of the second floor...
Gray Rock Cemetery Decoration Day, Sunday, May 19
The annual Gray Rock Cemetery Decoration Day is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19.
Saltillo FFA to have stew and auction event
The Saltillo FFA Stew and Auction will be at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18
Wine tasting, fine arts, music combine for festival weekend
The Piney Woods Wine Trails Festival features a combination of wine tasting, fine arts and music for a weekend of fun in M...
Cinco de Mayo successful
Alan Rhys accepted a gordita from Maria Herrera at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cinco de Mayo celebration
Tigers take Area Championship in final two games over Quitman
The Mount Vernon Tiger baseball team defeated the Quitman Bulldogs in a best two-out-of-three series to claim the Area Tit...
Tiger Baseball send off parade
There was a send off “parade” last week when the Mount Vernon Tigers left for their baseball game on Friday afternoon.
Lady Tigers advance to Regional Semi-Finals
It took three extra innings for Mount Vernon to secure the 8-7 win on Saturday, May 11 at the Northeast Texas Community Co...
Tangling for the ball
Sadie Hamrick and Cameron Pope of the Angels get their halos tangled with each other while trying to field an infield hit ...
Six to compete at state UIL
Six students at Mount Vernon High School will compete at the state academic meet in Austin on Tuesday, May 21. For more in...
Officers for 2013-14 announced at FCCLA banquet
The officers for the 2013-14 school were announced at the annual FCCLA Banquet on Thursday, May 9.
Election, religion complaints at school
Brad and Stephanie Hyman took turns addressing members of the Mount Vernon School Board during the group’s May meeting Tue...
Kaleb Smith Memorial award presented at 2013 Band Banquet
Members of the Mighty Tiger Marching Band were honored at the annual Band Banquet in the Mount Vernon Cafeteria on Tuesday...
Public Notices protect your rights
By Susan Reeves
For the past 10 years, the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald has not published a newspaper on the last Thursd...
Mixed signals for our school
By Susan Reeves
Many parenting books talk about how consistency in raising children is critical.
Annexation should have gone through
By Susan Reeves
Shocking is a term that might be applied to the decision of the Mount Vernon City Council not t...
Hats off to our firemen
By Susan Reeves
Franklin County has four fantastic volunteer fire departments. It is overwhelming to think that...
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