Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Jeff Davis of Euless, Texas, formerly of Mount Vernon, received the certified facilities designation from the International Association of Venue Managers.

Hughes awarded scholarship

Details: Category: School; Published on Sunday, 24 September 2017 18:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Barnabas Hughes of Mount Vernon was awarded a Maverick Academic Scholarship recipient for the 2017-18 academic year by the University of Texas at Arlington.

Keys, Porter are Rotary Students

Details: Category: School; Published on Wednesday, 13 September 2017 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Rylee Keys and Bryson Porter were named the Rotary Students of the Month for September 2017 at Mount Vernon High School. See the September 7 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald to learn more about these outstanding students.

Homecoming dance

Details: Category: School; Published on Saturday, 23 September 2017 15:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Couples twirl around the dance floor, aka Houston St., as the Cole Scoggins Band plays at the Homecoming Street Dance on Saturday, September 16.

Entries being sought for Hay Show October 7

Details: Category: School; Published on Monday, 11 September 2017 12:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Entries are being accepted for the 2017 Mount Vernon / Saltillo Young Farmers Association Hay Show scheduled for Saturday, October 7.

New League of Honor member

Details: Category: School; Published on Saturday, 23 September 2017 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Accepting the award were his children, Vicki, Jim and Joe, and his brother and sister-in-law, Pat and Judy Lindley. Colonel Joseph Haskall Lindley was posthumously inducted into the Franklin County Schools League of Honor in ceremonies on Friday, September 16.

Homecoming events planned

Details: Category: School; Published on Saturday, 09 September 2017 18:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

A week full of activities is being planned for the week of the Mount Vernon ISD Homecoming September 11-16.

Hay show entry deadline Friday

Details: Category: School; Published on Sunday, 17 September 2017 18:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The deadline for hay samples to be analyzed for the 2017 Mount Vernon / Saltillo Young Farmers Association Hay Show is Friday, September 22.

Young farmer project show meetings Monday, Tuesday

Details: Category: School; Published on Friday, 08 September 2017 12:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Two mandatory meeting dates for students planning to participate in the steer, dairy heifer or goat categories of the Mount Vernon - Saltillo Young Farmer Project Show in March 2017 are set for early next week.