Airman Young completes training

U. S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Courtney M. Young graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, March 14, 2019.

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Scholarships for $459,000 awarded to seniors

Senior students at Mount Vernon High School received $458,905 in scholarship money at various banquets and special events earlier this month at school. See the May 23 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald for an alphabetical listing of each student who received scholarships and their value.

Service being planned for school bus wreck anniversary

A memorial service is being planned for the 60th anniversary of the accident involving a school bus loaded with Mount Vernon students and faculty.

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End of School Bash

Mattox Campbell slides down one of the inflatables provided by the Community Events Committee at the End of School Bash at Little Creek Park Sunday, May 19.

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Kindergarten “Round-Up” continues next week

The annual Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Round- Up at Mount Vernon Elementary School will continue next week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 28-30.

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Bass, Dunavant, Myers tops in Civil War Journals

Jet Bass, Alexis Noel Dunavant and Alexis Myers were the top place finishers and claimed $500 in cash prizes in the 21st Civil War Journal Writing Contest for Mount Vernon ISD’s seventh grade students.

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MVHS Senior Scholar grads honored

The students at Mount Vernon High School who were recognized as Senior Scholars for the Class of 2019 were honored with a luncheon.

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Landowners educational series continues

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension service is continuing the “4th Friday Landowners’ Educational Series.”

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