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Veracruz pleads guilty to murder
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- Published on Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
James Dale Veracruz pled guilty to murder before District Court Judge Eddie Northcutt last week and was sentenced to 38 years in prison.
Pinwheels planted
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- Published on Wednesday, 18 April 2018 16:09
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Personnel from Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center and Franklin County elected officials and law enforcement personnel planted blue pinwheels last week on the Courthouse lawn.
County, city approve apprasial district budget
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- Published on Monday, 16 April 2018 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Franklin County Commissioners Court and Mount Vernon City Council members approved a 2018-19 Budget for the Franklin County Appraisal District with a 0.29 percent increase ($1,400) in what could be record time at their separate meetings Monday.
Democrats elect state delegates
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 April 2018 15:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The Franklin County Democratic Party conducted their county convention Saturday, March 24 and elected two delegates to attend the Texas Democratic Convention.
Hunters found trespassing
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- Published on Sunday, 15 April 2018 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Game Warden Doyle Brown received a report of people hunting illegally on private property around 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 30.
Work Zone Awareness Week calls for extra caution
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- Published on Monday, 16 April 2018 15:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
In recognition of National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 9-13, the Texas Department of Transportation reminds drivers that every day requires caution when driving through work zones.
Deadline approaching for conservation assistance funding
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- Published on Saturday, 14 April 2018 20:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas has announced the first funding application deadline of April 20, 2018 for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
Read more: Deadline approaching for conservation assistance funding
Health, sanitation standards for food establishments adopted
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- Published on Monday, 16 April 2018 13:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The Mount Vernon City Council unanimously approved the adoption of health and sanitation standards for food and food establishments at their meeting Monday night, April 9.
Read more: Health, sanitation standards for food establishments adopted
Man found murdered at American Inn
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 April 2018 14:59
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Timothy Franks, age 49 of Mount Pleasant, was found dead from an apparent stabbing at the American Inn at 415 NW Access Road of I-30 in Mount Vernon around 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 6.
