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Budget hearings, reviews underway for 2020 budget
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- Published on Monday, 01 July 2019 18:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The annual hearing of requests from both county department heads and government agencies requesting funding from Franklin County for the 2020 budget year began Monday afternoon and continued into Tuesday.
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EDC relinquishes federal grant for rail port
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- Published on Monday, 01 July 2019 14:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The Mount Vernon Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors formally relinquished any and all rights to the federally funded grant of about $1.2 million to purchase land, engineer, plan and possibly begin an early phase of construction for a rail port.
Adults arrested after kids test positive for meth
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- Published on Monday, 24 June 2019 13:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Joe Bradley Griffith and Haleigh Dahn Rogers have been arrested and charged with abandon or endanger a child - criminal negligence after children ages five months and one year old tested positive for methamphetamine.
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City HOT fund applications due
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- Published on Sunday, 30 June 2019 14:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Organizations that would like to secure Hotel/Motel Tax funding from the City of Mount Vernon for projects between Oct. 1, 2019 through Sept. 30, 2020, must submit an application for consideration.
Big rigs cause issues on city streets
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- Published on Sunday, 23 June 2019 13:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The City of Mount Vernon is working to discourage drivers of 18-wheel “big rigs” from driving on residential streets.
Capital items for city budget reviewed by council
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- Published on Friday, 28 June 2019 18:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The Mount Vernon City Council reviewed a list of capital funding items totaling $178,999 to be considered as they began their 2019-20 budget review at a Monday evening workshop.
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Creating an island
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- Published on Sunday, 23 June 2019 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Workers with KSA Engineers and C.E. Marler cut and strip away pavement surrounding the stop sign at the intersection of Main and Kaufman streets in downtown Mount Vernon on Tuesday, June 18.
Tree damage
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- Published on Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:26
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Two large trees were toppled over and barely missed playground equipment at Little Creek Park during storms that blew through during the early hours of Tuesday, June 19.
Sheriff’s deputies rescue boater on Sulphur River
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- Published on Saturday, 22 June 2019 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Deputy John Grantham and Red River County Game Warden Daniel Roraback, along with members of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department rescued Ricky Smith
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