CENTERBURG -- For 45 agonizing, terrifying minutes Monday morning, in a car upside down in a creek and hanging from the seat belt, Sylvia Gibson said she kept thinking what a horrible way to die.

MOUNT VERNON -- A computer glitch has slowed the printing and distribution of property tax statements, according to Knox County Treasurer Sandra Mizer, but the deadline for paying without penalty will be extended to reflect the delay.

MOUNT VERNON -- A Mount Vernon man was sentenced on Friday to 15 months in prison for offering to sell drugs to a confidential informant for the Mount Vernon Police Department. Paul J. McGregor, 25, pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of aggravated trafficking of drugs, a fourth-degree felony, and possession of heroin, a third-degree felony.

MOUNT VERNON -- Mount Vernon City Council president John Booth said only three resolutions were passed at last night's meeting, each relating to council member appointments to serve as representatives to other agencies.

MOUNT VERNON -- When Mount Vernon City School board president Ian Watson welcomed elected officials, community and business leaders, county school administrators and staff to the seventh annual School Partnership luncheon held at Mount Vernon Middle School on Monday, he said it is just one way the district has to thank the community for its invaluable support of the Mount Vernon City Schools.

MOUNT VERNON -- It's the middle of the night, and the family is asleep. Somewhere in the basement, an electrical outlet that has seen better days, short circuits, and a nightmare begins. Smoldering for hours, a small pile of laundry grows hotter, and smoke begins to fill the basement.