Getting ready for the first day of school was a communitywide event Thursday evening in Mount Vernon. Over 1,000 backpacks filled with back-to-school supplies and warm wishes for a great school year were distributed during the Seventh Annual Backpack Giveaway at Riverside Park.
The Board of Commissioners held two pre-construction meetings Thursday to organize paperwork and plans for two upcoming small construction projects in Fredericktown and Howard.
The Homemades & Trades Show is a traditional part of the Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival. What was originally the Dixie Days Sidewalk Sale merged with the festival in 1998, and was renamed the Homemades & Trades Show in 2000. It has been a major part of the festival ever since.
