Despite the warm temperatures, it certainly looks like Christmas time in Knox County with all the festival lighting displays. The Mount Vernon News is proud to present some of the area’s best lights this week here on mountvernonnews.com

Despite the warm temperatures, it certainly looks like Christmas time in Knox County with all the festival lighting displays. The Mount Vernon News is proud to present some of the area’s best lights this week here on mountvernonnews.com

Despite the warm temperatures, it certainly looks like Christmas time in Knox County with all the festival lighting displays. The Mount Vernon News is proud to present some of the area’s best lights this week here on mountvernonnews.com

After coming off two losses on the road, the Mount Vernon High School girls basketball team returned to The Hive and defeated Hilliard Davidson, 55-52, on Thursday night. The Yellow Jackets got off to a slow start trailing 9-5 at the end of the first quarter, and 22-18 at the end of the first half. Mount Vernon head coach Doug Savage had no choice but to challenge his girls once in the locker room.

The Fredericktown High School boys basketball team took advantage of the Trojans slow start in the Friday night game and picked up another Mid-Buckeye Conference win with a 45-31 victory over the Trojans. Fredericktown is 5-1 overall, 3-1 in the MBC. Centerburg fell to an overall record of 3-2 and 2-2 in the conference.

The holidays are a time for celebration, giving thanks and a time of joy that should not end in tragedy. Christmas and New Year are times a when a little extra attention to a few simple tips can help prevent fires in the home.

When the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County remodeled its Mount Vernon building in 1988 it also expanded its services. Library patrons could check out videos and CDs and also connect to the Internet. However, state funding has not kept pace with the needs over the last few years and many of those services are now at risk.

See how Food For The Hungry affects local food pantries

Two trucks, rebuilt by students in the Auto-body class at the KCCC, are auctioned at the Food For The Hungry even on Saturday, December 9, 2006.

With the recent arrival of winter, motorists must worry about driving safely in snowy conditions. By following these winter driving tips from Ohio State Highway Patrolman Justin Hurlbert, you will be prepared for the worst of weather.

A look into the Fredericktown Auction for Food For The Hungry.

It was definitely a cold day for the Christmas Walk in Fredericktown, but it was perfect conditions for the ice sculptures constructed by the team of artists of Columbus Rock on Ice.

Roughly 100 well-bundled spectators braved arctic gusts of wind to watch the Centerburg Village Christmas Parade on Friday and take part in holiday festivities. Sirens, truck horns and whistles announced the vehicles in the parade.