Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Wanda Vance, left, and Tammie Fulton, right, representatives with the Texas Department of Rural Affairs, presented City Manager Lee Elliott and Mayor J. D. Baumgardner with a oversized ceremonial check Tuesday, Aug. 24. The ceremony marked the city’s securing a $250,000 grant from the agency. See the Sept. 2 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald for more information.