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The following is a listing of reports filed by law enforcement officers through the Franklin County system between midnight March 30 and midnight March 6, 2023. Franklin County deputies are investigating the report of a building burglary in the 1200 block of County Road SE4395 occurring before it was discovered 8:30 a.m.

Come for all-you-can-eat chili and an evening’s entertainment at the Alamo Mission Museum of Franklin County Saturday, April 15, for $10 per person. Judging will begin at 4:15 p.m and serving will follow at 5:30 p.m.

The 19th Annual Tour de Cypress Bicycle Ride, organized by the Mount Vernon Rotary Club, will be traveling the roads and highways around the city and points west and south at the firing of a starting pistol at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 15.

Mount Vernon School Board is considering arming school staff and teachers. The board directed staff to look into the different factors of implementation of the Guardian Program, a system that allows the school district to authorize certain employees to carry weapons on campus.

It is hardly a secret that solar farms are coming to Franklin County. From the west end of the county to the east streaming along old infrastructure of power lines from coal plants that died long ago.

An emergency was declared to allow quicker response to a collapsing sewer line affecting 14 residences along Nila Drive and Rutherford Street at the Monday evening meeting of the Mount Vernon City Council.

The Lady Raiders routed Harmony 15-8 on Tuesday to push their District 13-3A record to 10-0 and secure the district crown. They clipped Winona 19-0 in three innings by run rule on April 6. The smoking hot team has posted a 19-3-1 record overall.

Gunner Lovelady went threefor- three at the plate with three hits, three runs and five RBIs in an April 6 win over Winona. With the win, Winnsboro moved to 6-1 against District 13-3A opponents with their only loss coming at the hands of Harmony on March 17. Unfortunately, the Red Raiders couldn’t get past the Eagles in their second meeting at Harmony on Tuesday.