Mount Vernon Public Works Director Esco Bell said before the floodwall was built, between 1,500 and 2,000 volunteers would mobilize to stack 150,000 sand bags along the river bank.

Where: First Street, downtown Mount Vernon Cost: Free admission; those wishing to participate in the community design can buy boxes of pastel chalk $10 or $15 for a larger size, at the event; food ...

MT VERNON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Crews battled a large structure fire in downtown Mount Vernon Tuesday afternoon. The Mount Vernon Fire Department says the fire broke out around noon in a vacant ...

City of Mount Vernon orders last piece of downtown floodwall May 5, 2022 at 5:49 pm Updated May 5, 2022 at 7:24 pm A floodwall holds back the Skagit River in downtown Mount Vernon on Nov. 16, 2021.

The City of Mount Vernon is holding a public meeting to introduce a wayfinding signage study to focus on drawing visitors to downtown Mount Vernon from the new Highway 30 interchange.

The hope is the zoning change in the Hudson-Mount Vernon area spurs private sector development, the mayor said. “The blend of uses makes downtown zoning unique," Hall said.