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Mount Vernon, named for the plantation estate and resting place of George Washington, is known for its annual Tulip Festival Street Fair, which is part of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.
Flooding last November was the first big test of the city's floodwall. Downtown residents and business owners cheered the floodwall's performance.
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - The largest public electric vehicle charging station in the United States is coming to northern Washington. Mount Vernon will be the site of a new transportation hub called ...
Mount Vernon sits on the Smackover Formation, a large lithium deposit that continues into southwest Arkansas. Geoframe Energy’s plant will sit on land behind the Duke’s on I-30.
Needing better data and efficient reporting, Mount Vernon, WA, public works leaders sought a resource management software partner. The choice: Cartegraph. WAUWATOSA, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES ...
A Mount Vernon commission voted for a November referendum on replacing its strong mayor system with a city manager and having a professional comptroller.
Mount Vernon City Manager Chris Nosbisch is looking toward the future of the growing community. Between plans to revitalize the downtown, possibly building a new pool, renovating a former church ...
The Mount Vernon City School District says it's pushing off critical infrastructure projects because the City of Mount Vernon has not transferred the roughly $11 million it owed in school taxes.
Mount Vernon is considering a tax lien sale as it faces $59 million in unpaid taxes and penalties. It also owes $14 million to the city's schools.
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A Mount Vernon family is suing the city and school district after their daughter survived a vicious stabbing. Teenager Maniece Simpson had serious injuries to her arm and ...