Scholarship Fund checks totaling $542,350 will be distributed in August by the Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County to new and recent graduates of area high schools, as well as to several non-traditional students, according to Executive Director Sam Barone. Scholarships from four new funds are among those being awarded for the 2012-13…
Selection of 2012-13 Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) members has concluded with the naming of 18 new representatives from Knox County high schools and the home school community, Community Foundation Executive Director Sam Barone has announced. True to the spirit of the initiative, selection of new members was conducted last month by the 11 youth members…
It’s always reassuring to see something positive resulting from tragedy, such as the 2010 fire that destroyed the landmark Downtown Mount Vernon S. S. Kresge Building at the corner of Gambier and South Main Streets. Construction crews today were pouring the curbs that are beginning to delineate the Buchwald Center Plaza and adjacent parking area.…