It’s time for Market Days at Veterans Park in Mt. Vernon! Market Days is the second Saturday of May, June, August and September from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join LoLo for our live broadcast this Saturday starting at 9am as we kick off the first weekend of Mt. Vernon Market Days with a radio party. Enjoy indoor and outdoor vendors with crafts, specialty items, flea market finds and more. Get your fair food fix from a variety of food vendors and have fun with a different theme each month! In May we celebrate Mother’s Day! The first 200 ladies to stop by the information tent receive a special gift. Visit enjoymtvernon.com for more information.  

 

The Mt. Vernon Township High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) are hosting their 13th Annual Pinkout Game on Friday, October 10th when the Rams take on Granite City. All the proceeds raised from this game will benefit Breast Cancer Research. There are jersey sponsorships available if you or someone you know has been affected by breast cancer, you can honor them by putting a name on the back of a player's jersey. The FBLA will also host a halftime Rubber Duck Drop Raffle. Contact FBLA Advisor Julie Hayes at jhayes@mvths.org or call 618-246-1828 for more details.

 
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Heather Beckley and Lisa Damron with Mt. Vernon Tourism and Festivals Inc. respectively, join Big Jake's show to chat about Scoopie Night at Mt. Vernon's Cuvler's as well as this weekend's Market Days & Pawfest events.

 
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Drew joins Big Jake's show to discuss the whirlwind that comes with a #1 song and where he goes from here. Also, the pair chat about the 3rd Annual BIG Baldridge & Bonfire Fest in Patoka on Friday, September 20th featuring local acts like Jake & Mikayla, The Invaders, and Dylan Wolfe. And Saturday, September 21st Drew will headline his festival following performances from Mark Wills (19-Something & Jacob's Ladder), Matt Poss, and Cody Phillips. Get your tickets for this weekend at drewbaldridgemusic.com and know that $1 of every purchased ticket goes back to the Warrior Nation Cancer Foundation out of Marion County, IL.

 
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