• The Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce will host Marketing Masterminds, a roundtable discussion, at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. Zoom or in-person at 301 W Kincaid St., Mount Vernon. Register here: bit.ly/402IP3U.
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