Mayor Mavis announces re-election bid

MOUNT VERNON – Mount Vernon’s long-time mayor has announced he is seeking another term. Richard Mavis will be up for re-election in November of 2015. After winning on election night in November, 2011, Mavis said this would be his last term. But this week he says he wants to continue in what he calls “a great job.”  A formal announcement of his campaign will likely come in early 2015.