The 13th annual Red River BBQ Battle Texas State Championship will take place Oct. 14-15 at the WIlbarger County Events Center. Sanctioned categories include brisket, ribs, chicken and pulled pork, along with 50/50 jackpot categories for salsa, beans, bacon, staek and bloody Mary’s. Contact the Vernon Chamber of Commerce for details on how to enter
County Commissioners Court was held Monday Sept. 26 in the County Courtroom of the Wilbarger County Courthouse. Judge Greg Tyra presided. As part of the meeting, commissioners went into executive session, where they remained for the next two hours before reconvening in public session. After coming out of executive session, commissioners announced that they had…
August was a busy month for construction projects with 27 building permits issued by the City of Vernon during the month. As is the case during the summer, the majority were for HV/AC with nine permits issued for new air-conditioning units. There were two permits for solar power installation, five for new roofs, six for…
Downtown chili cookoff The City of Vernon is hosting an inaugural Chili Cook-off from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday in downtown Vernon. Local businesses will be competing, presenting their best chili creations. For a fee of $5 per person, guests can obtain a map of locations offering chili tasting, and chili tasting supplies at…
The City if Vernon has been notified that it has been awarded an Economic Development Grant from the U.S. Departmetn of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration in the amount of $2,930,000 in support of the Vernon Water Line Project. City Manager Marty Mangum said the grant will help the city replace more of the old deteriorating…
Tyson Foods celebrated the 100th anniversary of Wright Brand bacon Friday here in Vernon. For a day Vernon became “Bacon City.” Since a city with a new name needs a new mayor, Tyson Foods held a nation-wide competition for that position. Entrants were encouraged to submit a one-minute video of themselves explaining why they should…
The Vernon Independent School District board of trustees met in regular session Monday. Board president Emory Byars led the invocation and the pledges of allegiance to both the American and Texas flags. The board commended Lindsay Streit, RN, FNP, for her donation of dechoker devices to all campuses. The board then presented an award of…
A free Bleeding Control for the Injured, Stop the Bleed course, will be offered at Vernon College from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 29. The class is sponsored by the Quanah Parker Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and will be held in the Sumner Applied Arts Building, Room 409, of…
Date/Time: 9/18/2022 at approximately 12:15 p.m. County: Childress Location: US 287 – Approximately eight miles Northwest of Childress. Posted Speed Limit: 75 Weather/Road: Condition: Clear/Dry paved road Vehicle 1: 2004 Ford Expedition towing a U-Haul trailer Driver: Deceased – Gladys Roath, 57, of Miami, Florida. She was pronounced deceased on scene by Childress County Justice…
The Wilbarger County Commissioners Court was convened Monday at their Courtroom in the Wilbarger County Courthouse, County Judge Greg Tyra presiding. On the advice of the Vernon Fire Chief Chris Cook, the commissioners voted unanimously to lift the County’s burn ban effective immediately. It was noted that that after a dry start to the year,…