A plea to the Vernon College board of trustees was made during a regular business meeting Nov. 12 by Wilbarger County resident Kim Arnold for the trustees to take a close look at a company seeking a tax abatement from the college. Arnold made his request ahead of a scheduled presentation to the board by…
A tractor-trailer overturned Thursday morning, Nov. 6, into the median of U.S. 287 near Oklaunion, trapping the driver inside the cab of the truck. First responders, including Vernon Fire Department, Wilbarger County Sheriff’s Department, and DPS, responded to the incident. Two tow trucks, and extrication tools used by Vernon firefighters were used to extricate the…
All 17 proposed constitutional amendments on the Nov. 4 ballot passed, according to unofficial results reported Wednesday morning. Unofficial results for Wilbarger County mirrored state-wide results. Less than 10 percent of Wilbarger County’s registered voters turned out to cast a ballot in Tuesday’s election for 17 constitutional amendments. Of the 8,149 registered voters in Wilbarger…
The Board of Directors of Wilbarger General Hospital (WGH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tonya Price as the Interim Chief Executive Officer effective October 15, 2025. Tonya has served as the Interim Chief Nursing Officer since July 2025. She brings over a wealth of healthcare experience and has demonstrated exceptional leadership throughout her…
A collision between a cattle hauler and box truck occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, sending one driver to the hospital. Department of Public Safety Sgt. Juan Gutierrez stated in an email that the preliminary investigation revealed the box truck was north on Business 287 when the cattle hauler, traveling on CR 105,…
The Vernon Police Department received a call at approximately 6:09 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, reporting a body on Fannin Street near Beaver Street. Officers arrived at the location approximately three minutes after the call and found a deceased male slumped over on the street curb. Vernon Police Chief Dan Birbeck stated that the cause of…
Wilbarger County is included in a disaster declaration issued by Governor Greg Abbott Aug. 12 for 191 Texas counties, in response to increasing wildfire danger throughout the state. The Governor also directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency response resources to support local officials. “Our No. 1 priority is to…
The story appearing on the front page of the July 31 edition of the Vernon Record regarding Wilbarger County approving an agreement with ICE to serve immigration warrants was incorrect. The Wilbarger County Commissioners Court did not approve the agreement. The item was tabled for possible consideration at a later time.
During the VISD school board meeting Monday, trustees voted 4-3 to approve allowing homeschool students to participate in UIL events. Voting in favor of allowing homeschool students participate in district UIL activities were trustees Patrick Parmer, Bryson Henry, Carrie Hawkins and Chris Lehman. Voting against allowing homeschool students participate were trustees Emory Byars, Amanda Lehman…
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists and county agents will join Texas A&M AgriLife Research small grains breeders across the state to host field days for the next month as a part of the annual Statewide Small Grains Tour. Small grain crops across Texas will ripen over the next month. On May 21 the Wilbarger…