North Texas 287, a photography exhibit curated by the Red River Photography Club is currently featured at the Red River Valley Museum. Admission is free to museum members and $10 for the general public. Club members recently documented the stretch of Highway 287 between Decatur and Clarendon. Each photographer captured the unique towns that dot…
Texans are used to scorching summers, but this year’s record highs across much of the state have left many dove hunters wondering about the upcoming season opener. “Unless conditions change drastically over the next few weeks, hunting near water will be key for opening day this year,” said Owen Fitzsimmons, TPWD Dove Program Leader. “Hunters…
A fatality collision occurred on Thursday, August 18 at approximately 01:24 a.m. on US-70 / Lawton Ave in Devol, Oklahoma in Cotton County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Ford Mustang driven by Marysol Espinoza, Hispanic female, age 22 of Vernon Tx, was east bound on US-70 when the vehicle departed the roadway to…
AUSTIN – The beginning of a new hunting season is quickly approaching and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) reminds hunters and anglers to purchase their new licenses for 2022-23. Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except the Year-from-Purchase All-Water Fishing Package) for the current year expire at the end of August. The new…
Several local men were sentenced to prison during recent proceedings of the 46th Judicial District Court of Wilbarger County. William Austin Young, 22, of Vernon, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for a case of burglary of a habitation when his probation was revoked. Young was placed on probation in 2018 for a burglary…
Rather than face a jury that was waiting in the hall, Joshua Dale Southard, 31, of Ripley, Mississippi, changed his plea to guilty in a case of aggravated kidnapping that occurred in Vernon on February 19, 2022. As part of a plea bargain, Southard was sentenced to thirty years in prison for the aggravated kidnapping…
Dr Adana Juliet Amechi-Obigwe is celebrating her 10th anniversary at the Vernon Clinic, located at 1015 Hillcrest Drive here in Vernon. A special reception is planned for Tuesday, August 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dr. Amechi-Obigwe was born and raised in the Country of Nigeria. She Graduated from the University of Nigeria Faculty…
The Vernon Independent School Board of Trustees have set Aug. 25 for a public meeting to discuss the 2022-2023 Budget and Property Tax Rate. The action was part of a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 1. During discussion on the tax rate, district Chief Financial Officer Clay Montgomery stated that he was recommending a tax…
The Vernon City Commission, in a July 26 meeting, approved a request by the Vernon Street Machines for blocking of streets for SLB Cruise weekend activities. Temporary closings of parts of Pease, Cumberland, and Main Streets were approved. Commissioners approved a resolution to create tax abatement for the newly created Zone 3 Tax Reinvestment Zone.…
The 33rd edition of Summer’s Last Blast, hosted by the Vernon Street Machines and Classics Association, will be back on the streets of Vernon this year as the event takes place Aug. 11, 12, and 13. Jim Gryseels, VSMCA president, said he expects as many if not more participants as in the past years. “We…