While fireworks may be legal in rural Wilbarger County this Fourth of July holiday, County Judge Greg Tyra warned that deputies will be on patrol issuing tickets to those setting them off along county roadways. There have already been reports of grass fires sparked by fireworks out in the county this week. In addition, fireworks…
Alexander Scott Ervin, an escapee from North Texas State Hospital is still on the loose and considered extremely dangerous. “If you see this individual, do not approach him. Contact police immediately,” Vernon Police Chief Randy Agan said. Ervin was at the hospital for treatment since 2018. He had been acquitted by reason of insanity of…
The City of Vernon’s traditional fireworks display will be returning to Vernon High School, just not to Lion Stadium. And it will be held on Sunday, July 3, instead of on the Fourth. The VHS stadium is under construction, so it is closed to spectators at this time. Instead bring a lawn chair to sit…
The Vernon Independent School District Board of Trustees met in regular session at the Board room in the School District Central Office on Monday. Various topics were discussed during the meeting, starting with the Board recognizing the Vernon Police Department for their efforts in adding additional safety for the district students at the close of…
Texas is planning to add enough electric vehicle charging stations throughout the state to support 1 million electric vehicles with dozens of new stations to allow for easier long-distance travel. In a draft plan released this month, the Texas Department of Transportation broke down a five-year. Charging stations will be every 50 miles along non-business…
The Vernon Police Department is seeking wanted subject Morgan Lane Sanders. Sanders is a white male, 41 years of age. He is 6’1” and about 227 lbs with brown eyes and brown hair. He is wanted for evading arrest with a motor vehicle. Call Crime Stoppers at 552-5011, there is no caller ID if you…
The Wilbarger County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to end the county’s burn ban – at least for a little while. The commissioners also voted not to limit aerial fireworks during the Fourth of July season. “Let’s use some good judgment when burning,” Judge Greg Tyra appealed to county residents, even as he advocated for lifting…
Vernon College Police Officer Greg Young died from complications of Covid-19, acquired in the line-of-duty in September 2021. Young was one of approximately 600 fallen officers killed in the line of duty across the United States in 2021. This past weekend a memorial was held in the parking lot of the Osborne Administration building at…
Mark Wynn is the new Lions basketball coach at Vernon High School. Wynn grew up in East Texas at Fayetteville and graduated from the University of North Texas an has spent 14 years as a coach, with the past four years at Petrolia. “Vernon is to good of an opportunity to pass up, it reminds…
Thomas Robinson is the new head basketball coach of the Vernon Lady Lions. Born and raised in Chicago, Coach Robinson took a path through the military to land as coach in Vernon. He has two grown sons who have graduated college, and he has been married to his wife Felicia for 23 years. “I spent…