The Vernon Independent School District’s board of trustees received an “Unmodified or Clean” audit last week. The audit for the fiscal year that ended last September was presented by Mike Edgin during a board meeting last Thursday. Edgin said that the district added $2,582,000 to the bottom line during the year. “That’s a pretty healthy…
Tickets are available now for the Boys & Girls Club “Run for the Roses” kickoff event to be held on May 7 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Santa Rosa Rodeo Grounds. Tickets are available at the club’s website at www.vernonbgc.org or at the Clubhouse at 2015 Yamparika. “Run for the Roses” is…
The Texas Comptroller’s office reminds business owners that for many property types, April 15 is the deadline to file property tax renditions with their county appraisal districts. A rendition is a list of the taxable inventory, furniture and fixtures, machinery, equipment and other property owned or managed as of Jan. 1 each year. The appraisal…
A retirement party for Jeff Hass, CVE from the Texas Department of Public Safety, will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, March 25, in the Wilbarger County Commissioner’s Courtroom, first floor, of the Wilbarger County Courthouse. The public is invited to attend. Hass has been with the DPS for over 27 years.
The Vernon Band Boosters will hold a barbecue sandwich fundraiser from 10:30 a.m., until sold out on Saturday, March 26. The fundraiser will be held at Ace Hardware. Parking lot The meal will be $10 and will include a brisket sandwich, chips. pickle, onion dessert and drink. Proceeds go to the Vernon Lion Band.
John Bryon Casey, 47, of Chillicothe, was sentenced to two years in state jail for burglary of a building following his open plea of guilty to Wilbarger District Court. On April 11, 2021, at around 2 a.m., a Vernon police officer was on routine patrol when he noticed a pickup truck backed up to a…
In a recent District Court case in Wilbarger County, Willard Damont Bell Wilson, 50, of Vernon, was sentenced to seven years in prison for evading arrest with a motor vehicle. On July 2, 2020, a Vernon police officer saw Bell Wilson driving an SUV and he was aware of an outstanding warrant for his arrest.…
Shawn Dale Johnson, 39, of Vernon, pleaded guilty last Tuesday to possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver rather than face a jury that was to be seated in his trial. As the result of a plea bargain, Johnson was sentenced to 19 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. On…
Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic candidate for governor of Texas, will hold a campaign rally in Vernon on Thursday, March 17. O’Rourke will be at the Refinery from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. O’Rourke is a fourth-generation Texan, born and raised in El Paso where he has served as a small business owner, a city council representative…
New York’s Lincoln Center Education in conjunction with the Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture and the City of Vernon will present a mini-documentary on Vernon’s murals. The film, entitled “Welcome To Vernon, Texas” features interviews with City Manager Martin Magnum, Mayor Pam Gosline, Amanda Lehman, Director of Vernon’s Main Street Services and Tourism…