The City of Vernon’s annual fireworks show for the 4th of July will be held at Lion Stadium and will be held on, Saturday, July 4. The show will be similar to previous year’s, when it was held at the stadium. It is expected t0 include at least 180 artillery shells, 15 3-inch shot racks,…
The mayoral declaration cancelling this year’s Summer’s Last Blast was signed on Tuesday, however, it was not made public until Wednesday afternoon. The order states: WHEREAS, a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been recognized globally as a contagious respiratory virus; and WHEREAS, COVID-19 continues to spread and to pose an increasing, imminent threat of disaster throughout…
Members of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association are reading the Declaration of Independence on the steps of the Wilbarger County Courthouse, Thursday, July, 2, 2020, at approximately 3:15 pm as part of the organization’s annual readings. The readings serve as a reminder of the sacrifices of the founders and the importance of the…
WASHINGTON – Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) released the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee unanimously voted to name H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, the ‘William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act.’ Chairman Adam Smith offered this amendment in honor of Congressman Thornberry’s tenure as Chairman of the…
The Wilbarger County Grand Jury recently convened and returned indictments against two individuals in counterfeiting cases Alicia Rae Berry was indicted for the felony 3 offense of forgery. The incident allegedly occurred on Dec. 9, 2019 in Vernon. On that date, police received a report that a woman attempted to pass a $100 bill at…
Governor Abbott said that the State of Texas will pause any further phases to open Texas as the state responds to the recent increase in positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Businesses that are permitted to open under the previous phases can continue to operate at the designated occupancy levels and under the minimum standard…
Governor Greg Abbott, on Tuesday, announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is extending the application deadline for the federal Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer program (P-EBT) to July 31. Extending the deadline will help ensure eligible families have time to apply for this one-time food benefit. P-EBT is a one-time benefit of $285…
Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Friday limiting certain businesses and services as part of the state’s effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. This decision comes as the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 and the number of hospitalizations have increased and the positivity rate in Texas increased above 10%, which…
John Moritz Texas Pool Reporter Gov. Greg Abbott arrived at the news conference on Monday in Austin wearing a red, white and blue mask. He was joined by Dr. John Hellersted, his medical point person for the pandemic and head of the Texas Department of State Health Services, physician and former state Rep. John Zerwas,…
Daniel Walker Vernon Record Uncertainty over the how the next school year will unfold dominated discussion at the regular June meeting of the Vernon Independent School District board of Trustees, held Monday, June 15. Superintendent Jeff Byrd said they were working on balancing increased costs, uncertain finances with concerns about a second wave of coronavirus…