Mobile COVID-19 testing is coming to Vernon this week. This will be the third time the mobile clinic has been in Vernon. Texas Health and Human Services will be operating the testing at the Carnegie Library, 2810 Wilbarger Street, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m Wednesday, June 17. Call 512-883-2400 or visit txcovidtest.org…
Vernon High School senior Felicity Ortega has signed to wrestle for Wayland Baptist University. She becomes the first female wrestler from Vernon to receive an athletic scholarship. “It was a disappointing senior year, first with the injury and then not being able to finish (due to the coronavirus shutdown,” Ortega said. “(This) really means everything…
Longtime Vernon resident Mary Louise Killebrew will celebrate her 100th birthday on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Mary Louise was born on June 17, 1920 in Hopkinsville, Ky., a daughter of Samuel and Rena (Stanton) Stokes. She and her younger brother, Samuel Edward (Buddy) Stokes, were orphaned at an early age. While initially living with grandparents,…
Vernon High School athletes are back on campus for the first time in three months. Activities were suspended in March statewide due to Covid-19 concerns. Vernon students began summer conditioning activities this week — the boys started on Monday evening at the high school and the girls started Tuesday morning at the middle school. The…
The Vernon Farmers Market is off and running, set up each Saturday morning on the north side of the Wilbarger County Courthouse, and on Tuesday afternoons between 4-6 p.m. on the front lawn of Wilbarger General Hospital at the midweek market. The Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) provides seniors and WIC participants with fresh fruits…
Wilbarger County Judge Greg Tyra reported that local nursing homes have been tested by state and he had received no reports of coronavirus from that testing. Testing of state employees at all three campuses of North Texas State Hospital is also underway, and results will be reported at a later date. There are no new…
Ronny Jackson, a candidate for U.S. House District 13, visited with Vernon residents during a meet-and-greet this week at a local restaurant. Jackson is in a runoff election with Josh Winegarner to replace Mac Thornberry. The runoff will be July 14. More from the candidates along with sample ballots will be in a special voting…
Visitors can now make camping reservations at parks with arrival dates between June 1 and Sept. 7. This gradual reopening of overnight reservations will be limited to varying degrees at individual parks to align with safe business practices currently followed in Texas. “No one is more pleased than us to welcome more outdoor enthusiasts back…
Around 200 people marched in near 100-degree heat Saturday afternoon from Lyday Park in north Vernon to the Wilbarger County Courthouse. The march was billed as a peaceful march to bring attention to racial injustice and their were no problems reported. The crowd sang, and chanted “Black Lives Matter,” “I can’t breathe,” “Mama,” and Say…
The Vernon Business Development Corporation offered an economic incentive package to a local manufacturer in hopes of bring more jobs to the community. Ricky Rater, owner of Pearson Livestock Equipment, met with BDC board of directors on Wednesday, May 20, saying his business was looking to become more efficient in its operations to remain…