There will be plenty of opportunities to enjoy good food in Vernon this week while also supporting local worthy causes. The Knights of Columbus of Holy Family Catholic Church will hold a Fish Fry on Friday, March 6, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Parish Hall. Tickets are $12 or $5 for…
Vernon ISD will host the annual Family Learning Event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, March 5, in the Vernon High School cafeteria. There will be interactive hand-on booths and activities set up for all ages. The event is free and the community is invited to attend. Light snacks will be offered. and there…
Several guilty pleas were entered during proceedings of the 46th Judicial District Court of Wilbarger County during proceedings this week. Cody Allen Baldwin, 28, of Vernon, was sentenced to six years in prison for aggravated assault. Baldwin was originally placed on probation on March 8, 2017. A motion to revoke Baldwin’s probation was filed by…
The race to replace Congressman Mac Thornberry in District 13 has been narrowed down to two competitors on the Republican side, out of an initial field of 15 candidates. Retired Admiral, and White House doctor Ronny Jackson looked to be the choice to face off with Josh Winegarner in the run-off in May. Winegarner had…
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Wilbarger County and the Helen Farabee Center will offer a free Mental Health First Aid workshop this month. The eight-hour class is designed to equip participants to help address issues like suicide, drug addiction and mental illness. On average, about 123 people die by suicide each day, according to…
Daniel Walker Vernon Record Walter Emilio Orellana, 24 of Wichita Falls, was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday for shooting a Vernon Police officer with a sawed off shotgun last year. The sentence was handed out in the 46th District Court after a trial before a jury of eight women and four men…
The Wilbarger County Commissioners Court met on Monday and approved an agreement with the City of Vernon over using a county radio system, signed a contract with a new vendor to handle tax collections, and received word that the airport manager is quitting Tony Fidelis, of the law firm Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins and Mott…
The Vernon Independent School District board of trustees held a lengthy closed session to discuss personnel on Monday night. In the end they opted to cut ties with one embattled principal and asked another administrator to meet their higher expectations. The trustees first considered Superintendent Jeff Byrd’s recommendation to terminate Central Elementary school principal Cindy…
The Vernon City Commission, in their January 27 meeting, approved Ordinance Number 1753 regarding HB 1548 and allowing Off Highway Vehicles in Vernon — however operators must register with the state’s Department of Motorized Vehicles before apply to the City of Vernon for a permit. And currently the state is not yet able to register…
By Daniel Walker dwalker@vernonrecord.com Jack Edwin Haynes was a 20-year-old torpedoman’s mate, third class, in Hawaii during the week before Christmas 1944. He was jovial and burning through his paycheck while staying at the beach-front Royal Hawaiian Hotel. But it was also a nervous time as he waited for the call to board his submarine,…