Airport receives CARES funds
The Wilbarger County Airport received $816,840 in Coronavirus Aid, Relieve and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding from the Texas Transportation Commission. The funds were awarded during the July commission meeting. CARES Act dollars are provided to extend some relief to municipalities, organizations, and individuals that were economically affected as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Read MoreLatest Covid-19 numbers for area counties
The latest numbers from the Texas Department of State Health Services show that there are 75 cases of Covid-19 reported in Wilbarger County with 4 active. There has been 1 death in the county attributed to the virus. On July 27 Texas DSHS began reporting COVID-19 fatality data based on death certificates. A fatality is…
Read MoreFundraiser planned at Plaza on Sunday
A fundraiser is being planned for Sunday, Aug. 16, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Plaza Theater offering curbside concessions and also showing family friendly movies at 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m . Friends and supporters of Cathy Day and Mark Farr-Nash are invited to see a movie, support the Theater and…
Read MoreEmily Mildred King
Emily Mildred King passed peacefully on August 8, 2020 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She was born Emily Mildred McCrary to Addie Thompson McCrary and Innes Medlin McCrary on August 3, 1931 and lived the majority of her life in Vernon, Texas. She graduated from Vernon High School and East Texas State. Emily married James…
Read MoreRichard Clarence Hite
Former Vernon resident Richard Clarence Hite of Kerrville passed away on Aug. 3, 2020. The family will hold a private service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Peterson Hospice Blessing Fund, 250 Cully Dr, Kerrville, TX 78028. Survivors include his wife, Julia; daughter Flora McClung; son, Nick Hite, granddaughters, nieces, nephews and…
Read MoreFrank Walden
Frank Walden, 85, of Quanah, passed away Thursday morning in Crowell. A graveside service was held at 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 at Quanah Memorial Park. Rev. Wayne Hollinshead and Rob Roberts officiated. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley, in 2012; 1 brother, Bobby Walden; and 1 grandchild, Kenleigh Wells. The…
Read MoreDana Sherry McBurnett
Dana Sherry McBurnett, 82 of Vernon, Texas died on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in Vernon, Texas. Graveside service was held Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 at 10 a.m. at Highland Memorial Cemetery in Stamford, Texas under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Visitation was Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020 at Sullivan Funeral Home. Memorials can be made…
Read MoreGeorge Arthur Harrelson, Sr.
George Arthur Harrelson, Sr., 79 of Vernon, Texas passed away on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Vernon, Texas. Services will be held at a later date under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home.
Read MoreRocky Wayne Bachman,
Rocky Wayne Bachman, 65 of Crowell, Texas, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 in Vernon, Texas. Funeral services were held Monday Aug. 10, 2020 at 4 p.m., at the Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Mitschke officiating under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Burial was at Wilbarger Memorial Park.
Read MoreElaine Fieldhouse,
Elaine Fieldhouse, 83 of Vernon, Texas, died on Saturday, Aug 1, 2020, in Vernon, Texas.Services will be Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 at 10 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Toby Castleberry offi ciating. Interment will be held at Wilbarger Memorial Park under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home.Elaine was born Saturday, Jan.16, 1937 in…
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