Linda Lue Hamm Plummer
Linda Lue Hamm Plummer of Plano, Texas passed away on Feb. 4, 2020 at the age of 75. She was born on Oct. 2, 1944 to Clifford Cortez Hamm and Thelma Essie (Price) Hamm in Vernon, Texas. Linda graduated from Vernon High School. She received her bachelor’s degree in Education from North Texas State University, now…
Read MoreRoy Eugene Upton
Roy Eugene Upton passed away Feb. 4, 2020 in Lubbock, Texas. A funeral service was held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 at McMillan-Satterwhite Funeral Home in Graham with interment following at Pioneer Cemetery. Family visitation was Friday at the funeral home. Roy was born Feb. 21, 1940 in Vernon, Texas. He worked in…
Read MoreVernon OK with off road vehicles — with some restrictions
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…
Read MoreLast letter from missing WWII sailor needs to be delivered
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,…
Read MoreThornberry talks about arrest of alleged Chinese spy at Harvard
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the charges brought against Dr. Charles Lieber, Chair of Harvard University’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology. The FBI arrested Dr. Lieber on charges related to his participation in the People’s Republic of China’s Thousand Talents Program. According…
Read MoreTamara Penny
Former Vernon resident Tamara Penny, 48, of Munday passed away Jan. 29 at United Regional. Graveside rites are scheduled at 11 a.m. Monday at Eastview Cemetery. Survivors include parents Betty and James McAfee; sisters Jamie McAfee, Lorri Young, Tina Stivers; brother Terry McLaughlin; daughter Sarah Penny; and sons Emory Penny and Brandon Penny.
Read MoreVernon robotics wins Region, advances to World
The Vernon Boys & Girls Club robotics team made an unprecedented showing at the North Texas First Lego League Regional Championship in Dallas on Saturday. The Vernon team, Insert Name Here, won the 1st Place Champion’s Award, placing first among the 68 teams to advance to the World Festival in Houston, which will be held…
Read MoreThornberry critical of UK’s decision on Huawei
Mac Thornberry chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, voiced his disapproval of the United Kingdom’s decision to allow Huawei to help build its 5G network: “The U.K.’s decision to allow Huawei a role in building parts of its 5G network is troubling. While the U.K. believes that they can mitigate the…
Read MoreDivided city commission approves new senior development
A packed house gathered at City Hall on Tuesday night as the Vernon City Commission waded through several contentious issues. The commission voted 3-2 to support the efforts of a developer wanting to build an affordable housing complex, named Vernon Pioneer Crossing LLC, to be located at 1916 Stadium Drive. Michael Beard, a consultant representing…
Read MoreCounty agrees to help VISD Middle School fix traffic congestion
The Wilbarger County Commissioners Court has agreed to allow the Vernon Independent School District to restructure a parking lot that the county and school district co-own between the Vernon Middle School and Wilbarger Auditorium. Judge Greg Tyra said that VISD superintendent Jeff Byrd had approached him with a plan to alleviate traffic congestion around the…
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