Author Joe R. Lansdale coming to the Vernon Plaza
On April 7 author Joe R. Lansdale will attend a showing at the Vernon Plaza Theatre. The Plaza will screen an episode from the Hap & Leonard television show based on Lansdale’s books, as well as promote the new Hap & Leonard collection, Born for Trouble; The Further Adventures of Hap and Leonard. Lansdale is…
Read MoreSubmissions now accepted for High School Congressional Art Competition
The Office of Rep. Ronny Jackson (TX-13) is now accepting submissions for the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. All high school students in Texas’ 13th Congressional District are invited to participate in the contest. The winner’s artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. To enter the contest please submit original artwork and…
Read MoreLady Lions earn postseason All-District honors
Basketball All-District Honors District 5-4A (Girls) District Newcomer of the Year: Key’Maria McBride, Vernon, freshman 2nd team Kenadi Brown, junior Honorable Mention: Mari Johnson, Mijah Johnson, Morgan Drennan, Cirstin ivy, Byranna McRaie, Shamyra Straughter. Academic All District: Kenadi Brown, Mijah Johnson, Mari Johnson, Shamyra Straughter, Key’Maria McBride, Logan Gonzales, Audrey Armstrong, Cirstin Ivy, Annaka Rejino,…
Read MoreBeto campaigns in Vernon
Beto O’Rourke, Texas gubernatorial candidate for the Democratic party, made a campaign stop in Vernon on Friday, where he met with a packed house in downtown Vernon. “We were really impressed with the turnout and the quality of questions asked. I always enjoy coming to Vernon. It has great, friendly people, even when we disagree…
Read MoreFires sweep through middle of Vernon
A wind-fueled fire swept along a line for nearly four blocks through Vernon on Sunday evening. Two houses, and a garage burned down. Several fences and outbuildings sustained damage. Yards and trees were burnt to a crisp. The fire was part of a series of blazes that scorched northwest Texas and southwest Oklahoma, over a…
Read MoreVISD gets clean audit
The Vernon Independent School District’s board of trustees received an “Unmodified or Clean” audit last week. The audit for the fiscal year that ended last September was presented by Mike Edgin during a board meeting last Thursday. Edgin said that the district added $2,582,000 to the bottom line during the year. “That’s a pretty healthy…
Read More‘Run for Roses’ tickets on sale
Tickets are available now for the Boys & Girls Club “Run for the Roses” kickoff event to be held on May 7 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Santa Rosa Rodeo Grounds. Tickets are available at the club’s website at www.vernonbgc.org or at the Clubhouse at 2015 Yamparika. “Run for the Roses” is…
Read MoreLions top Henrietta behind Quillin’s grand slam
Vernon 18, Henrietta 7 The Vernon Lions used an 11-run outburst in the second inning thanks to a grand slam from Cooper Quillin to blow past Henrietta 18-7 last Thursday afternoon. The Lions scored a run in the bottom of the first. A Smith led off with a walk, went to third on a single…
Read MoreApril 15 is deadline for filing Property Tax Renditions
The Texas Comptroller’s office reminds business owners that for many property types, April 15 is the deadline to file property tax renditions with their county appraisal districts. A rendition is a list of the taxable inventory, furniture and fixtures, machinery, equipment and other property owned or managed as of Jan. 1 each year. The appraisal…
Read MoreHass party retirement planned
A retirement party for Jeff Hass, CVE from the Texas Department of Public Safety, will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, March 25, in the Wilbarger County Commissioner’s Courtroom, first floor, of the Wilbarger County Courthouse. The public is invited to attend. Hass has been with the DPS for over 27 years.
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