All local candidates unopposed for office
Incumbents for the Vernon city commission, Vernon ISD board of trustees and Wilbarger General Hospital board of directors were unopposed in their bids for new terms for the May 4 general election, for which the filing period ended last Friday. Two of the three Vernon ISD incumbents filed for re-election to their seats unopposed. They…
Read MoreTexas senator defends bill empowering husband’s office
AUSTIN (AP) — The wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Tuesday that a bill she filed that would change state securities law “has literally nothing to do” with her husband facing criminal charges of defrauding investors, even as experts said the proposal appears to strike near the heart of his indictment. Republican state…
Read Moreman sentenced for drug possession after traffic stop in Vernon
A 24-year-old Savannah, Ga. man was sentenced to three years in prison in Wilbarger County this week following a two-day trial for felony possession of marijuana, District Attorney Staley Heatly announced. Emory Tyler Barton was convicted of the crime by a jury in 46th District Court in connection with an incident that occurred nearly a…
Read MoreChillicothe ISD trustees call $7.5 millon bond issue election
CHILLICOTHE – Chillicothe ISD trustees unanimously approved an order to call a May 4 bond issue election for projects at the elementary and high school campuses during a monthly business meeting Tuesday, Feb. 12. The election is for $7.5 million bond issue to construct a new cafeteria at the elementary school and convert the present…
Read MoreBorder wall a complex issue for 2020 prospect Beto O’Rourke
By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — When President Donald Trump visited Beto O’Rourke’s hometown to argue that walling off the southern border would make the U.S. safer, the former Democratic congressman and possible 2020 presidential hopeful was ready. As the president filled an El Paso arena with supporters, O’Rourke helped lead…
Read MoreSix from Vernon sentenced in federal court, stemming from FBI-led raids
Approximately half of the defendants from the FBI-led Flat Rate takedown from last summer were sentenced in federal court in Wichita Falls on Monday by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor. Six of those sentenced were from Vernon and each defendant was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance (methamphetamine). The…
Read MoreVernon among stops as monarchs head to Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — As the colorful monarch butterfly makes its way to Mexico, the Texoma area, including Vernon, is on its flight path and residents have reported sightings of the butterfly. The population of monarch butterflies wintering in central Mexico is up 144 percent over last year, experts said Wednesday. The data presented by…
Read MoreBeer, wine tasting event planned for Vernon’s downtown
Vernon Main Street Advisory Board members approved the scheduling of a Main Street Event in March, discussed the formation of program committees and outlined the components of the Main Street program to business owners during a monthly business See more in the online edition.
Read MoreIncumbents file for office
Newly-appointed Vernon ISD Place 3 trustee J.J. Oznick filed as a candidate Thursday for a full three-year term to his seat which is to be decided during the May 4 general election. Oznick was recently appointed to his seat to fill out the remaining months of the current term vacated by Rodney Garrard following his…
Read MoreA total of $156,600 in premiums went toward purchases of 107 livestock during the premium sale of the 2019 Wilbarger County Junior Livestock Show held
A total of $156,600 in premiums went toward purchases of 107 livestock during the premium sale of the 2019 Wilbarger County Junior Livestock Show held Tuesday at the Wilbarger County Exhibit Building. See more details in the online edition.
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