VISD trustees approve audit report, appoint new trustee
Vernon school trustees unanimously approved the district’s 2017-2018 audit report during a monthly business meeting Monday. The audit report was presented by Doug Pharis of Vernon accounting firm Moore, Truelove, Pharis, Meyers & Marsh CPA’s PLLC. Pharis reported that the audit report received a “good, clean” opinion with the district’s books in good shape and…
Read MoreGovernor Abbott Proclaims Day Of Mourning: State offices closed Wednesday
Governor Greg Abbott today proclaimed December 5, 2018, as an official Day of Mourning in Texas in honor of former President George H.W. Bush. Under this proclamation, the people of Texas are encouraged to gather, assemble, and pay their respects to the memory of George Herbert Walker Bush through ceremonies in homes, businesses, public buildings,…
Read MorePresident George H.W. Bush remembered as ‘gentle soul’ and ‘great man’
A national Day of Mourning has been declared for Wednesday in honor of former President George H.W. Bush, who died Friday. Federal offices, including the Vernon Post Office will be closed. The nation’s capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death Monday with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains…
Read MoreRed River rematch: No. 5 Oklahoma, No. 9 Texas for Big 12
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas players celebrated on the field at the State Fair of Texas, flashing “Hook ‘Em Horns” signs and posing for pictures with the “Golden Hat” trophy that goes to the winner of their Red River rivalry against Oklahoma. Soon after leaving the field, though, the Longhorns were already thinking about the…
Read MoreMassive, extended data breach within Marriott’s hotel empire
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — A security breach inside Marriott’s worldwide hotel empire has compromised the information of as many as 500 million guests, exposing in some cases credit card numbers, passport numbers and birthdates, the company said Friday. Alarming security analysts, Marriott said that unauthorized access to data at the hotels, once run by Starwood,…
Read MorePublic sale of property — Texoma Self Storage
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE of property to satisfy a landlord’s lien. Sale to be held at Texoma Self Storage 4027 S.Main St. Vernon, Texas at 9:00 am & North Texas Self Storage 4300 Wilbarger St. at 10:00 am or when auctioneer arrives & Vernon Self Storage 4507 Wilbarger St. at 11:00 am or when auctioneer…
Read MoreMixed Beverage permit — Benitos
APPLICATION HAS BEEN made with the Texas alcoholic beverage commission for a Mixed Beverage permit and Food and Beverage Certificate by Arben Hasanaj dba Benitos, to be located at 4201 College Dr., Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas. Owner Arben Hasanaj.
Read MoreWine and beer permit — ToRo Japanese Restaurant
APPLICATION HAS BEEN made with the Texas alcoholic beverage commission for wine and beer retailer’s permit by ToRo Japanese Restaurant, Inc. dba ToRo Japanese Restaurant, to be located at 3108 US Hwy 287 West Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas. Officer of said corporation is Gang Cui, President.
Read MoreNov. 22, 1963: Vernon’s ties to a President’s assassination
Fifty-five years ago, on Nov. 22 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by a lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas. That’s according to the Warren Commission appointed by President Lyndon Johnson to investigate the crime. Several witnesses in the Warren Commission investigation had ties to Vernon due to the fact that Oswald’s mother,…
Read MoreGraves sentenced in sexual assault of a child
A Chillicothe man was sentenced to 20 years in prison following his plea of guilty to sexual assault of a child during a proceeding of the 46th Judicial District Court in Vernon. See the online edition for more.
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