VISD trustees approve project development agreement
Vernon school trustees approved a project development agreement for the development of an energy efficiency and facility improvement project along with contracts for roofing projects at the Vernon High School field house and multi-purpose building during a monthly business meeting Monday. The project development of an energy efficiency and facility improvement suggested a few months…
Read MoreNo cellphones, no gas: No end to misery in hurricane zone
By RUSS BYNUM and BRENDAN FARRINGTON, Associated Press PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Residents of hurricane-ravaged communities in Florida’s Panhandle turned to volunteers and each other for help Monday, the fifth day without cell service, electricity or, in many cases, shelter. Trevor Lewis, a member of a six-person search-and-rescue unit, said he watched storm victims…
Read MoreCowboys put focus on road woes after routing Jags at home
By SCHUYLER DIXON, AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott had a quiet 100-yard game by his standards in the Dallas Cowboys’ rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars. The star running back spoke the loudest after the 40-7 win on the home-road discrepancy for a .500 team that’s perfect at AT&T Stadium and…
Read MoreICYMI in NFL Week 6: Mark your calendar for Brady-Mahomes II
By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Pro Football Writer Anyone who missed the Game of the Season — Tom Brady and the New England Patriots 43, Pat Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs 40 — can take solace in knowing there very well could be a rematch a little more than three months away. And no one,…
Read MoreChase ends in wreck
A high-speed chase Sunday afternoon ended when the chased vehicle struck another car in an uncontrolled intersection in east Vernon. Joseph Daniel Ramirez, 31 of Vernon, was arrested for evading arrest in a motor vehicle causing serious bodily injury. See the online edition for more.
Read MoreFive sentenced in District Court
Several cases involving methamphetamine were adjudicated during recent proceedings of the 46th Judicial District Court last week in Wilbarger County. Marcos Villa Ramon, 33, of Vernon, was sentenced to two years in state jail following his plea of guilty to possession of methamphetamine. Brandy Nicole Fraticelli, 35, of Vernon, was placed on mandatory probation for…
Read MoreRyan, Thornberry return from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, joined Speaker Paul Ryan on a delegation to Afghanistan last week. Thornberry made the following statement as he and the Speaker concluded their visit: “After my visit to Kabul, I am more convinced than ever that we have the right team…
Read MoreWilbarger County under Flood Watch through Sunday
Vernon is under a National Weather Service issued Flood Watch through Sunday morning. The NWS calls for a 100 percent chance of rain, with accumulations of 1.25 to 2 inches expected. The NWS calls for winter-like temperatures Sunday with wind chils in the 30s and 20s possible. Drought improves Last weekend’s rains put a huge…
Read MoreCarol Robin Brandeberry
Carol Robin Brandeberry, 65 of Vernon, Texas, passed away on Thursday, Oct.. 11, 2018. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date Carol was born Friday, May 15, 1953 in Duluth, Minnesota. She was the daughter of the late Harold Brandeberry and the late Grace Marie Parker Brandeberry. Carol had been a…
Read MoreLoretta Jean Esbenshade
Loretta Jean Esbenshade, 82, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Services are pending under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Loretta is survived by two daughters, Ginger and Cathey.
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