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Relay for Life planning meeting set
A Relay for Life planning meeting will be held at 6 p.m., Monday. Feb. 8, at Wilbarger Auditorium to register cancer survivors and caregivers and discuss plans for the 2021 Relay for Life. Relay for Life Survivor Dinner and Walk will be held be held on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Wilbarger Auditorium. Those…
Read MoreFree food distribution set here Saturday
Boys & Girls Clubs of Texas have partnered with Save the Children and are helping to get food to families. The Boys & Girls Club of Vernon will be taking part by inviting families and individuals from Wilbarger County to attend a drive-up distribution featuring free fresh food boxes as part of the Farmers to…
Read MoreWilbarger County near top in national vaccination rate, Family Pharmacy plans more shots
As of Monday,1,572 residents of Wilbarger County had received a first dose and 589 were fully vaccinated. The county’s eligible population above the age of 16 is 10,374. Wilbarger County currently ranks as the 39th most vaccinated County in the United States – with a new daily covid case average of 2.2 per thousand. There…
Read MoreHD 68 candidate’s 4-year-old daughter killed in accident
Candidate for HD68’s daughter killed A runoff date for the House District 68 seat, vacated by Drew Springer has not been set. Republicans David Spiller and Craig Carter are headed to a runoff in the special election. This past Sunday evening, members of Craig Carter’s family were killed in a fatal, hit and run car…
Read MoreRelay Life dinner planned
Relay for Life chairman Marilyn Ramirez reports that the annual Survivor’s Dinner is being planned for March 6 in the Empire Room of Wilbarger Auditorium for cancer survivors and caregivers. Cancer survivors or caregivers may contact Ramirez at 940-886-6006. The meal will be provided by Cody’s Cowpunchers. At 6 p.m., on Feb. 6 a meeting…
Read MoreCounty gives tax abatement for Tyson expansion
Tax abatement given The Wilbarger County Commissioner, on Monday, were presented with a request to give a tax abatement to Tyson Refrigerated Processed Foods, Inc. County Judge Greg Tyra said that the City of Vernon had taken the lead on negotiating with Tyson, and had approved an abatement last month. He said the Tyson project…
Read MoreAnother hotel tax to fund tourism approved
The Wilbarger County Commissioners instituted a new Hotel Occupancy Tax as part of Monday’s commission meeting. It was the first meeting for new commissioners Billy Taylor and Scott Inglish, who both stated during their campaigns last year that they would vote for the tax to be instituted if elected. The vote to enact the tax…
Read MoreWilbarger County Stock Show schedule
The 2021 stock show season has kicked off with the first shows held over the weekend at Harrold ISD and Chillicothe ISD. The Wilbarger County Junior Livestock Show starts Saturday. A revised schedule has been set due to Covid-19 precautions: Saturday, January 16, 2021 — 1 p.m. Show opens; Baked goods and arts and crafts…
Read MoreBuilding permits: Solar panels popular in 2020
The City of Vernon issued 12 construction permits in December – a total of 161 permits were issued during 2020. Two of Decembers permits were for the installation of new solar panels, one at a business and the other at a residence. Family Pharmacy, 1720 Hillcrest, was the business. William Teague received the permit for…
Read MoreNo new vaccine in Wilbarger this week
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 1,508 confirmed or probable Covid-19 cases in Wilbarger County as of Monday, Jan. 11. Of those 28 were active and there have been 40 Covid-related deaths in the county. Hardeman has had 276 cases, 6 are active with 9 fatalities; Foard County has had 71 cases, one…
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