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VISD trustees hash out Homecoming protocols
Vernon High School Homecoming is a go, at least for the moment. Homecoming week is next week, with the crowning at half-time of next Friday’s football game. The Vernon Independent School District board of trustees discussed Homecoming activities as part of Monday’s regular meeting for September. Vernon High School Principal Tommy Cummings said he needed…
Read MoreWilbarger Covid cases skyrocket — masks now mandatory
The exemption for Wilbarger County to not have to comply with Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order requiring face masks in public has ended. Masks must be worn in public and in all commercial buildings. First violation is a written warning and a second violation is a $250 fine. The county applied for, and was granted…
Read MoreMasks now mandatory in Wilbarger County
The exemption for Wilbarger County to not have to comply with Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order requiring face masks in public has ended. Masks must be worn in public and in all commercial buildings. First violation is a written warning and a second violation is a $250 fine. The county applied for, and was granted…
Read MoreBusy Friday for area teams
The Vernon Lions renew an old rivalry with Burkburnett this Friday, with both teams winless and hungry for a win. Vernon owns the all-time series 48-20-3, which dates to 1922, but the Lions have lost two in a row to the Bulldogs. Burkburnett blew out the Lions 49-17 last year. Last Friday, the Vernon Lions…
Read MoreWilbarger Grand Jury issues indictments
The Wilbarger County Grad Jury convened on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The Grand Jury handed out 37 indictments against 23 individuals. Mason Dale Ray Munoz was indicted on four counts, stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred on July 12, 2020. He was indicted on two counts of aggravated sexual assault, both Felony 1; a count…
Read MoreCounty Covid-19 numbers from state are still not adding up
The latest Covid-19 numbers in Wilbarger County showed a steady increase from last week – and a huge surge of infections at the Vernon campus of North Texas State Hospital. Patients at NTSH are reported in their home counties’ coronavirus numbers, and do not reflect in local data. As of Tuesday, there are 44 active…
Read MoreCrime Stoppers for Sept. 23, 2020
Crime: Theft of property, $2,500 to $30,000 Date: 09/05/20 Location: Wilbarger County Gun Range, Oklaunion Details: The Wilbarger County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a report of theft of property, $2,500 to $30,000. Sometime on or before the date of 05-05-2020 at an unknown time a suspect(s) entered the property owned by Wilbarger County in…
Read MoreWGH holding strategic planning meetings
Members of the Wilbarger General Hospital Board of Directors held strategic planning sessions and community meetings at Vernon College last week. On Thursday, members of the community medical staff met to see a presentation on the current state of the hospital and weigh in on what is needed to maintain and grow the local health…
Read MoreVernon tennis top Rider 16-3
Vernon 16, Rider 3 GIRLS SINGLES Addison Spencer lost to Axelle Jacquemin, 6-0, 6-4 Kinsey Weatherly beat Eleny Sandoval-Almuna, 6-1, 4-6, 10-7 Emili Oznick beat Heather Hughes, 6-0, 6-1 Audi Goodman beat Emme Kosub, 6-4, 6-1 Lilly Jones beat Annika Lygren, 6-4, 6-0 Alexis Delagarza beat Shenia Cornwall, 6-0, 6-0 GIRLS DOUBLES Spencer/Oznick lost to…
Read MoreVernon College increases tax rate, gives tax abatement to solar farm
The Vernon College Board of Trustees unanimously set the college’s tax rate for next year at $0.232436 per $100 valuation. The current rate is a penny less, at $0.221055. The tax rate is the “no new revenue rate”, which used to be called the “effective rate” because it generates the same amount of revenue as…
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