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      Thanksgiving is Thursday, and preparations are underway to once again provide a community Thanksgiving meal this month through the Holiday Spirits Meals program. The Thanksgiving meal will be served to anyone wishing to attend on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28, from 12 noon to 2 p.m., in the Empire Room of Wilbarger…

  The Vernon Community Thanksgiving Service will be held at First Presbyterian Church Sunday, Nov. 24, at 6 p.m. Pastor Brian Pounds of Assembly of God will deliver the evening message with other pastors assisting in the service as well. The choirs/vocalist from several churches will be joining their voices as a community choir, led…

The Vernon City Commission awarded bids Tuesday that should bring three water wells online at the city’s West Acres well field in the north part of Wilbarger County. Bids were accepted for Wells #3, #4, #5 to provide well conversions and fence construction. Public Works director Darell Kennon said that the commission had allocated $142,000…

Volunteer groups and individuals who participated in the 2018 campaign were honored on Sunday as the Vernon Salvation Army hosted a reception in Wesley Hall of the First United Methodist Church. Nancy Ritchey of the local unit announced that 485 total hours were donated during the 2018 campaign with $23,340.47 collected. She thanked each one…

With the addition of $2,152 pledges and donations during the last week, the 2020 Wilbarger County United Fund currently stands at $85, 074.40. United Fund has set a goal for the coming year of $136, 500 in allocations for eight local agencies plus administrative expenses. Allocations are as follows: Boys & Girls Club, $62,000; Camp…

Halloween will be celebrated downtown on October 31. The Vernon Main Street advisory board approved the event during Monday’s board meeting. Vernon Main Street/Tourism Director Amanda Lehman presented the event, called Munchkins on Main, to celebrate Halloween on October 31 from 4 to 7 p.m. Lehman said that the event will include downtown businesses handing…

Joyce Ashley Vernon Record The 30th edition of Summer’s Last Blast rolled through Vernon over the weekend with classic cars and vintage vehicles, car shows, concerts, Extreme bike air show, Burnout, food booths, vendors and lots of spectators on hand as the event concluded Saturday night with the much-anticipated Nostalgic Cruise Over 800 cruisers took…