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College Fair planned for Region 9
Region 9 Education Service Center will host a College Fair on Monday, October 21, 2024, from 6:00 – 7:30 PM. All 9th-12th grade students in school districts served by Region 9 ESC are encouraged to attend along with their parents. Region 9 ESC is located at 301 Loop 11, Wichita Falls, Texas. The College Fair…
Read MoreEarly voting begins Oct. 21
Early voting for the Nov. 5 general election, which includes Vernon ISD and Northside ISD trustees’ elections, begins Oct. 21 at the Wilbarger County Auditorium. Early voting takes place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,Oct. 21 through Oct. 25; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, and noon to 6 p.m.…
Read MoreSenator Perry plans town hall on Oct. 31
State Senator Charles Perry is tentatively planning to hold a town hall meeting on Thursday, Oct. 31 in Vernon, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Wilbarger General Hospital’s board room.
Read MoreVernon is Prepping for Bacon City, USA festivities
Volunteers were out in force last weekend to touch up the city’s two block long bacon strip ahead of the Bacon City, USA, festivities scheduled for Oct. 19, in downtown Vernon. This year marks the third annual Bacon City, USA Festival, which will take place on Saturday, October 19, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.…
Read MoreTexas Tech announces opening of new 3 Rivers Ranch astronomy facility
The opening ceremony for the new Texas Tech astronomy facility at 3 Rivers Ranch was held Thursday, October 3 in Foard County. The 3 Rivers Ranch is situated along Ranch Road 654, which bisects the ranch, dividing it into two tracts: one containing approximately 1,500 acres and the other containing roughly 4,500 acres located about…
Read MoreMonarchs are migrating: Join the Texas Pollinator BioBlitz to report sightings
The annual Monarch butterfly fall migration, with the butterflies spotted in Vernon backyards, see attached photo. As part of that migration, Texans are invited to see and document pollinators buzzing into action Oct. 11-27 during the . This annual event celebrates the bees, wasps, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, hummingbirds, nectar-feeding bats and other animals that…
Read MoreGovernor Abbott Announces Construction Of New North Texas State Hospital In Wichita Falls
Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) broke ground this afternoon on a new hospital to replace the North Texas State Hospital in Wichita Falls. Governor Abbott and the 88th Texas Legislature approved $452 million in funding for the inpatient psychiatric hospital, which is slated for completion in late…
Read MoreFatality accident in Wichita County
A Wichita Falls man was killed Friday night when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a semi in the opposite lane on US 287 west of Iowa Park. Francisco Javier Munoz, Jr., 24, was pronounced deceased at the scene from injuries he suffered during the crash near Burnett Ranch Road. Munoz was reported…
Read MoreFatality accident in Stephens County reported
Fatality Collision occurred 09-11-2024 at approximately 1631 hours, 1/2 mile south of the intersection of Duncan Bypass and W Bois “D” Arc Ave, Duncan, Oklahoma in Stephens County. Vehicle-1: 2020 Toyota Rav4 driven by Maia Bennett, white female, 59 years of age, residence in Elgin, Oklahoma. Transported by Survival Flight EMS to Duncan Regional Hospital. …
Read MoreNWS: Hot start, rain possible later in week
The National Weather Service is calling for highs in the mid-90s at the beginning of this week in Vernon, and triple digits could be seen on Thursday and Friday. A 30 Percent chance of rain enters the picture late Friday night and continues into Saturday night. Temperatures are expected to cool down with the chance…
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