Vernon Middle School’s Jingle Jog will take place on Dec. 14. Participants can choose between the 1 mile and 5k runs. The Jingle Jog is a fundraiser for the VMS Student Incentive Activity Fund. All walkers, joggers, and runners are welcome! Registration is open to the community until the morning of the race. A prize…
With no candidate having the majority of votes in the Nov. 5 election for the unexpired term for Place 3 on the Vernon ISD Board of Trustees, a runoff election between the two candidates, of the original five, receiving the most votes is being conducted. Early voting started Monday for the runoff election between Jarrod…
Wilbarger County, for as small a population as we have, is home to a surprising number of published authors. These writers cover nearly the whole spectrum of writing genres from fiction to self-help and everything in-between. From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday Dec. 7, at the Carnegie City–County Library, 2810 Wilbarger St., the library…
The 19th annual Vernon Lighted Christmas Parade is scheduled for December 14 at 6 p.m. with the traditional route planned to travel through downtown, around the courthouse square. The Vernon High School marching band will play Christmas music. There will be floats, and decorated vehicles of all kinds festively lit up. Those include tractors,…
Golf cart and ATV registrations for the city of Vernon expire Nov. 30. Operators of these type vehicles need to register them in order to drive them on city streets after Nov. 30. Registration can be completed at Vernon City Hall, 1725 Wilbarger St., by bringing proof of insurance, completing paperwork and payment of $50.…
Dollhouse Village opening Nov. 29 Happyville: A Christmas Dollhouse Village opens Friday, Nov. 29, at the Red River Valley Museum. Come out and see all the fantastic little details hidden throughout the village Nov. 29 to Dec. 31.
Dan Richardson, Jr., age 61, passed away on Wednesday Nov. 20, 2024, in Denton, Texas. Funeral services were held at 12 noon on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at First Methodist Church, with Rev. Norris Thomas and Rev. Willie King officiating. Burial followed at Wilbarger Memorial Park under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Dan was…
Funeral service for , age 85, of Lubbock, was held at 3 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, at Lamesa Church of Christ with Ben Lauderdale officiating. Interment followed to Gail Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of Branon Funeral Home. Visitation was held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 at Branon…
NWS forecast discussion states: “Windy conditions will persist through the latter half of Monday morning but starts decreasing by the afternoon as surface high pressure starts building across the Central Plains starts weakening the pressure gradient across our area. With the cold front well through our area pushing across northern Texas, it will be a…