Daniel Walker Vernon Record The Vernon Lions defeated the Ponder Lions 38-35 in an epic district battle at Leo Brittain Field last Friday night. “This was a testament to our guys’ tenacity, perseverance – they never quit,” Vernon Coach Kevin Sherrill said. “We needed to win a game like that. If you want to make…
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…
The Wilbarger County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11, in the county commissioner courtroom at the Wilbarger County Courthouse. Agenda items for this meeting include approval and payment of bills, consider for approval an agreement for information technology products and services with Avenu Enterprises Solutions, LLC, and consider approval of a…
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…
Betty Daniel Boone, 81 of Bushland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Bushland, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.,Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, at First Baptist Church in Chillicothe, Texas with Rev. Clay Carter officiating. Burial will follow at Chillicothe Cemetery under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Betty was…
Bryan passed away on Aug. 12, 2024, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was born in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. He grew up in Vernon, Texas. He was married to the love of his life, Rina Bedford. He had recently revealed that he was the “happiest he had ever been!” Born in Elk Grove Village, Illinois,…
Randall Keith Yeager of Dallas, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 31, 2024, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. An interment service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at the First Methodist Church in Midland, Texas. Arrangements are under Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home in Midland. Details are pending for a celebration…
Edith Marie Holder, 88, passed away peacefully on Sept. 1, 2024. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church in Vernon, Tx with Pastor Tom Davis o ciating. Edith was born in the country in Wichita County to RB and Loraine Carpenter. The family moved…
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…
Guardrail construction along College Drive has been temporarily halted due to a lack of materials. The Texas Department of Transportation is also planning to reduce the height of the barriers. The Vernon Record contacted TxDOT in connection to concerns that the barriers have been constructed too high to see oncoming traffic at the intersections. TxDOT…