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Terri Lynn Weaver

August 22, 2024

Terri Lynn Weaver, 68 of Vernon, Texas passed away on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, at 10 a.m., at Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m., at Sullivan Funeral Home.

Dr. Robert H Borchardt, Jr.

August 22, 2024

Dr. Robert H Borchardt, Jr., 79 of Vernon, Texas passed away on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Vernon, Texas. A memorial service was held Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, at 11 a.m., at First Methodist Church with Rev. Anthony Inman officiating under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Robert was born Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1944, in…

Carol Ann Bunch Norris

August 22, 2024

The world and North Central Texas lost Carol Ann Bunch Norris on Aug. 15, 2024. Carol was surrounded by the love and care of family, friends, and hospice angels who helped facilitate a peaceful transition at her private home on the family farm. A family celebration of life is scheduled for a later date. Born…

Lyndall Lee Hall

August 22, 2024

Lyndall Lee Hall, 64 of Vernon, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Vernon, Texas. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, at 10 a.m., at Eastside Baptist Church located at 2100 Sand Road, Vernon, Texas, with Rev. Curtis Rutledge and Mr. Joe Dale Wilson o􀵶 ciating. Lyndall was born Friday,…

Football tickets on sale July 29 to general public

July 25, 2024

We’re getting closer to the 2024 Vernon Lions football season and today is the final day for fans who had reserve seat season tickets to reclaim those same seats. This Monday, July 29, reserve seat season tickets will go on sale to the general public. The Lions will play six of their 10 regular-season games in…

DPS Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Seizure

July 24, 2024

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized approximately 12 pounds of suspected fentanyl after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle in Hardeman County. On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at 9:07 a.m., a DPS Trooper stopped a 2015 Buick Verano traveling south on US 287 near Quanah for a traffic violation. During the…

Kid League Baseball Season Wraps Up

July 20, 2024

  The Kid League Baseball season came to a memorable conclusion last month as the lights at Kid League Park were turned off for the last time this season. The community gathered to celebrate a season filled with excitement, camaraderie, and sportsmanship. Dustin Fraticelli, the Director of Kid League Baseball, expressed his gratitude and pride.…

Golf carts, UTVs require driver license and city permit

July 19, 2024

The City of Vernon, the Vernon Police Department, and the Vernon Sheriff’s Office would like every citizen to know these City of Vernon Ordinances and would like to highlight that a driver must hold a valid driver’s license and a permit to operate a golf cart or UTV City of Vernon ordinances state: 52-406 Operation…

Lions football season tickets going on sale

July 19, 2024

Vernon Lions football is just six weeks away. The 2024 season opens with the Lions on the road in Burkburnett on Aug. 30. After that, the Lions will play 6 of their remaining 9 regular-season games in the jungle they call home — Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium. Reserve seat season tickets for those…

Harrold, Northside softball players recognized

July 18, 2024

  Class A high school softball players from Wilbarger County have received postseason honors for the recently completed spring season. Northside’s Lily Beam was named Newcomer of the Year, after batting .566 from the plate, with 13 doubles, three homeruns, 27 stolen bases, and scored a team-best 39 runs. First team all-district honors went to…