Allan Dale Metcalf, 65, was welcomed home by our Heavenly Father, Wednesday, April 19, 2023 in his home in Mathis, Texas. A celebration of life will be h,eld at on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 1 to 3 p.m. at the Archer County Civic Center, 512 W. Cottonwood, Archer City, Texas. Allan was born Saturday,…
Ira Wayne Gabbert, 84, of Whitesboro, Texas was called to his eternal home on Friday, April 21, 2023. Wayne was born on Jan. 14, 1939 in Bartlett, Texas to Ira Oran and Nannie (Hester) Gabbert. He served proudly in the United States Navy for eleven years and was a Vietnam Veteran. He married Julia Solis…
Lynn Reed Adams, 70 of Odell, Texas passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Burial was held Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 2 p.m. at the Bell Cemetery. Lynn was born Monday, Aug. 18, 1952 in Vernon, Texas. He was the son of the late Doyle Reed Adams and the late Morein Tallant Adams. Lynn…
Thursday evening, April 20, Vernon College honored some of its students with Scholastic and Facility awards. Vernon College bestowed three Student of the Year Awards- – Student of the Year Vernon Campus, Tatyanna Austin, general studies – Student of the Year Century City Center, Alan Ramirez, general studies – Student of the Year Skills Training…
Texas’ oldest continuous celebration of its kind – the Doan’s May Picnic – will be held Saturday, May 6, on the lawn of the county’s oldest standimg structure, the Doan’s Adobe. The day will begin at 10 a.m. with registration. Entertainment will be by Lauren Akin. Rochelle White Beam and Randall Mints will serve as…
Vernon High School crowned four Area champions and advanced six more individual competitors and four relay teams to this week’s 3A Regional Track meet. The top four finishers in each event at the District 7 &8 Area meet in Jacksboro earned the right to move on to Thursday and Friday’s Region 1 meet at Abilene…
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2 Number Injured: 0 Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 04/25/23, 12:15 P.M. County: Wichita Location: Intersection of: Business 287 and North Peterson Road Posted Speed Limit: 60 Vehicle 1: 2022, GMC Yukon, Sports Utility Vehicle Vehicle 2: 2013, Yamaha, Star – Motorcycle Driver Vehicle 1: Wood, Brenda Buckner, 79 years…
Calling all artists! Apply now to paint one of five interactive mini murals. All ages are welcome to apply if you can demonstrate an artistic ability in your application. Sumner Colley Lumber Co. and Ace are sponsoring this contest. Applications are due April 28 by 4 p.m. to the Vernon Main Street Director. Follow the…
EB library day Vernon ISD is hosting an EB Library Day at the Carnegie City-County Library for Emergent Bilingual (English as a Second Language) students, and this time it is for students in grades 6 through 12. The EB Library Day is Saturday, April 29, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
AUSTIN- The National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) confirmed this week the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a striped skunk recovered from Carson County. This is the first confirmed case of HPAI in mammals for Texas. Detected in all states across the U.S. except Hawaii, HPAI is a highly contagious virus that…