Chillicothe city council members approved a rate increase for trash collection and an ordinance for garage/yard sales and flea markets during a monthly business meeting Tuesday, Sept. 6 at City Hall. The rate increase was set at 9.14 percent by contractor Waste Connections. The rate increase was approved by unanimous vote on a motion made…
County Commissioners Court was held Monday Sept. 26 in the County Courtroom of the Wilbarger County Courthouse. Judge Greg Tyra presided. As part of the meeting, commissioners went into executive session, where they remained for the next two hours before reconvening in public session. After coming out of executive session, commissioners announced that they had…
August was a busy month for construction projects with 27 building permits issued by the City of Vernon during the month. As is the case during the summer, the majority were for HV/AC with nine permits issued for new air-conditioning units. There were two permits for solar power installation, five for new roofs, six for…
Downtown chili cookoff The City of Vernon is hosting an inaugural Chili Cook-off from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday in downtown Vernon. Local businesses will be competing, presenting their best chili creations. For a fee of $5 per person, guests can obtain a map of locations offering chili tasting, and chili tasting supplies at…
Chillicothe school trustees approved the sale of property held in trust during a monthly business meeting Monday, Sept. 12. That property is located at 1801 6th Street. The sale was on a $1,050 bid submitted by James Givens. The sale was approved by unanimous vote on a motion made by Mike McClellan and seconded by…
The City if Vernon has been notified that it has been awarded an Economic Development Grant from the U.S. Departmetn of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration in the amount of $2,930,000 in support of the Vernon Water Line Project. City Manager Marty Mangum said the grant will help the city replace more of the old deteriorating…
The Vernon College Lady Chaps volleyball team took to their home court against North Central Texas College Tuesday, losing to the Lady Lions 3-1. Vernon College fell to NCTC in the first two games, 25-18 and 25-17. The Lady Chaps came back in the third game to win 25-23. The Lady Lions secured the win…
Tyson Foods celebrated the 100th anniversary of Wright Brand bacon Friday here in Vernon. For a day Vernon became “Bacon City.” Since a city with a new name needs a new mayor, Tyson Foods held a nation-wide competition for that position. Entrants were encouraged to submit a one-minute video of themselves explaining why they should…
The Vernon Independent School District board of trustees met in regular session Monday. Board president Emory Byars led the invocation and the pledges of allegiance to both the American and Texas flags. The board commended Lindsay Streit, RN, FNP, for her donation of dechoker devices to all campuses. The board then presented an award of…
A free Bleeding Control for the Injured, Stop the Bleed course, will be offered at Vernon College from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 29. The class is sponsored by the Quanah Parker Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and will be held in the Sumner Applied Arts Building, Room 409, of…