Vernon News

The city council of the City of Mount Vernon will conduct three public hearing at 6:30 p.m., december 8, 2009 in the council chambers of City Hall, 109 N. Kaufman Street, Mount Vernon, Texas.

What's in a name -- or, to be more precise, in the way you write it? "It's an identity thing," said Bernie Campbell, principal of Mt.

CONTRACT CONDITIONS FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FURNITURE AND FIXTURES FOR THE MOUNT VERNON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT The Purpose of this Advertisement is to notify a group of qualified vendors and suppliers to supply competitive sealed proposals for the Supply and Installation of Furniture and Fixtures for the New ...

Russell Lee's "Yarborough Campaign Onlookers, Mount Vernon, TX 1954" can be viewed in an exhibit of the documentary photographer's work at the Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU.

A 60-year old Lubbock man narrowly escaped serious injury Saturday when the 2010 Freightliner he was driving swerved off U.S. Highway 70 about 12 miles west of Vernon.

Gary Marshall Freudiger, 58, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2009, in Amarillo, Texas.

Local artist LaVern Scott attended Red River International Art Show May 1 in Vernon, Texas, where she took third place in a three-state show featuring 60 artists.

Tommy & Carolyn Abbott, of Levelland, TX, are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Mart Abbott, to Kerri McKinney, daughter of Holley & Delores Clay, of Mt.

A member of The Greatest Generation, Donald Vickers, 85, of Detroit was 16 years old when he joined the U.S. Army at the beginning of World War II.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR BOND RELEASE FOR SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION PERMIT MONTICELLO WINFIELD MINE, PERMIT NO.

Friends and relatives of Kyle Myers, a vocational agriculture teacher at Vernon High School who was seriously injured in a vehicle accident in mid-October, are putting together a package to nominate his family to be the recipient of "Extreme Makeover Home Edition." Myers suffered spinal cord injuries in the accident and is paralyzed from the waist ...

Alisa Dell Schroeder and Cody Paul Echols were married Sept. 12 at the Old Country Club Inn.

More people are growing concerned about utility bills in a society that appears to be focusing on energy efficiency and reducing costs.

Mikayla Zayas of Orlando, Fla., takes her turn during the mounted shooting competition Friday at the Wilbarger County Covered Events Center.

One passenger stands in the back of a Vernon ISD pickup while another talks to a police officer Wednesday.

Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. Story Created: Oct 14, 2009 at 1:18 PM CDT Story Updated: Oct 14, 2009 at 1:18 PM CDT Two teachers and three Vernon High School students were sent to the hospital this morning after the vehicle they were riding in rolled over.

One woman is being held in the Wichita County Jail in lieu of a $10,000 bond Tuesday, accused of assaulting and choking another woman, Wichita County court records show.

Here's just the motivation you need to finally get that GED. Just as the standardized tests in public schools are periodically changed and toughened up, the GED is undergoing a similar upgrade that will start Jan.1, 2012.

TiSierra White was named as the 2009 Vernon High School homecoming queen during the Clyde-Vernon football game.

The Mount Vernon Independent School District will hold a public meeting to discuss the results of the Districts 2007-08 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas on October 15, 2009 at 6:00 PM in the Board Room of the Mount Vernon Administration Building at 501 Highway 37 S, Mount Vernon, Texas.