Wilbarger County News

Margaret Freda Phillips, 91, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2009. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, December 17, 2009, at Highland Heights Baptist Church with Pastor Chad Stubblefield officiating.

Vernon resident Toby Armstrong, 39, pleaded guilty Monday in the 46th District Court to murder in the death of a woman whose body was discovered in rural Wilbarger County in April.

Christmas season is in full swing in downtown of Vernon, and many more activities are planned for Saturday.

Linda Stewart/For the Times Record News Martha Gryseels and Darrell Wall, members of the Vernon Christmas Parade Committee, were among those who recently decorated the Wilbarger County Courthouse lawn in preparation for turning on the lights at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Brantly Interna tional Inc. has announced plans to close its Vernon plant at the end of the year.

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

Members of the Vintage Vernon Foundation and the Downtown Revitalization Task Force have ghostly plans for the streets of downtown Vernon on Saturday, according to foundation president Carolyn Grimes.

Christopher Shawn Knight, 30 has been sentenced by a Wilbarger County jury to eight years in prison for assault of a public servant.

Officials say a northern Texas middle school student was found unresponsive at home and pronounced dead the morning after going through football practice in triple-digit heat.

If you've got a weak heart, stay out of Wilbarger County. That's because people who die in Wilbarger County are 35 percent more likely to die from heart disease than their neighbors to the east in Wichita County.

Authorities have charged a former Amarillo woman with capital murder, alleging she fatally beat her 5-year-old daughter.

A 22-year old Vernon woman was arrested at 3:40 a.m. Tuesday in connection with the death of her five-year-old daughter.

A new anti-drug program is starting up in Wilbarger County, according to 46th District Attorney Staley Heatly.

Home Instead Senior Care will be at the Sonic located on the corner of Southwest Parkway and Taft Boulevard from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk.

Three people have been charged with intoxication manslaughter in connection with the death of 24-year-old Jordan Eli Ramirez.