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Thursday, October 17, 2024 - 12:00am

LIBERTY— One local woman is making a name in political circles both locally and across the state, and those efforts, coupled with her everyday community engagement, have brought her a bit of recognition.

Thursday, October 17, 2024 - 12:00am

Voters will have an opportunity to begin casting votes in the upcoming presidential election, and locally, voters in the Tarkington area will have more on their ballots than most in Liberty County.

Thursday, October 17, 2024 - 12:00am

LIBERTY — Ears were wide open and audience members were at the edge of their seats as wellknown local Bobbie Waugh regaled the illustrious history of the Valley Players.

Thursday, October 17, 2024 - 12:00am

Liberty County is rolling out a new communication tool designed to keep residents informed and on top of emergencies as they become relevant.

Thursday, October 17, 2024 - 12:00am

LIBERTY – October is here, and the thrills and fun of the Trinity Valley Exposition are all around, with plenty of good times left as we head into the fair and rodeo this week.

Thursday, October 10, 2024 - 12:00am

COLONY RIDGE — County officials watched dirt turn into confetti Tuesday afternoon as it was thrown sky- high for a much- anticipated groundbreaking ceremony in Colony Ridge.

News

Oct 17, 2024 - 00:00

Voters will have an opportunity to begin casting votes in the upcoming presidential election, and locally, voters in the Tarkington area will have more on their ballots than most in Liberty County.

LIBERTY — Ears were wide open and audience members were at the edge of their seats as wellknown local Bobbie Waugh regaled the illustrious history of the Valley Players.

Liberty County is rolling out a new communication tool designed to keep residents informed and on top of emergencies as they become relevant.

Oct 17, 2024 - 00:00

LIBERTY – October is here, and the thrills and fun of the Trinity Valley Exposition are all around, with plenty of good times left as we head into the fair and rodeo this week.

Sports

LIBERTY – The Liberty Lady Panthers put together one of their best performances of the season on Tuesday night at home, as they needed just three games to take care of Tarkington 25-11, 25-13, and 25-12. Liberty jumped out early on the Lady Horns in all three games and never gave Tarkington a chance to recover. 'Tonight we played very well, and when we do that, you see the results,' said Lady Panthers Head Coach Justan Anderson. 'We are very athletic and tonight we showed that.' In the match's opening game, six straight service points, including a couple of aces by Bayleigh Taylor, had the home team ahead 6-0. A kill by Kaylee Johnson and a block/kill by Abby Vickers had Liberty ahead 11-3. Down 15-4, Natalie Deck scored with a deck to cut the deficit to 15-5. Taylor scored with a kill a couple of moments later to make it 18-6. Abigail Rodriguez scored with a kill for the Lady Horns to make it 21-10. Leading 23-11, Allie Slack served up a couple of aces to end game one and the Lady Panthers led 1-0 in the match. Trailing 8-4 in game two, Rosie Ellington scored with a kill for Tarkington to get within 8-5. Deck scored with another kill to cut the deficit to 10-8 before a kill by Johnson made the advantage 11-8. Slack then served up an ace and the advantage was up to 15-8. A block/ kill by Alaina Lott of the Lady Horns cut the deficit to 17-12 and then Liberty ran off four straight points highlighted by a Vickers kill and the lead was back to 21-12. Bella Elliott served up and ace to make it 24-13 and the Lady Panthers were on their way to a 2-0 lead in the match. In game three, Tarkington got an ace by Ellington and only trailed 9-7. Liberty then got kills by Taylor and Elliott to lead 21-11. Leading 24-12, Johnson smashed a kill to put an exclamation on the win for the Lady Panthers. Tarkington will host Hamshire-Fannett on Friday afternoon, while Liberty will entertain Shepherd.

Oct 17, 2024 - 00:00

Dayton Broncos at Huntsville Hornets

LUMBERTON – The Liberty Panthers dropped a challenging game last Friday against the Lumberton Raiders 14-3.

Oct 17, 2024 - 00:00

DEWEYVILLE – The Deweyville Pirates dominated Friday’s district clash with the Hull-Daisetta Bobcats, 48- 0. HD’s problems began before the game got underway when senior leader Logan Smith was thought to have broken a hand. He did not play. His teammates did play with all their heart and determination. In that respect, Bobcat fans in attendance were entertained. The Pirates scored on their first three possessions. After the Bobcats were shut down on the game’s first possession, the Pirates drove 65 yards for the first TD.

Opinions

Oct 17, 2024 - 00:00

Early voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins Monday, Oct. 21 and ends on Nov. 1. Texas voters will be choosing from a full slate of candidates, from president to U. S. senator to various county positions.

Oct 10, 2024 - 00:00

Top state lawmakers plan to address soaring homeowners’ insurance premiums when they return to Austin in January for the next legislative session, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Oct 3, 2024 - 00:00

TEXANS’ RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH IS UNDER ATTACK … AGAIN

Oct 3, 2024 - 00:00

Texas House Republicans who want to oust Speaker Dade Phelan have coalesced behind a single opponent: state Rep. David Cook, R- Mansfield. A total of 48 representatives are backing the two- term representative, including four who dropped their own bids for speaker.

Obituaries

Oct 15, 2024 - 13:10

Schuyler Edward Hawthorne, 72, of Anahuac, passed away October 13. He was born in Baytown, Texas and moved to Michigan when he was 15. He met and married the love of his life, Sue, and they lived in Michigan and other states for several years before moving to Texas in 1989. 

Oct 6, 2024 - 13:32

Beloved brother and uncle, Kenneth Ray Bracewell, of Liberty, Texas, passed away on September 28, 2024.

Oct 4, 2024 - 16:58

Danny Ray Thompson was born on February 13, 1950, in Flemington, West Virginia. He passed away on September 28, 2024, after battling leukemia and metastatic cancer. 

Oct 4, 2024 - 16:55

With great sadness, we announce the passing of Robert R. “Bob” Dodson of Liberty, TX.. Bob was born on September 6, 1946 in DeRidder, LA.and died on Oct 1, 2024in Houston, TX.