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It was a room full of well-wishers and sentimental goodbyes last Wednesday at the Dayton Community Center as Theo Melancon bid farewell to the City of Dayton. The now-former City Manager recently was hired away from Dayton to fill the same role in the City of Dickinson starting this week.
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JULY 28, 2021 - LIBERTY COUNTY, TX - Liberty County development company Colony Ridge, LLC announced a successful event in partnership with Liberty County Precinct 6 Constable Zach Harkness’ office and Texas AgriLife Passenger Safety KidSafe Initiatives to provide free car seat safety checks and free car seats to residents of the Colony Ridge communities in the area.
Read moreReimagine your discards as a work of art.
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The Dayton Sports Hall of Fame inducted...
Read moreWilliam Hardin born in Franklin County, Georgia and along with his four brothers came to Liberty County, Texas from Tennessee in 1825. Hardin was elected commissioner of police 9th May 1831. As alcalde of Liberty, he opened his house in 1832 for the consultation that was held between Juan Davis Bradburn’s forces and those opposing him at Anahuac. Hardin was a delegate to the Convention of 1833 at San Felipe and an election judge at Nacogdoches in 1834. He also served as primary judge of the municipality of Liberty that same year and at times as pro tempore alcalde.
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It was a big day for River Ranch Holdings LLC on Tuesday as developers of the new River Ranch subdivision on Dayton’s southside contractors began pouring cement on the main thoroughfare off of HWY 146. River Ranch Boulevard will span the entire project and eventually come out on FM 1409.
Read moreThe next Dayton Historical Society meeting will take place Monday evening July 26, 6:00 p.m., at Parker Hall which is located behind The Old School Museum at 111 W. Houston Street. The program will spotlight the founding of the Dayton ISD Sports Hall of Fame, give information about several of its talented inductees, and talk about the Hall of Fame Museum that displays sports memorabilia from 1917 to the present.
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The Liberty County Historical Commission (LCHC) is sponsoring its First Annual History Art & Essay Contest and all young Liberty County residents between the ages of 5 and 18 are invited to enter!
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