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Local patriots were out barbecuing, popping fireworks, and spending quality time with family and friends across Liberty County to celebrate the 245th celebration of America’s Independence over the weekend, with small and large gatherings alike.
Read moreWACO, Texas (June 28, 2021) - More than 4,700 Baylor University students have been named to the Dean’s Academic Honor List for the Spring 2021 semester.
Read moreHUNTSVILLE, Texas (June 28, 2021) - The students listed on the President’s Honor Roll at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours. The university would like to recognize the following students for earning the honor for the Spring 2021 semester.
Read moreHUNTSVILLE, Texas (June 28, 2021) - The students listed on the Dean’s List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 out of a perfect 4.0 in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours. The university would like to recognize the following students for earning the honor for the Spring 2021 semester.
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Needs of the youth are more important than ever in this day and age, for Cleveland a special program called Tuff Kids has been hard at work in that community for over a decade working with children. At the May 2021 meeting of the Cleveland Economic Development Corporation the board made a donation to that non-profit group for $20,000 to help build their future community center.
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Many folks who grew up in these parts of the country are pretty familiar with the name Yettie Kersting. Babies were brought into the world, and families took their sick and nursed their sick and injured to be healed at this haven. The hospital employed a significant number of Liberty County citizens over the years as well. Henrietta “Yettie” Kersting was born in Giddings, Lee County, was originally a part of Washington County. On October 17, 1863, Henry and Louisa Kersting welcomed her into their large family. Yettie was the youngest of five children. Her father passed away while she was a small child and her mother remarried. Yettie held a life-long respect for her stepfather and took care of him after her mother’s death.
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Residents across Liberty County are gearing up for that grandest of all patriotic American holidays, with the 4th of July weekend on the horizon. This will be the first time in a couple of years that local patriots will have the chance to get out and enjoy large celebratory gatherings following the crisis that was COVID19.
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