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Liberty County commissioners appear to have rejected a petition by more than 100 residents in the greater Plum Grove area to place a measure on the upcoming May 2022 ballot to form the new Emergency Services District No. 8. According to County Attorney Matthew Poston, the petition was in order and submitted to the court just before the deadline to have it placed on the ballot. He said that while it had passed all legal measures for submission, the commissioners would need to approve the district on its merits.
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Just weeks after the departure of former Dayton Police Chief Robert Vine, a new era in local law enforcement is set to begin in the City of Dayton as City Manager Steve Floyd submitted his choice of Derek Woods to be the new top cop. Council approved that recommendation unanimously at last week’s special called meeting, after an executive session that lasted just under an hour.
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On January 18, 2022, Texas will have a new “leash law.” Texas Senate Bill 5 states that the person that owns has custody or control of the dog will be held responsible for any violation.
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With outgoing City Manager Bobby Pennington’s time with the City of Cleveland winding down and the need to begin a search for a new city manager, City Council met last Friday afternoon to consider an interim appointment to fill the post. What was thought to be a typical procedural meeting turned somewhat heated in a vote that saw Public Works Director Stacy Williams named to fill that interim role.
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Local officials from the City of Cleveland, Liberty County, State Rep. Ernest Bailes, and U.S. Congressman Brian Babin were on hand with local business leaders and community members to break ground on the second fire station in the community last Thursday, Jan. 6.
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SHEPHERD, TX - State Representative Ernest Bailes sent a letter urging the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to hold another public meeting on the Peach Creek Environmental Park Municipal Solid Waste Permit Application No. 2406.
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Judge Thomas A. “Tommy” Chambers is seeking re-election as Judge of the Liberty County Court at Law and respectfully requests your vote in the Republican Primary on March 1, 2022. Judge Chambers has been the Judge of the Liberty County Court at Law for the past eleven years.
Read moreWith the recent shake up at the top of the Dayton Police Department, after former Chief Robert Vine resigned in order to take a city management position in Paris, TX, the department has been under the leadership of interim Shane Burleigh since just before Christmas.
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