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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.
Read moreAfter several weeks of intense investigation of the shooting of a 14 year old juvenile male on December 21, 2021 on CR 3995 in north Liberty County, Capt. Billy Knox, Division Commander of the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigation Division announced the arrest of 23 year old Davonte Demond Newsome on Thursday evening in Montgomery County...
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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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The Dayton Police Department has confirmed that skeletal remains found last month in Dayton are, in fact, those of missing person Steven Dean. According to Lt. Shane Burleigh. At this time, the cause of death is still under investigation, but the family has been notified of the confirmation of the findings.
Read moreCold temperatures & humidity often mean high utility bills. For those living on limited income this burden can be major. Families may qualify for assistance through federal LIHEAP funding. Assistance may occur multiple months depending on eligibility. The program targets elderly, disabled and the working poor. Greater East Texas Community Action Program administers the program in Liberty County and surrounding counties. Eligibility is based on household income, citizenship and circumstances.
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Liberty County Judge Jay Knight, pictured with the family of the late John J. Hebert, declared January 15th as an annual “Day of Giving” in honor of his life at the Commissioners Court meeting on Tuesday. The Vindicator
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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.
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