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At the Liberty County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, Liberty Country Judge Jay Knight made a proclamation for Bridgehaven Children’s Advocacy Center and the Liberty County Child Welfare Board. He proclaimed the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month in Liberty County.
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Just Amazing Youth Sports Inc. got together Saturday as they took on first responders from the North end of the county. Players for the first responders team were made up of the Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department and Liberty County Constable Pct. 5 David Hunter’s office...
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With the potential for severe weather approaching, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds Texans they can purchase certain items tax-free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, April 24, and ends at midnight on Monday, April 26.
Read moreIn what appears to have been an unknown domestic dispute ended in the shooting death of Dennis Claude Huff DOB 2/2/59, by his daughter, Lauren Gayle Prather DOB 5/18/85, at the home of Huff on CR6507 in south Liberty County. According to Liberty County Sheriff’s Captain Billy Knox, the LCSO Dispatcher received a call from a family member at approximately 7:15 am this morning stating that his sister had just shot their father and their dad was reported to be lying on the couch at his residence on CR 6507.
Read moreThe Liberty Middle School Theater Arts students are excited to showcase their upcoming performances over three nights of productions at the LISD Auditorium. The schedule will be as follows: Thursday the 22nd will feature four short productions by our first period students; Tuesday the 27th will have three short productions and a special solo monologue performance form our sixth period students; we will conclude on Thursday the 29th with our seventh period students who will present four final short productions. All shows will begin at 6:00 pm, we will continue to observe established COVID protocols and will be asking for a $5.00 admission for adults; students are free. We look forward to seeing you at the show and thrilled that live theater is alive and strong in our great community.
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On April 8 at the Orpheum Theater’s Halloran Centre for Performing Arts in Memphis, Tennessee, Brian Blake, was named the Memphis Songwriters Association’s 2021 Songwriter of the Year. The nomination came as part of MSA’s annual “Songwriter Showdown” competition for area songwriters, which had 49 entrants from around the Memphis area. The top three songwriters were chosen by a panel of judges from the music industry in Memphis and Nashville. Blake, who currently resides in just south of Memphis in Nesbit, Mississippi, was declared the winner for his song “Move on J.D.”.
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The Liberty County Historical Commission will meet Monday evening, April 19th, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON TRINITY STREET.. The public is encouraged to attend.
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Summer is fast approaching, and Liberty Municipal Library is excited to share that we will be hosting a Summer Reading Program for summer 2021. This year’s theme is ‘Tails and Tales!’ and teens and families with children of all ages will want to follow the Library in the upcoming months as we share some of the fun we are planning just for them.
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