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The winter storms of 2021wreaked havoc on residents in Liberty County and all over the state. Many homes and businesses had heavy damage caused by pipes bursting and structural damage from the water.
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A longtime well known Dayton educator and community member, William Paul “Willie” Brooks, passed away Wednesday, March 3 in the company of his beloved wife Glendene at Magnolia Place Health Care of Liberty, he was 84.
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If you have ever driven through Dayton, TX, you know of the Dayton train. The notorious train known for stopping or slowly moving across the tracks on Hwy 90 has been the bane of the community for decades. Almost daily, there are social media posts about people getting trapped behind this train. There was even a song written about the Dayton train and there is a Facebook page dedicated to stories about it. For many years there have been discussions on the best way to handle the situation involving the train, and now there may finally be multiple solutions in the works. Liberty County and City of Dayton officials have been in discussions with railroad companies, officials from the State of Texas and federal officials to create long-term and short-term plans to correct the problem.
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Allegiance Mobile Health was recently awarded the service contract for ambulance service for Liberty County. This comes after Liberty County EMS breached their contract and Allegiance Mobile Health signed a short term agreement earlier in the year.
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Members of the City Council for Dayton Lakes met with Klint Bush, Liberty County Elections Administrator and Greg Arthur, County Commissioner for Precinct 2, at The Vindicator offices earlier in the week. The meeting was arranged between the officials in order to help Dayton Lakes get back to the standards of a city in the State of Texas.
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VA Drive-Thru Covid Testing
DayGaCom Coming to Dayton
Fire in Liberty
Bayou Ugent Care Covid Testing
Deadly FM 1413 Intersection Getting Overpass
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U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) partnered with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to host a COVID-19 relief virtual townhall for more than 5o small business owners, non-profits, chambers of commerce, and other community leaders from across Southeast Texas.
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On February 24, 2021, an unveiling ceremony for the new street sign was held with the Carter family at the corner of Martin Luther King and James Carter Sr. Ave. A petition from Roscoe Warrick Jr. was submitted to City Council for approval to request the change of the street name from Lilley Avenue to James Carter Sr. Ave. Council took action by approving the request at the January 19, 2021 monthly meeting.
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