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The continued effort by the City of Dayton Lakes to get back on track and rebuild their troubled water system tem made some progress last week, at least from an informational perspective. Mayor Daniel Norris, Liberty County Elections Coordinator Klint Bush, and Will Carter, from Congressman Brian Babin’s office, met with officials from the Texas Water Development Board to discuss various options for that small Liberty County community.
Read moreOn the heels of a long Memorial Day Weekend, the Liberty County Courthouse was back to business as usual until a call came into the office of County Judge Jay Knight around 9:45 am, claiming that there was a bomb in the courthouse scheduled to go off at approximately 10 am.
Read moreAfter a lengthy executive session, the Dayton City Council met last Wednesday, May 26, and voted to remove all city council members and family members of anyone on the council from the Dayton Community Development Corporation to remove any conflict of interest between the two entities.
Read moreLiberty County Commissioners met Tuesday to discuss a number of important agenda items, but none more important than the amount of pay local elected county officials will be receiving in the near future. Now for all of you getting ready to get bent out of shape about the raises they gave themselves, because there will not be increases in pay to the salaries of the commissioners or county judge, at least not this go around.
Read moreYou cannot help but notice the beautiful crepe myrtle trees that adorn Hwy 90 on the eastside of Dayton, as part of the effort to help beautify the town. Now those same efforts are once again kicking off as the City of Dayton alongside the Dayton Enhancement Committee, has plans to bring that same lovely appeal to Dayton’s westside.
Read more**The Vindicator recently sat down with parties from the City of Plum Grove, Colony Ridge LLC and Liberty County to discuss the ongoing situation in that area. This is the first part of a series that will attempt to address the conflicts and hear the issues from each parties perspective. This week we present our discussion with City of Plum Grove Mayor Barbara Norris and City Secretary Missy Jo Pouncey about the city’s current troubles and their goals to resolve the situation they feel is plaguing the community.**
Read moreAUSTIN - Today Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, Texas Senator Robert Nichols and Mayor Kellie Taylor announce the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved more than $3.3 million in flood mitigation projects to improve drainage and wastewater infrastructure for the Liberty County city of Daisetta.
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