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Monday, March 24, 2025 - 10:54am

A Daisetta woman has been arrested for theft of funds from two local youth organizations and placed in the Liberty County Jai

Monday, March 24, 2025 - 10:05am

CLEVELAND— The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder-suic

Friday, March 21, 2025 - 2:50pm

A controlled burn is being blamed for a wildfire that encompassed nearly 2,500 acres and spread between two counties. 

Friday, March 21, 2025 - 10:44am

UPDATE: THE GIRLS HAVE BEEN FOUND AND ARE SAFE. We will update details in this week's edition of The Progress.

Thursday, March 20, 2025 - 4:29pm

AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved the state’s request for a Fire Management Assistance

Thursday, March 20, 2025 - 2:48am

Out of the seven school districts, only one will see contested races, while a third will ask voters for the third straight election to approve a bond referendum.

News

A Daisetta woman has been arrested for theft of funds from two local youth organizations and placed in the Liberty County Jail. 

CLEVELAND— The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder-suicide that occurred late last week. 

A controlled burn is being blamed for a wildfire that encompassed nearly 2,500 acres and spread between two counties. 

UPDATE: THE GIRLS HAVE BEEN FOUND AND ARE SAFE. We will update details in this week's edition of The Progress.

 

 

Sports

HUFFMAN – The Liberty Lady Panthers met up with a tough Hardin-Jefferson Lady Hawks team on Friday evening in the first round of the playoffs at Falcon Stadium. 

SPLENDORA – It has been a year to remember for the Dayton Lady Broncos on the soccer field as the Lady Broncos made it to the playoffs for the first time in school history.  

NEDERLAND – Changing locations about five hours before their Class 4A Bi-District playoff game against the Jasper Bulldogs on Thursday evening did not seem to bother Liberty one bit as the Panthers used two second half goals to knock off Jasper 3-1 at Nederland's Bulldogs Stadium.  

Mar 21, 2025 - 16:54

Baseball Scores

Grand Oaks 3 Cleveland 1*

Hardin 5 Kountze 3*

Opinions

Mar 20, 2025 - 02:48

Texas farmers are voicing growing concerns about tariffs being enacted by President Trump adversely affecting their ability to sell agricultural goods overseas, the Houston Chronicle reported. Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening said the tariffs could be especially tough on younger farmers.

Mar 20, 2025 - 02:48

The pace of session continues to pick up and important deadlines are around the corner. Committee hearings, voting and debating on the Senate Floor take up most of my days. Only a little over 80 days left!

Mar 6, 2025 - 02:07

Here are five things happening around your state: 

Mar 6, 2025 - 02:07

A slim majority of Texas House members have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education. 

Obituaries

Mar 20, 2025 - 02:48

Rodney Dale Brents, 60, of Liberty, died Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Baytown, Texas.

Mar 6, 2025 - 02:07

Annette Billingsley, Liberty County native, died the morning of Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at the age of 87 in Glen Rose, Texas.

Feb 27, 2025 - 02:47

Jean Elizabeth Robinson passed peacefully on January 16, 2025, in Pearland, Texas.

Feb 13, 2025 - 02:11

Keith “Cowboy” Jannise, 69, of Wallisville passed away Sunday, February 2, 2025, in Baytown.