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KSHN has long been a part of Liberty County and the surrounding community, from local newscasts, Friday night football and of course the Party Line radio program, with Bill Buchanan and, more recently, Tiffany York at the helm. Sadly, the time has come for the folks at KSHN to sign off for the last time.
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Two tiny houses are being built in Daisetta by the good folks at the Liberty County Housing Authority who are going the extra mile, and doing the work themselves, to help relieve the county’s housing shortage.
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The Galveston Historical Foundation announced late Wednesday night it is canceling its annual Victorian holiday festival Dickens on The Strand, just two weeks before the event was scheduled to occur.
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Once upon a time, in a small town in Texas named Liberty, population 2,000-plus, families lived in peace with their neighbors, even though a World War was raging on the other side of the world. As children, we were aware of it, through radio, newspapers, and Newsreels at the movies, but it didn’t really effect us in a personal way, unless we had a father or brother who was in the service.
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AUSTIN, Tex. – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and the Texas Center for the Book announced today that any resident of Texas will be able to read the 2020 Texas Great Read, Thanhhà Lại’s award-winning youn
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According to the county clerk’s records, the following happy couples tied the knot last month:
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(1) The Liberty County Historical Commission will meet on Monday, Nov. 16, in Liberty. Chairwoman Linda Jamison will preside over the meeting, after which Jamie Carter Bollich will speak on her father’s World War II experiences as a German POW. Her father, Keith Carter, from Cleveland, has written a book about these experiences called “Just Another Soldier.” The meeting, to convene at the Hartel Building on 318 San Jacinto Street in Liberty, will begin at 6 p.m. For more information, contact Linda Jamison at 936-334-5813.
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Cherokee County Genealogical Society has scheduled an in-person meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 9, in the Community Room at the Rusk Public library, 207 E 6th Street. Attendees are asked to wear facial masks, practice social distancing and have a temperature check. No refreshments will be served.
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