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Liberty County Commissioners have agreed to a short term agreement with Allegiance Ambulance Service to provide ambulance services to rural areas of Liberty County. An emergency meeting was called to find a temporary service after Liberty County EMS breached their contract. The county’s contract required three ambulances to be in service, and Liberty Country EMS could only provide two ambulances. The agreement with Allegiance Ambulance Service is a month to month contract, provides five basic ambulances, one mobile intensive care unit, and one chase car.
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The cold weather outside added to the warm and fuzzy holiday spirit as parade floats illuminated the night sky.
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Just a couple of years ago, it was a simple Christmas parade down Main Street in Daisetta. Last Saturday, in addition to the parade, HD Neat and the City of Daisetta combined energies to produce `Christmas on the Square: The action began earlier in the week as children were encouraged to scout out the locations of five Boorays. A booray is a mischievous cajun gnome that enjoys playing tricks on folks and generally causing havoc. Friday night was the second of four ‘community movie nights’ and then Saturday events began to play out at noon and wrapped up just after eight.
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The Vindicator began publishing on December 9, 1887, and was founded by Thomas Jefferson Chambers, a Texas politician and a two term mayor of Liberty. Jefferson started in the newspaper business as a teenager and continued as an editor for multiple Liberty papers before creating The Liberty Vindicator. We continue to thrive today by bringing up to date news and information about the Liberty County community.
Read moreIt is that time again where the temperatures get a little colder, the lights are a little brighter and the spirit of Christmas is all around. In Dayton that means it is time for the annual good time cheer, as it quite literally is time for the Spirit of Christmas this coming weekend.
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With a turbulent 2020 coming to a close, people all over the country are ready for the holidays to arrive. Retailers have ramped up their Christmas merchandising ahead of time in the hopes of a financially profitable shopping season. Businesses are banking on customers wanting to escape the looming lockdowns, fears of the pandemic, and a stressful election through the joys of gift-giving.
Read moreThe Liberty County Sheriff’s Office was notified that the 4 month old little girl who was hit by her mother’s car has passed away. According to Criminal Investigation Division Capt. Billy Knox, the child passed away on Friday, November 27 as a result of the injuries sustained when she was pinned in her swing set by the mother’s vehicle on November 13, 2020.
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The Vindicator is proud to announce that Travis Huffman has joined the staff as the new Managing Editor. He attended school at Dayton ISD and grew up in the Old River area. His father grew up in the area, and his mother retired from the Dayton school district after years of service in the technology department.
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