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This week the Senate passed Senate Bill 1, the Senate’s version of the budget for this year. The budget includes over $11 billion for children and teacher public education support, $8 billion for mental health support, including an almost $20 million increase for children’s mental health programs, and over $25 billion for highway improvements and new construction. The budget is a reflection of our priorities this session and took over six weeks to put together.
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Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order last week banning state agencies, cities or counties from creating a “vaccine passport” requirement.
Read moreBy the time this info appears in The Vindicator, it should be about a week until ‘Banquet Day’
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The upcoming Dayton City Council general election is scheduled for Saturday May 1st. On the ballot for election to City Council Member Position #5 is Janette Goulder- Frick. A top 10 honor graduate of Dayton High School, she achieved a BBA in Information Systems from University of Houston, a masters in project management from Georgetown University and a Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute.
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Summer is fast approaching, and Liberty Municipal Library is excited to share that we will be hosting a Summer Reading Program for summer 2021. This year’s theme is ‘Tails and Tales!’ and teens and families with children of all ages will want to follow the Library in the upcoming months as we share some of the fun we are planning just for them.
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The Liberty County Historical Commission will meet Monday evening, April 19th, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON TRINITY STREET.. The public is encouraged to attend.
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On April 8 at the Orpheum Theater’s Halloran Centre for Performing Arts in Memphis, Tennessee, Brian Blake, was named the Memphis Songwriters Association’s 2021 Songwriter of the Year. The nomination came as part of MSA’s annual “Songwriter Showdown” competition for area songwriters, which had 49 entrants from around the Memphis area. The top three songwriters were chosen by a panel of judges from the music industry in Memphis and Nashville. Blake, who currently resides in just south of Memphis in Nesbit, Mississippi, was declared the winner for his song “Move on J.D.”.
Read moreThe Liberty Middle School Theater Arts students are excited to showcase their upcoming performances over three nights of productions at the LISD Auditorium. The schedule will be as follows: Thursday the 22nd will feature four short productions by our first period students; Tuesday the 27th will have three short productions and a special solo monologue performance form our sixth period students; we will conclude on Thursday the 29th with our seventh period students who will present four final short productions. All shows will begin at 6:00 pm, we will continue to observe established COVID protocols and will be asking for a $5.00 admission for adults; students are free. We look forward to seeing you at the show and thrilled that live theater is alive and strong in our great community.
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