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A week from this coming Monday, we celebrate this venerable old rag’s 132nd anniversary, its first issue having been published Dec. 9, 1887 exactly one block west of where it is published now.
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Sheriff Bobby Rader mentioned in passing one day this week an unusual story about Sheriff Allen Wheat, who was sheriff of Liberty County in the 1920s. The gist of it is this:
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SFA just held its fourth annual Military Week Nov. 11-15 in honor of Veterans Day.
Coach Joanna Parsons (veteran) and SFA’s P.E. coach started this event four years ago and each year, she adds to the celebration.
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First Liberty National Bank would like to congratulate Giovanni Ruiz as the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship. He is the son of employee Brenda Sanchez.
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A lot of people don’t have a family to gather around the table and share a meal with even during the holiday season. That’s one of the reasons Liberty Church hosts a Thanksgiving family dinner for its members.
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Veterans in the Texas Gulf Coast area can receive a three-week, intensive-outpatient treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in San Antonio at no cost, thanks to a grant that pays for therapy, travel and lodging.
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Dayton residents will soon see their garbage collection fee rise by 89¢, the city will have a new ambulance service in the new year, and council members got an earful at tonight’s meeting over the city’s closing of Church Street.
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First Liberty National Bank is one of two applicants to be considered Tuesday evening for a grant from the Liberty Community Development Corporation.
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