J. Andrew Rice has spent much of his life building things. He built a consulting company from a typewriter and file cabinet in the corner of his bedroom into a firm that worked with communities across ...

After 20 months leading the Liberty County Office of Emergency Management, Antwyne “A.J.” Johnson has traded emergency management for a new challenge in municipal government. Johnson left the county ...

The Dayton City Council adopted its budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year Monday night and set the city’s property tax rate at $0.652895245 per $100 of taxable value, with Councilwoman Sarah Vickery ...

The following people were booked in at the Liberty County Jail on Sept. 20, 2026: Godfrey, Jerome Jeremy - Public Intoxication; Guillen, Julian Alonzo Jr. - Assault/Family Violence; Morales, Gladiz - ...

The following people were booked in at the Liberty County Jail on Sept. 12, 2026: Akins, Bob James Jr. - Solicitation of Prostitution Harrell, Leroy Lemont... to inform the community of breaking news ...

Liberty High School will celebrate Homecoming Week Sept. 21-26 with a full week of school spirit, Panther traditions, community activities and the presentation of the 2026 Homecoming Court. Homecoming ...

Dana Ann Holbrook Holt, 69, of Dayton, Texas, passed away on Sept. 18, 2026. She was born on Feb. 10, 1957, in Liberty, Texas, to Bruce Holbrook and Betty Wells Holbrook. A lifelong resident of Dayton ...

When I was a child, “Go outside and play” wasn't a suggestion. It was an assignment, and looking back now, I think some of the greatest parts of my childhood came from being sent out that door. My ...

If you've just started managing your own finances, recommitted to doing it well or noticed your spending isn't making you as happy as you'd hoped, a budget might be exactly what you need. When you ...

Mary “Louise” Gresham, a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Sept. 13, 2026, in Livingston, Texas, at the age of 87. She was born on Dec. […] ...

The East Montgomery County Improvement District has earned recertification through the Transatlantic Business and Investment Council’s Foreign Direct Investment Qualified Community program, receiving ...

Melvin Machart graced the world with his magnanimous presence for 92 glorious years. He went to join Jesus, John Wayne and Dolly in eternity, and nothing would have made him happier than sitting with ...