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NEWS SEPTEMBER 2010
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TRIALS SET FOR SELLERS AND NUGENT LOCAL NEWS 06/04/2010 TWO PEOPLE CHARGED IN ONE OF THE MOST HORRIFIC CASES OF CHILD ABUSE IN MEMORY ARE SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL THIS FALL. IN OCTOBER 2005, AN 8-WEEK OLD BABY, BROOK GLYN NUGENT SUFFERED INJURIES THAT LEFT HER BLIND AND SEVERELY DISABLED. THE LITTLE GIRL LIVED IN A HIGHLY SPECIALIZED FOSTER HOME IN THE CUSTODY OF CHILDREN’S PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR TWO YEARS, UNTIL HER DEATH IN NOVEMBER 2007. AN INVESTIGATION BY LIBERTY POLICE AND TEXAS RANGER FRANK HUFF RESULTED IN GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS AGAINST THE CHILD’S PARENTS IN 2006. THE MOTHER, MARTINA SELLERS, 26, IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED INJURY TO A CHILD. THE CHILD’S FATHER, GERALD NUGENT, WAS INDICTED ON A 2ND DEGREE FELONY CHARGE OF INJURY TO A CHILD BY FAILING TO PROTECT THE TWO-MONTH OLD BROOK NUGENT OR PROVIDE HER MEDICAL ATTENTION. BOTH PARENTS HAVE BEEN FREE ON BOND FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. DISTRICT ATTORNEY MIKE LITTLE SAID MARTINA SELLERS HAS A PROBABLE TRIAL DATE OF SEPTEMBER 7TH IN THE 253RD DISTRICT COURT OF JUDGE CHAP CAIN. THE DA SAID GERALD NUGENT’S TRIAL DATE SHOULD BE SET AT HIS NEXT COURT APPEARANCE IN JULY.
POSSE scholarships news story 06.03.10 here’s more on local scholarship recipients – two dayton graduating seniors have been presented with scholarships from the liberty county sheriff’s posse. dayton senior evan brown ii was presented a $500 scholarship while his classmate don allen bode jr. got one for $250. in related news, the liberty county sheriff’s posse will hold a fund raising garage sale on saturday, june 19, at the vfw hall on main street in liberty. san jac district attorney news story 06.04.10 (Friday) san jacinto county district attorney john william "bill" burnett died tuesday from complications with pancreatic cancer. the 63-year-old point blank resident had been the san jacinto d.a. since january 2007. his first assistant criminal district attorney, jonathan petix, said bill burnett was an effective prosecutor and advocate for the state and the citizens of san jacinto county. bill burnett obtained his doctorate of jurisprudence from south texas college of law in 1989. he served as both a probation officer and assistant district attorney in san jacinto county before being elected as the top criminal prosecutor. burnett also was a professor at angelina junior college. under state law, the first assistant district attorney will serve as acting d.a. until governor rick perry appoints someone to fill that position. then, an election will be scheduled to allow voters to fill the post. because the late bill burnett was running UNOPPOSED in this november’s general election, there is some confusion as to when an election to fill the post will take place. in the meantime, acting san jacinto da JONATHAN petix said the office will continue with burnett’s PHILOSOPHY, integrity, loyalty, work ethic and the pursuit that justice is done. again, san jacinto county district attorney bill burnett, 63, died tuesday. funeral service is today at 2 p.m. at first baptist CHURCH of coldspring. interment will follow in laurel hill CEMETERY under the direction of pace-stancil funeral home of coldspring. hunger buster news story 06.04.10 (friday) the liberty hunger busters youth summer lunch program officially begins this coming monday. however, there is a special event tomorrow to kick off the program that served more than 21,000 free lunches to hungry children in liberty last summer. tomorrow, there will be a volunteer orientation at 8 a.m. at san jacinto elementary. then, from 10 a.m. to noon, they will be serving hot dogs to both kids and parents with the first 100 youngsters getting a free t-shirt. hunger busters youth summer lunch program is a communitywide partnership involving liberty school district, area churches, texas agrilife extension service and many volunteers. this program will provide a free lunch all summer to kids from 1 to 18 years old beginning next monday. to celebrate the start of another year of feeding hungry children in liberty, there will be a volunteer orientation tomorrow at 8 a.m. at san jacinto elementary on grand avenue followed from 10 to noon by a hot dog lunch for both kids and their parents. for information, call alexis cordova at 936-336-4558, ext 221, and doreen carlton at 336-7213.
burglar asleep in car news story 06.03.10 a liberty man was arrested thursday after falling asleep on the job – that job just happens to be burglary. when employees of the hardin isd maintenance department arrived at the district’s TRANSPORTATION barn around 7 Thursday morning, they discovered MULTIPLE vehicles had been broken into and a man sleeping in one of those trucks. the liberty county sheriff’s department responded to the call. steve green, public INFORMATION officer for the sheriff’s department, said 20-year-old larry monticolo jr. apparently was burglarizing vehicles when an early morning storm rolled through the area. that’s when he took refuge in one of the school VEHICLES to wait out the storm and fell asleep. when deputies arrived, he was still asleep. he was awakened, arrested and they discovered tools of his trade in his back pocket. monticolo received a free ride to the liberty county jail where he was allowed to continue his nap. larry monticolo jr. – age 20 - of liberty has now been charged with criminal mischief, burglary of a vehicle, and criminal TRESPASS. TEXAS VS. EPA LOCAL NEWS DATE: 06 04 10 YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS, IT STARTED IN FEBRUARY WHEN TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY FILED SUIT CHALLENGING THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’S FINDING THAT GREENHOUSE GASES WERE AT DANGEROUS LEVELS. THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT THE RULING WAS BASED ON FLAWED SCIENCE AND COULD OR WOULD WRECK THE ECONOMY OF TEXAS. HE WENT ON TO SAY THE PLAN WAS MISGUIDED AND PAINTED A BIG TARGET ON THE BACKS OF TEXAS AGRICULTURE AND ENERGY PRODUCERS, PLUS THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TEXANS EMPLOYED IN THOSE INDUSTRIES. IN MAY, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, for the first time in any state, seized control of Texas' jurisdiction over granting a clean air PERMIT. The takeover affects one key operating permit governing Flint Hills Resources' crude oil refinery in the Corpus Christi area. THURSDAY AT THE MEETING OF THE DAYTON ROTARY, LOCAL STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN OTTO WEIGHED IN THE CONTROVERSY. HE SAID THE EPA RULING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT THE JOBS OF 350,000 TEXANS AND HE WAS MORE THAN A LITTLE BIT ANGRY ABOUT IT. . AUDIO: ACCORDING TO REPRESENTATIVE OTTO, EMISSIONS OF NITROGEN OXIDE ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS HAVE BEEN REDUCED FROM 800,000 TONS PER YEAR, TO APPROXIMATELY 350,000 TONS PER YEAR. HE SAID THAT SHOWS THE STATE IS DOING THEIR PART BUT IS BEING PUNISHED FOR THAT EFFORT BY THE FEDS. CHILDREN’S SUMMER PROGRAM AT LIBERTY LIBRARY LOCAL NEWS DATE: 06 03 10
AUDIO: The children’s program features several special events throughout the SUMMER. YEAR AROUND THE LIBERTY MUNICIPAL LIBRARY HAS THEIR weekly Story Time for children, ages three to five. IT'S held each Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock DURING WHICH children enjoy a special story and craft activity. The Babies and Books program for toddlers introduces very young children to the world of books. Hundreds of children from birth through seventh grade participate in the Summer Reading Program which features high-quality, professional entertainers and other activities PLUS BOOKS, BOOKS AND MORE BOOKS TO BE CHECKED OUT AND READ during the six-week LONG program. THERE IS ALSO A TeenAGES Program FOR young people ages 13 to 18. IT TO HAS sIX weeks of activities during the summer. A LIBRARY CARD IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE WONDERFUL ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO GET OR KEEP KIDS EXCITED ABOUT BOOKS AND LEARNING BUT REMEMBER LIBRARY CARDS ARE FREE TO ANYONE AND EVERY ONE. SIGN UP FOR YOUR LIBRARY CARD AT THE LIBERTY LIBRARY. FORMERLY THERE WAS A SMALL CHARGE FOR THOSE LIVING OUTSIDE THE CITY BUT THAT CHARGE HAS NOW BEEN DROPPED AND IT IS TOTALLY FREE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE LIBERTY CITY LIBRARY AT 336-8901. HOME DESTROYED IN LAKE GRANADA 6.4.10 A 2-STORY RESIDENCE IN THE DEEPEST PART OF LAKE GRANADA PORTION OF MOSS BLUFF WAS DESTROYED BY FLAMES YESTERDAY. FIRST SPOTTED BY NEIGHBORS- AT AROUND 5:30 THURSDAY EVENING THE HOME OF JIM AND MARY LANGLEY WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE LANGLEY’S HAVE LIVED IN THE LARGE HOUSE BY THE LAKE GRANADA LEVEE SINCE 1998 OR 99, ACCORDING TO THEIR DAUGHTER-KELLY LITTLE – SHE ALSO LIVES IN THAT AREA. MANY OF THE NEIGHBORS THOUGHT THE LANGLEY PETS WERE IN THE HOUSE BUT MRS. LITTLE. WAS PET SITTING FOR HER PARENTS AND HAD TAKEN DOGS, CATS AND BIRDS HOME WITH HER. EVERYTHING ELSE APPEARED TO BE LOST AS FLAMES DEVOURED THE LARGE FRAME HOUSE.. UPSTAIRS WAS SEVEN ROOMS – THAT WAS THE MAIN RESIDENTIAL AREA WHILE THERE WAS A SMALL APARTMENT AT GROUND LEVEL NOW SERVING MOSTLY AS STORAGE. THE MOSS BLUFF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS VERY FEW MEMBERS AND NEIGHBORS SAID HULL DAISETTA VOLUNTEERS MAY HAVE BEEN FIRST TO ARRIVE. IF THAT WAS SO, IT MADE FOR A LONG PERIOD BEFORE ANY WATER WAS ON THE FLAMES. NEIGHBORS WHO SAW THE FIRE FROM ACROSS THE STREET SAID FLAMES AND SMOKE WERE FIRST SEEN COMING THROUGH THE ROOF. CLEARLY THE FIRE HAD BEEN UNDERWAY FOR SOMETIME BEFORE IT WAS REPORTED,.. THE HOME OWNERS WERE EN-ROUTE TO KILLEEN, IN CENTRAL TEXAS., WHEN THEIR DAUGHTER CALLED AN TOLD THEM OF THE FIRE. THEY RETURNED AND ARRIVED AFTER 7:30 PM.. SEVEN FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED OUT FOR MUTUAL AID.. HULL DAISETTA MAY HAVE BEEN FIRST – NOT LONG LATER THE LOCAL MOSS BLUFF EQUIPMENT ARRIVED, ALONG WITH HANKAMER, LIBERTY, HARDIN, WALLISVILLE AND EVEN DAYTON - WHO TRAVELED OVER 20 MILES TO HELP THEIR MOSS BLUFF NEIGHBORS WITH MANPOWER AND APPARATUS. UNFORTUNATELY THE TWO STORY HOME OF JIM AND MARY LANGLEY OF LAKE GRANADA, IN DEEP SOUTH LIBERTY COUNTY, WAS DESTROYED WITH ALL OF CONTENTS. THE HOME IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS 1333 AND 1334 AT LAKE GRANADA. IT WAS BELIEVED THE LANGLEY’S DID HAVE INSURANCE. COVERAGE. . LIBERTY COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL JIM WILSON IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE THOUGHT OT HAVE STARTED IN THE ATTIC BUT SO FAR NO CAUSE.TO REPORT . |
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