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HURRICANE SEASON JUNE 1 - NOVEMBER 30
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HURRICANE SEASON JUNE 1 - NOVEMBER 30
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NEWS SEPTEMBER 2010
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certified values for isd news story 07.15.10 we reported The 2010 property value rolls have been certified for liberty county taxing entities. here’s additional information on local school districts. the liberty county appraisal DISTRICT’S data shows the total countywide appraised value for land, improvements, personal property, minerals and industrial has risen by 1.52 percent from 2009. chief appraiser alan d. connor – who certifies the values – said property values are up in five area school districts but have dropped in the devers and liberty isd. those school districts with rising property values for 2010 are cleveland, dayton, hardin, hull-daisetta and tarkington. Alan connor said values are up the most for hull-daisetta isd. "audio" no surprise the chief appraiser said dayton isd has the highest PROPERTY value total among the seven school districts in liberty county. "audio" alan connor said liberty isd’s declining property values are mostly attributable to mineral and INDUSTRIAL values. "audio" property values in devers isd dropped 7.76 percent overall. the biggest percentage decline was in personal PROPERTY values with additional drops in minerals and industrial. once more, 2010 property value rolls have been certified by chief appraiser alan d. connor for liberty county taxing entities. +values increased 1.52 percent countywide. overall, property values went up in the school districts of cleveland, dayton, hardin, hull-daisetta and tarkington while devers and liberty isd experienced drops in their total property rolls. SHERIFF’S DEPUTY INVOLVED IN WRECK LOCAL NEWS 07/15/10
WHILE MANY DETAILS REMAIN UNKNOWN OR UNCONFIRMED, WE NOW HAVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT A ONE-VEHICLE WRECK INVOLVING AN ON-DUTY LIBERTY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY THAT OCCURRED ON JUNE 30TH. ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY ACCIDENT REPORT, SHERIFF’S DEPUTY NATHAN DEWEESE, 24, WAS EASTBOUND ON FM 787 IN NORTH LIBERTY COUNTY. DEPUTY DEWEESE WAS TRANSPORTING A SUBJECT IN CUSTODY, 40-YEAR-OLD TIMOTHY EUGENE CONNELL IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE COUNTY PATROL CAR. THE DPS REPORT SAYS DEPUTY DEWEESE’S VEHICLE HYDROPLANED ON THE RAIN-SLICK ROADWAY ENTERING A CURVE. THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CAR CROSSED THE WESTBOUND LANE OF FM 787 AND SKIDDED OFF THE HIGHWAY. DEPUTY DEWEESE’S VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE STRUCK A TREE. THE DPS ACCIDENT REPORT SAYS THE SUSPECT IN THE BACK SEAT, TIMOTHY CONNELL WAS NOT RESTRAINED WITH A SAFETY BELT AND WAS INJURED IN THE CRASH. LIBERTY COUNTY EMS TRANSPORTED HIM TO CLEVELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONFIRM THE EXTENT OF HIS INJURIES OR WHY HE WAS ARRESTED. TROOPER RAY SANDERS INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. HIS REPORT SAYS LIBERTY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY NATHAN DEWEESE WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNSAFE SPEED, BUT NO INFORMATION ABOUT POSSIBLE CITATIONS IS AVAILABLE. LIBERTY COUNTY SHERIFF HENRY PATTERSON TOLD KSHN HE HAD NOT HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE ACCIDENT REPORT. SHERIFF PATTERSON SAID HE WOULD RESPOND TO OUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WRECK, WHEN HE HAS READ THE REPORT. AINSWORTH RETURN LOCAL NEWS 07/15/10
TODAY, A FALLEN HERO RETURNS HOME. THE LATEST OFFICIAL WORD IS THAT THE AIRPLANE CARRYING THE BODY OF STAFF SERGEANT JESSE WAYNE AINSWORTH OF DAYTON WILL ARRIVE THIS MORNING AROUND 11 A.M. TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. AFTER A BRIEF CEREMONY AT THE CLOSED MILITARY AIRPORT, THE MOTORCADE ESCORTING STAFF SERGEANT AINSWORTH WILL TRAVEL UP HWY 146 ARRIVING IN DAYTON BETWEEN 11:45 AND 12:15 TODAY. DAYTON MAYOR STEVE STEVENS ENCOURAGES THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT TO HONOR THIS FALLEN SOLDIER AND HIS FAMILY.
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AGAIN, THE PROCESSION BEARING THE BODY OF STAFF SGT. JESSE AINSWORTH HOME TO DAYTON WILL ARRIVE BETWEEN 11:45 AND 12:15 TODAY. WE WILL BE RECEIVING REGULAR UPDATES FROM THE MOTORCADE ABOUT THE PROCESSION’S PROGRESS AND REFINING THAT TIME ESTIMATE AS NEEDED. EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO LINE UP ALONG THE TRAVEL ROUTE ON HWY 146. NO MERCY BRICKS AS KEEPSAKES. 7.15.10 WHEN A LISTENER ASKED ABOUT ACQUIRING BRICKS OF THE OLD MERCY HOSPITAL AFTER ITS DEMISE LATER THIS MONTH WE CHECKED IN WITH CITY HALL. CITY MANAGER GARY BROZ TOLD US WHEN THE CITY OF LIBERTY APPLIED TO THE STATE FOR SPECIAL FORGIVENESS FROM ASBESTOS AND TOXIC ABATEMENT RULES - THOSE REQUESTS WERE GRANTED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ON THE CONDITION MATERIALS IN THE BUILDING, INCLUDING BRICKS, MUST BE LOADED IN SPECIALLY CLEANED AND TREATED TRUCKS. THE TRUCK LOADED BEDS ARE THEN SEALED IN A CELLOPHANE MATERIAL FOR TRANSPORT TO A LICENSED TOXIC WASTE FACILITY TO BE CLEANED OR DISPOSED. THE STATE ONLY GRANTS THAT PERMIT TO THOSE WHO MIGHT BE FINANCIALLY DAMAGED BY GOING THE MORE EXPENSIVE ROUTE, THE PRICE FOR DEMOLITION, TO TAXPAYERS, WAS INITIALLY ESTIMATED BETWEEN $250,000 TO $350,000 – WE AHD HEARD EVEN MORE THAN THAT. THE TCEQ PERMIT ALLOWED THAT PRICE TO DROP TO $114,000. THE CITY, COUNTY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE ALL GRATEFUL. A STATE HEALTH INSPECTOR WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE SITE THROUGHOUT DEMOLITION TO MAKE SURE IT IS DONE ACCORDING TO THESE AMENDED RULES IT WOULD APPEAR THEN THAT NO MERCY HOSPITAL BUILDING BRICKS OR OTHER MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE AS KEEPSAKES WHEN THE DEED IS DONE LATER THIS MONTH. . . |
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