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NEWS SEPTEMBER 2010
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law enforcement memorial LOCAL news date; The FIRST Baptist Church in Liberty will once again host the annual Public Service Memorial RECOGNIZING those who serve in law enforcement, fire departments and emergency medical services. There will also be a time to HONOR Those in the state of Texas who have lost their lives in the line of duty this past year. ron davis, associate pastor for first baptist church said the public is ENCOURAGED to attend. audio: again the annual law enforcement public service Memorial services will be Wednesday May 12 at 7 p.m. at first baptist church in liberty; all those who work in one of these areas of public service are encouraged to attend, as is the public to show appreciation for what these men and women do. a reception will follow the service. kidfish news story 05.04.10 nearly 400 kids flocked to LIBERTY MUNICIPAL park sunday for the annual kidfish. it’s been nearly 18 years since j.c. burnham and his son, bruce, first brought kidfish to liberty county. the annual tradition gives kids an opportunity to have fun in a wholesome ENVIRONMENT. only days before kidfish, the liberty park pond is always generously restocked by THE state parks and wilDlife DEPARTMENT. that increases the odds of an enjoyable and memorable fishing experience for every kid. get this - at this year’s kidfish, the biggest fish of the day was caught by 3-year-old joshua brown – his catfish was a whopping 25 ¾ inches. that longest fish of the day also placed joshua first in the 6 years and under group where the second largest fish was hauled in by 4-year-old isaiah mcfaden. in the 7 to 11 year old group, the top fish were caught by blain rich and sean austin. as for the 12 to 16 year olds, seven trevenio and taylor matthews were the top fisherman. also recognized were the best fund-raisers for kidfish. that honor went to 10-year-old hunter pope, 4-year-old sidney butcher, and 11-year-old kaci smith. once more, during the annual kidfish on sunday, 3-year-old joshua brown won bragging rights with the longest fish of the day. this year’s kidfish in liberty was sponsored by bj ford and wal-mart. preliminary appraisals news story 05.04.10 kshn reported yesterday that the 2010 preliminary numbers show a 2.35 percent decrease in appraised values countywide. that comes as a surprise to many within the boundaries of the liberty school district who have seen their values increase. alan d. conner, chief appraiser for the liberty county appraisal district, said his office is on a six-YEAR ROTATING schedule for actually VISITING each property in a specific area. this year, the APPRAISERS spent their time seeing each property within liberty isd’s BOUNDARIES. "audio" in addition, the chief appraiser said there was a change this year that impacted values countywide on things like outbuildings. "audio" as a result, the county appraisal district revised its cost schedule, which was 15 years old. "audio" according to alan conner, depreciation can play a large part in the current value of OUTBUILDINGS. he ENCOURAGES property owners to file a protest if they believe the correct depreciation has not been applied. "audio" again, many property owners within the liberty INDEPENDENT school district have seen a rise in their property’s value. chief appraiser alan conner said this is related to the eyes-on review of those PROPERTIES plus a new cost schedule for VALUING things like outbuildings and pools. please note - property owners who want to file a tax protest must do so by may 31. protest forms were included with appraisal notices in the mail. the property owner’s name and address is already on the form – simply check the appropriate areas of the form, sign it and return it. protests can also be filed by letter or online at the appraisal district’s website. go to kshn.com and click on government, then scroll down to the liberty county central appraisal district link. those who have questions can call the main office in liberty at 936-336-5722. the dayton office of the appraisal district’s phone number is 936-257-8395, and those in north liberty county may call the cleveland c.a.d. office at 281-593-1605. there’s more to this story, and kshn will have additional details on these 2010 preliminary appraised property values and more information on filing PROTESTs in a future newscast. LISD BOND ELECTION AND GRANT FUNDS LOCAL NEWS 05/04/2010 ONE QUESTION ASKED IN CONNECTION WITH THE LIBERTY SCHOOL DISTRICT’S PROPOSED $18.27 BOND ISSUE IS IF GRANT FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HELP WITH THAT EXPENSE. WE HAVE REPORTED THE BOND ISSUE, IF PASSED BY VOTERS, WILL BUILD A NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND FUND SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING STRUCTURES. LIBERTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT DR. CYNTHIA LUSIGNOLO SAID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR SOME $5.9 MILLION IN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION GRANTS AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS SHOULD BEGIN EITHER THIS WEEK OR NEXT. DR. LUSIGNOLO SAID IF THIS BEST CASE SCENARIO PLAYS OUT AND LISD GETS THOSE FUNDS, THE MONEY WOULD GO TOWARD RETIRING A LARGE PORTION OF THE BONDED DEBT EARLY. AUDIO. EARLY VOTING ENDS TODAY FOR THE LISD BOND ISSUE ELECTION. BALLOTS CAN BE CAST TODAY FROM 8 TO 4 AT THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND FROM 5 TO 9 THIS EVENING AT THE LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL GYM. POLLS WILL BE OPEN 7 TO 7 ELECTION DAY ON SATURDAY. CARL PICKETT FOR MAYOR AGAIN LOCAL NEWS 05/04/10 CARL PICKETT IS SEEKING A THIRD TERM AS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LIBERTY IN THIS SATURDAY’S ELECTION. HAVING SERVED IN THE POSITION FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, MR. PICKETT SAID HE BELIEVES HIS STRONGEST QUALIFICATION FOR RE-LECTION IS THE EXPERIENCE HE’S GAINED DURING THAT TIME. AUDIO. CARL PICKETT IS OPPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF MAYOR IS LONGTIME LIBERTY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DENNIS BEASLEY. WE’LL HEAR FROM MR. BEASLEY IN A FUTURE NEWSCAST. TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY FOR EARLY VOTING IN THE LIBERTY MAYORAL RACE. CITY HALL IS OPEN 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. TODAY FOR EARLY VOTERS. ELECTION DAY, AGAIN, IS THIS SATURDAY. MOVIE GALLERY WILL CLOSE LOCAL NEWS 05/03/2010 IN A COMPANY WIDE PRESS CONFERENCE HELD SUNDAY, THE MOVIE GALLERY VIDEO RENTAL STORE CHAIN ANNOUNCED THE COMPANY IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS AND ALL OF THEIR STORES WILL BE CLOSING, INCLUDING THE LIBERTY LOCATION IN THE JEFFERSON SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER. WE REPORTED IN FEBRUARY, THE DAYTON MOVIE GALLERY LOCATION ON HWY 90 WAS CLOSING. THAT WAS PART OF THE NATIONWIDE VIDEO RENTAL STORE COMPANY’S BANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATION. CITING INCREASED COMPETITION BY ON LINE VIDEO RENTAL SERVICES AND ON-DEMAND SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM CABLE AND SATELLITE COMPANIES, MOVIE GALLERY –BASED IN PORTLAND, OREGON, IS NOW CLOSING ALL U.S. STORES INCLUDING THEIR HOLLYWOOD VIDEO AND CRAZY GAME STORES. EMPLOYEES AT THE LIBERTY MOVIE GALLERY TOLD US THEY WERE INFORMED YESTERDAY THAT THE PROCESS OF LIQUIDATING MERCHANDISE WOULD BEGIN IN TWO TO THREE WEEKS AND INFORMATION FROM THE MOVIE GALLERY WEB SITE INDICATES STORES COULD REMAIN OPEN UP TO EIGHT WEEKS AFTER THE LIQUIDATION PROCESS BEGINS. THE DAYTON MOVIE GALLERY STORE OFFICIALLY CLOSED COMPLETELY ON SUNDAY. THE PROCESS OF LIQUIDATING ALL THE MERCHANDISE THERE TOOK ABOUT SIX WEEKS ALTOGETHER. AGAIN, MOVIE GALLERY VIDEO RENTAL IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. THE LIBERTY MOVIE GALLERY STORE WILL BEGIN LIQUIDATING MERCHANDISE IN TWO TO THREE WEEKS. |
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