VOLUME 27, NO. 168 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2012

School Enrollment: Enrollment during the first week of classes at the seven school districts across Liberty County is up 161 students from the same time last year. Three districts are reporting increased enrollment. Those are Dayton, Cleveland and Hardin ISD. The other four districts have fewer students. As of last Friday, enrollment at Liberty ISD was 2,136. Dayton school district reports 5,035 students. Hardin ISD enrollment is 1,281 while Hull-Daisetta has 494 kids signed up. Devers school district has 176 pre-k through eighth grade students. Turning to the north end of Liberty County, Cleveland ISD has 3,582 students registered, and Tarkington reports an enrollment of 1,857. Administrators expect those numbers to rise this week based on the historical trend of increased enrollment following the Labor Day holiday.

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New Website: After months of waiting, the new KSHN Radio website is now online. We believe it will make finding the information you need a little easier when you visit http://kshnfm.com

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Street Project: Liberty City Manager Gary Broz said he has secured verbal agreements from all but one of the property owners along the path of a planned new street project. The first phase of the street project would be 2,300 feet starting at the Hwy 146 Bypass at an estimated cost of $2.7 million.

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TexasGatorfest: The always popular Texas Gatorfest in Fort Anahuac Park has expanded to four days this year with festival activities planned for Thursday, September 12, through Sunday, September 16. There will be live entertainment nightly. That Saturday’s festivities include the Great Texas Alligator Roundup. In conjunction with the annual event, the pre-festival Kickoff Weekend is this Friday and Saturday, also in Fort Anahuac Park. This weekend’s fun culminates with a street dance Saturday starting at 9 p.m.

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Obituaries: Rebecca “Becky” Rose Crews Williams Ellis, 70, of Dayton. Services 10 a.m. tomorrow at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Thomas Yewell Watkins, 75 of Hull. Services 2 p.m. today at Faith and Family Funeral Service in Batson. Joseph Wayne Chapman, 71, of Dayton. Service 10 a.m. tomorrow at Sterling Funeral Home.

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