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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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REPEATING, CHILDREN ATTENDING SAN JACINTO AND LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE BEING MOVED, AT 11 AM TO THE LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL GYM, BECAUSE OF AN ODOR IN THE AREA AROUND THOSE TWO SCHOOLS. THE ODOR IS CALLED CENTENNIAL MERCAPTAN. IT IS THE ODORANT THAT IS PUT INTO NATURAL GAS SO IT CAN BE DETECTED. . THIS IS ONLY THE ODORANT AND OCCURRED WHEN CENTER POINT ENERGY GAS CO. WAS DOING SOME WORK IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND SPILLED ABOUT A HALF GALLON OF THIS VERY STRONG SMELLING PRODUCT. CENTER POINT HAS ALREADY REMOVED THE MERCAPTAN AND SCRUBBED THE AREA WITH BLEACH AND SOAP BUT THE ODOR TAKES AWHILE TO DISPERSE. THIS ODORANT CAN ACTUALLY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION, HEADACHES AND SOMETIMES NAUSEA. FOR THAT REASON THE LIBERTY SCHOOL AND FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS JOINTLY DECIDED TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND MOVE THE CHILDREN, FROM THOSE TWO SCHOOLS, TO THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM. NO DANGER HERE BUT IF PARENTS WANT TO PICK UP THEIR KIDS THEY CAN DO SO AND THEY WILL BE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM ON JEFFERSON DRIVE. PICKUPS AFTER SCHOOL IS OUT TODAY SHOULD BE DONE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM. THIS W ILL ALL BE AN ADVENTURE FOR THE CHILDREN AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO LEAVE THEM THERE BUT IF YOU CHOOSE TO PICK THEM UP THEY WILL BE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM. PICK UP AFTER SCHOOL TODAY IS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM AND BUSES WILL LEAVE FROM THERE. THIS IS ODORANT ONLY, NOT ACTUALLY GAS BUT SCHOOL AND CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ARE ERRING ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASE LOCAL NEWS 04/09/2010 A HULL MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON UNDER A NEW LAW. ACCORDING TO DISTRICT ATTORNEY MIKE LITTLE, 47-YEAR-OLD DANNY RAY TUCK PLED GUILTY TO THE CHARGE OF STRANGULATION ASSAULT IN AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 2009. THE DA SAID TUCK HAD BEEN CHARGED WITH THE FELONY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHARGE WHEN A VERBAL ARGUMENT BETWEEN THE HULL MAN AND HIS WIFE RESULTED IN TUCK BECOMING VIOLENT. THE MAN GRABBED HIS WIFE BY THE THROAT, FORCING HER INTO A CHAIR. A MALE HOUSEGUEST WHO WITNESSED THE INCIDENT RESTRAINED TUCK FROM INFLICTING FURTHER INJURY AND THE VICTEM WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MRS.TUCK CALLED 9-1-1- TO REPORT THE ASSAULT. DANNY TUCK CAN BE HEARD ON A RECORDING OF THE CALL THREATENING FURTHER VIOLENCE AGAINST HIS WIFE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY A MIKE LITTLE SAID A NEW TEXAS LAW HAD TAKEN EFFECT LESS THAN THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE INCIDENT PROVIDES A PERSON WHO CHOKES OR STRANGLES A MEMBER OF THEIR OWN HOUSEHOLD HAS COMMITTED A FELONY ASSAULT EVEN IF THE VICTIM IS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. IN A SENTENCING HEARING BEFORE 253RD DISTRICT JUDGE CHAP CAIN ON MARCH 31ST, DANNY RAY TUCK ADMITTED TO PREVIOUSLY HAVING RECEIVED PROBATION IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR A SIMILAR ASSAULT ON HIS WIFE. DANNY TUCK TESTIFIED ON HIS OWN BEHALF AT THE PUNISHMENT HEARING, DANNY TUCK AND ATTEMPTED TO PERSUADE JUDGE CAIN THE FIVE MONTH PERIOD HE HAS SPENT LOCKED UP IN THE LIBERTY COUNTY JAIL WAS SUFFICIENT PUNISHMENT FOR THE CRIME. JUDGE CAIN DISAGREED AND SENTENCED DANNY RAY TUCK TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON UNDER THE NEW LAW. REPUBLICAN RUN OFF ELECTION LOCATIONS LOCAL NEWS 04/09/2010 TODAY THE LAST DAY TO VOTE IN EARLY IN TUESDAY’S REPUBLICAN PARTY PRIMARY RUN OFF ELECTIONS. REGISTERED LIBERTY COUNTY VOTERS WHO CAST BALLOTS IN THE MARCH 2ND GOP PRIMARY ELECTION OR WHO DID NOT VOTE AT ALL CAN VOTE IN THE LOCAL REPUBLICAN RUN OFF AND ALSO IN ONE STATEWIDE CONTEST. AS WIDELY REPORTED, NO CANDIDATE IN THE RACES FOR LIBERTY COUNTY JUDGE, PRECINCT #2 COMMISSIONER AND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR PRECINCTS #4 AND #5 ON THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BALLOT GOT MORE THAN 50% OF THE VOTE AS REQUIRED. THEREFORE, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NOMINATION FOR THOSE OFFICES WILL BE DETERMINED NEXT TUESDAY. THE GOP RUN OFF FOR COUNTY JUDGE IS BETWEEN CRAIG MCNAIR AND STEVE STEPHENS. MARCUS BRAND AND CHARLOTTE KEY WARNER ARE VYING FOR THE GOP NOMINATION FOR PRECINCT #2 LIBERTY COUNTY COMMISSIONER. THE RUN OFF FOR PRECINCT #4 JP IS BETWEEN BARRY GRAVES AND LARRY WILBURN, WHILE WADE BROWN AND DAVID MARTIN ARE IN THE RUNNING FOR THE PRECINCT #5 JP REPUBLICAN PARTY NOMINATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE STATEWIDE RUN OFF RACE FOR PLACE 3 ON THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT WILL BE ON THE BALLOT. THAT RACE IS BETWEEN DEBRA LEHRMANN AND RICK GREEN RECEIVED THE MOST VOTES. EARLY VOTING FOR THE GOP RUN OFF ELECTIONS IS 8 TO 5 AT THE LIBERTY COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND THE CLEVELAND ANNEX. EARLY VOTING AT THE HARDIN COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE ANNEX IN DAYTON IS 3 TO 7 P.M. TODAY. AS REPORTED, TUESDAYS VOTING WILL BE WILL BE CONSOLIDATED AT 12 POLLING LOCATIONS. THOSE ARE THE RYE ELECTION BUILDING, HARDIN COMMUNITY CENTER, THE DEVERS SCHOOL, THE LIBERTY COUNTY COURTHOUSE, CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN MOSS BLUFF, THE CLEVELAND CIVIC CENTER, OAK SHADE BAPTIST CHURCH IN TARKINGTON, THE DAYTON COURTHOUSE ANNEX, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN HULL, THE KENEFICK COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE WESTLAKE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE TO VOTE, CONTACT THE LIBERTY COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE AT 936-336-4670. KSHN RADIO WILL BE IN THE COURTHOUSE WHEN VOTES ARE COUNTED TO BROADCAST THE RETURNS NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT. no more rebates news story 04.09.10 we had been promoting the appliance rebate website, but no more please. it appears many texans are in the market for new appliances; so much so that all of the available $23 million appliance rebate money has been reserved. With more than 38 million Web hits and nearly 39,000 appliance rebate reservations made on the first day of signups, Texans swarmed online and phone reservation systems to grab rebates for energy efficient appliances through the Texas Comptroller. officials say There was unprecedented response to the reservation program — approximately 2,400 Web hits per second and about 1,000 calls per minute. The Comptroller’s office will investigate what appears to be a Web attack that may have flooded the online reservation system early in the day, using nearly 75 percent of the available capacity. in all, Texans reserved 38,864 guaranteed rebates. of that total, 32,283 reservations were made online and 6,581 were taken over the phone. now, after a made-dash on the first day of sign ups, all of the RESERVATION list and waitlist for the state’s energy star APPLIANCE rebate program are completely full. drive a car for lhs news story 04.09.10 it’s called "Drive one for liberty high school". the liberty high school senior class of 2011 is teaming up with bj ford and ford motor company for a special fund-raising event tomorrow. robert dunn, co-owner of bj ford, said ford will make a $20 donation to the class for each person who comes out for a test drive of a new ford vehicle tomorrow between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at liberty high school. to participate, you must be at least 18 years old and have a valid driver’s license. robert dunn said they will have a number of vehicles, including the ford FUSION, this year’s motor trend car of the year. there will be a chance to drive the ford f-series trucks, a mustang, plus other vehicles from the ford lineup. in conjunction with the event, liberty students will also be holding a bake sale. again, this special fund-raiser is tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at liberty high school on jefferson drive. for each QUALIFYING test driver, bj ford and ford motor company will make a $20 donation – up to $6,000 - to the liberty high school senior class of 2011. brotherhood ride news story 04.09.10 a group of firefighters riding bicycles is coming through liberty today. the organization – known as brotherhood ride – is on the way from tallahassee, florida, to houston. they are riding to honor the memory of two houston FIREFIGHTERS – captain james harlow and probationary firefighter damion hobbs. those two first-responders died during a house fire in southeast houston back on april 12, 2009. brotherhood ride was founded in 2007 after nine charleston, south carolina, firefighters lost their lives battling a blaze. that first event covered 600 miles from charleston to naples, florida. now, each year, these FIREFIGHTERS ride their bicycles to a hometown of a fallen hero to provide financial assistance and emotional support to their families and friends. the ride takes place about a year after the individuals death as a reminder that they will not be FORGOTTEN. this year’s group left tallahassee on april 1, and they will come through liberty today. local firefighters plan to meet the group at the four-way intersection on U.S. 90 in ames. they will escort the brotherhood ride into liberty and then south on fm 563 to the liberty elk’s lodge. the caravan of riders will stay there for the night and be fed. the riders will also be using the facilities at liberty fire station. then, on SATURDAY, this brotherhood ride will complete their journey to houston to pay tribute to two houston FIREFIGHTERS who lost their lives last year while serving others. WILBURN FOR PRECINCT #4 JP LOCAL NEWS 04/09/2010 LARRY WILBURN IS ONE OF TWO CANDIDATES STILL IN THE RUNNING FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NOMINATION FOR PRECINCT #4 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. THE OWNER OF PAPPY’S BBQ AND WILBURN’S WHOLESALE, AS WELL AS THE LONGTIME OUTDOOR REPORTER FOR KSHN RADIO, MR. WILBURN HAS SAID IT WAS A FEELING BEING UNJUSTLY TREATED IN A JP COURT THAT INITIALLY PROMPTED HIM TO RUN FOR THE OFFICE, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER REASONS THAT HAVE KEPT HIM IN PURSUIT OF THE JOB THESE PAST 12 YEARS. AUDIO. LARRY WILBURN IS VYING WITH BARRY GRAVES FOR THE REPUBLICAN JP #4 NOMINATION IN TUESDAY’S PARTY PRIMARY RUN OFF ELECTION. THE WINNER IS UP AGAINST DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT GLENN PRUITT IN NOVEMBER’S GENERAL ELECTION. DAYTON BASEBALL TONIGHT LOCAL NEWS 04/09/2010 THERE’S MORE DAYTON BRONCOS BASEBALL ACTION TONIGHT ON KSHN RADIO. DAYTON IS AT HOME FOR A DISTRICT 19-A GAME AGAINST KINGWOOD. YOU CAN HEAR THE GAME LIVE ON ALL NINE RADIO STARTING THIS EVENING, BEFORE SHORTLY BEFORE THE FIRST PITCH AT 7 P.M. SKARPA CORRECTION 4.9.10 IN A NEWS REPORT EARLIER THIS WEEK ALL NINE NEWS REPORTED THAT AT A DAYTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING – MAYOR STEVE STEPHENS, COUNCIL MEMBERS BILL GAY AND FELIX SKARPA ALL EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER A GRANT FROM THE DAYTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THAT WOULD BE USED FOR LAND PURCHASE. THAT REPORT WAS ALMOST CORRECT. HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CORRECT THIS. COUNCIL MEMBER FELIX SKARPA WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THAT DISCUSSION. AS A MATTER OF FACT, DURING THAT AGENDA ITEM MAYOR STEVE STEPHENS POINTED OUT TO US THAT MR. SKARPA LEFT THE PODIUM WHERE COUNCIL CONDUCTS THE CITY’S BUSINESS. HE WENT TO SIT IN THE AUDIENCE AS A NON-PARTICIPANT BECAUSE THE LAND BEING CONSIDERED FOR BUYING THE GRANT IS OWNED BY HIS SON-IN-LAW MARK SJOLANDER. AFTER THE MATTER WAS SENT BACK TO THE DCDC TO BE REWORKED MR. SKARPA RETURNED TO HIS SEAT WITH COUNCIL TO MOVE ON THROUGH THE AGENDA. THE ERROR WAS OURS AT KSHN RADIO AND WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE ERROR.
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