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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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A WELLS FARGO COMPANY LOCAL NEWS 05/26/2010 SIGNS OF CHANGE ARE VISIBLE AT THE WACHOVIA BANK LOCATION IN LIBERTY’S JEFFERSON SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER. THE SIGNAGE NOW READS "WACHOVIA BANK - A WELLS FARGO COMPANY". WE REPORTED LAST YEAR THE PURCHASE OF WACHOVIA BANK BY WELLS FARGO AND INFORMATION FROM BANK OFFICERS INDICATE THE PROCESS OF TRANSITION WILL CONTINUE INTO MID JULY. WE ARE TOLD THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES TO BANK BUILDING’S INTERIOR AS WELL AS TO THE OUTSIDE BY BANK OFFICERS SAY THE LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL STAY THE SAME, SINCE ALL WACHOVIA BANK EMPLOYEES REMAIN THERE. YOU CAN EXPECT CHANGES IN BANK HOURS AND ACCOUNT SERVICES. WE’LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THOSE DETAILS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. COMMISSIONERS 05 25 10 LOCAL NEWS DATE: 05 26 10 LIBERTY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CONTINUED THE BURN BAN FOR UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY DURING YESTERDAY’S REGULAR MEETING. IN OTHER ACTION, THEY SPENT TIME DISCUSSING THE AVAILABILITY OF FUEL DURING EMERGENCIES. WHILE ACCEPTING BIDS FOR REVIEW FROM VARIOUS COMPANIES TO PROVIDE FUEL. COMMISSIONER LEE GROCE SAID HE WANTED TO SEE SOMETHING MORE DEFINITE ON HOW THE COUNTY WOULD GET DELIVERY OF FUEL IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. HE TALKED ABOUT A PERIOD FOLLOWING HURRICANE IKE IN 2008 WHEN SUPPLIERS WOULD NOT DELIVER FUEL TO HIS PRECINCT NUMBER 2. LIBERTY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR TOM BRANCH SAID HE WAS NEGOTIATING WITH SUN COAST FUELS IN HOUSTON TO ENSURE FUEL DELIVERY IN TIMES OF CRISIS. ALSO ON TUESDAY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION THAT, IF APPROVED, WOULD FUND 10 ADDITIONAL DASHBOARD CAMERAS FOR THE LIBERTY COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT. THAT WOULD BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DASH CAMS AT THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT TO 45, ACCORDING TO COUNTY GRANT WRITER DENNIS O’DELL. IN YESTERDAY'S MEETING, COMMISSIONERS APPROVED APPOINTMENT OF LIBERTY BUSINESSMAN FRANK JORDAN TO THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL GULF COAST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.MR. JORDAN IS ALSO A MEMBER OF LIBERTY CITY COUNCIL. FINALLY COMMISSIONERS AGREED THERE SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE BUDGET WORKSHOP FOR COMMISSIONERS TO INCLUDE THE COUNTY FINANCIAL OFFICER, COUNTY JUDGE PHIL FITZGERALD, TO DISCUSS LONG TERM PLANS AND GOALS FOR THE COUNTY GOERNMENT. THAT WAS APPROVED, HOWEVER NO DATE FOR SUCH A WORKSHOP WAS SET. Trnwr lands news story 05.18.10 one of the jewels of liberty county is the trinity river national wildlife refuge. the local federal land offers visitors an opportunity to participate in many outdoor activities, such as bird and wildlife watching, boating, KAYAKING, fishing and hunting, just to name a few. refuge manager stuart marcus said the trinity river refuge now encompasses more than 25,000 acres. "audio" stuart marcus said trinity river refuge specifically purchases bottom lands along the trinity river. "audio" kshn recently reported the trinity river national wildlife refuge has received funding for CONSTRUCTION of a new administrative office BUILDING to be located on the refuge itself. stuart marcus said he is excited that after 16 years, they will soon have permanent space to call home, taking the place of their current small office in the 1300 block of north main street in liberty "audio" that new office facility will be built on refuge land on fm 1011, directly across from the sam houston regional library and research center. in short, The trinity river national wildlife refuge continues to grow, and is now more than 25,000 acres. the REFUGE’s most popular site is champion lake public use area, which is now 5,500 acres. it is located off fm 1409 - 10 miles south of u.s. 90 in dayton - at the end of county road 417. for more information about the refuge, go to our website – www.kshn.com – and click on the trinity river refuge link at the bottom of our home page. REMEMBRANCE GARDEN DEDICATION LOCAL NEWS 05/26/2010 THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO THE DEDICATION OF THE NEW VETERANS REMEMBRANCE GARDEN AT THE DAYTON COMMUNITY CENTER ON FRIDAY AT 4 P.M. THOUGH ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO BE DEDICATED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WET GROUNDS OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD DELAYED THE CONSTRUCTION. NOW, THE MEMORIAL TO HONOR THOSE FROM THE CITY OF DAYTON WHO HAVE SERVED OR ARE SERVING IN THE MILITARY IS FINISHED. DAYTON MAYOR STEVE STEPHENS SAID HE FEELS THE NEW MEMORIAL IS WORTHY OF STATE RECOGNITION AND PLANS TO SUBMIT IT FOR A POSSIBLE TEXAS MONUMENT DESIGNATION. AUDIO. DAYTON MAYOR STEVE STEPHENS SAID THE GUIDELINES FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE TO PLACE ON THE WALL OF THE VETERANS REMEMBRANCE GARDEN ARE LIBERALLY DESIGNED. ANYONE WITH MILITARY SERVICE WHO WAS BORN IN DAYTON, ATTENDED DAYTON SCHOOLS, ONCE LIVED IN DAYTON OR LIVES THERE NOW IS ELIGIBLE. THERE IS NO COST TO ADD THE NAMES OF VETERANS WHO WERE KILLED OR MISSING IN ACTION OR PRISONERS OF WAR. THE COST FOR ALL OTHER INDUCTEES IS $100 FOR THE BRONZE PLAQUE TO BE ADDED TO THE REMEMBRANCE GARDEN WALL. AGAIN, THAT DEDICATION CEREMONY OF THE NEW VETERAN’S REMEMBRANCE GARDEN IN DAYTON IS THIS FRIDAY AT 4 P.M. THE CEREMONY INCLUDES A COLOR GUARD MADE UP OF MEMBERS OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY AND MUSIC BY JIM STERLING’S EASTGATE BRASS BAND. BRADFORD DEATH ACCIDENTAL LOCAL NEWS 05/26/10 THE DEATH OF A MAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN A POND IN APRIL HAS BEEN RULED ACCIDENTAL AS WAS THOUGHT AT THE TIME. WE REPORTED THE LIBERTY POLICE DEPARTMENT BEGAN THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF 33-YEAR-OLD ERNEST BRADFORD OF LIBERTY ON APRIL 22ND. THAT WAS THE DAY BRADFORD’S BODY WAS FOUND IN A POND AREA SOUTH OF THE AUTO ZONE STORE AT THE CORNER OF HWY 90 AND BOWIE STREET. THE MAN’S PARTIALLY SUBMERGED CAR HAD BEEN FOUND IN THE POND EARLIER THAT DAY. LIBERTY POLICE DETECTIVE CHIP FAIRCHILD SAID AUTOPSY RESULTS LIST THE CAUSE OF THE LIBERTY MAN’S DEATH AS ACCIDENTAL DUE TO ASPHYXIATION BY DROWNING. AUDIO. DETECTIVE FAIRCHILD SAID TOXICOLOGY TEST RESULTS ALSO SHOW A HIGH LEVEL OF THE STREET DRUG PCP ALSO KNOWN AS "ANGEL DUST" IN ERNEST BRADFORD’S BLOOD STREAM. THE REPORT SAID THE DRUG WAS AT A LEVEL THAT HAS SHOWN TO BE LETHAL TO SOME PEOPLE. AGAIN, ERNEST BRADFORD’S DEATH HAS BEEN RULED AN ACCIDENT. AUTOPSY RESULTS AND THE POLICE INVESTIGATION HAVE DETERMINED HE DROVE HIS CAR INTO THE POND OFF HWY 90 AND THEN, GOT OUT OF THE PARTIALLY SUBMERGED VEHICLE. THAT’S WHEN HE FELL DOWN IN THE WATER AND DROWNED.
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