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Accountability: The State’s accountability rating for schools across Texas will not be released until July 31, however new Liberty Independent School District Superintendent Cynthia Lusignolo said preliminary scores look good for all four schools. She said the ratings show the district as a whole and all four campuses will each be ranked acceptable for the 2008-2009 school year.

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Dayton School Board: Tuesday night the Dayton School Board approved the expenditure side of the 2009-2010 budget. The new budget, according to Tami Pierce Assistant Superintendent for Finance, is based on expenditures of $34.4 million and revenues of around $44 million. The school district enters the new fiscal year with a fund balance of around $11 million, which would be reduced by the $1.4 million deficit created by the adopted expenditures budget.

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Closed for the Fourth: City Offices in both Liberty and Dayton, as well as the Liberty County Courthouse will be closed tomorrow in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Waste Management garbage service will run as scheduled in Liberty and Dayton on Friday. All banks and post offices will be open regular hours.

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Tax Credits: The US Government will again be offering a tax credit to those who make energy saving improvements to their homes this year. According to CPA Byron Swaim, the tax credit has gone from 10 % to 30 % of the cost of upgrading home insulation, venting roofs and other additions that make residences more energy efficient. In addition, the cap on those credits has gone from $500 to $1,500.

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Hunger Buster: The Liberty Hunger Buster program keeps growing with more than 500 kids now getting fee lunches each weekday. However, because of the July 4^th holiday, no lunches will be served today, tomorrow or Monday. For information on the various locations where lunch is served, or to volunteer call 336-7213 or 336-4558, ext. 221.

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Funerals: John H. Franklin, Jr., 46 of Anahuac. Services tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Sterling Funeral Home in Anahuac.

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