DAYTON It was a night of political rhetoric and promises as candidates fielded questions and made their cases for why they should be elected to represent voters across Liberty County.
The official deadline for candidates to file the necessary paperwork on the 2024 primary ballot in the Republican and Democratic parties came and went Dec. 11. Now, several races are sure to make waves before election day. On the Republican side of things, there will be a number of contested races on the March 5, 2024, ballot, as every elected office in Liberty County is
The official deadline for candidates to file the necessary paperwork on the 2024 primary ballot in the Republican and Democratic parties came and went Dec. 11. Now, several races are sure to make waves before election day. On the Republican side of things, there will be a number of contested races on the March 5, 2024, ballot, as every elected office in Liberty County is
The Vindicator | Travis Huffman
“What you are seeing today, is the product of about six years of talking and planning,” said Liberty County Judge J. Harrison Knight. For the next eighteen months anyone travelling on HWY 146 from Hardin to Liberty or vice versa will see progress in the making. According to Judge Knight, in “around twenty-four months at the most people will be moving,” into the new building. Judge Knight began by saying that years ago he, Commissioner Greg Arthur and Commissioner Leon Wilson began strategy for this project. All three have law enforcement backgrounds. Judge Knight worked for TDJC and part of his job descriptions was building prisons, Commissioner Arthur served first as Sergeant for DPS and then Liberty County Sheriff, and Commissioner Wilson was an area peace officer. The new 52-acre law enforcement complex will house offices for Liberty County Sheriff’s Office, Liberty County Commissioner Precinct 2, and Liberty County Precinct 3 Justice of