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The United States Postal Service (USPS) is opening a mobile unit in Devers Friday, Oct. 11, to resume mail service to residents in the area. The Devers Post Office is being repaired...

Liberty County commissioners during their Oct. 8 meeting approved grant applications that could expand the services offered to local veterans. Rolondria Webb with Liberty County Veterans Services explained that the grants, if...

Feeling a bit bugged by mosquitoes since Tropical Storm Imelda? Liberty County officials say they are working on the problem and have requested an aerial spray of the entire county.

The City of Liberty’s debris removal contractor, DRC Emergency Services, will begin debris removal operations on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Residents are requested to have all storm related debris near the edge...

From the City of Dayton The City of Dayton recently updated its animal control ordinance to take into account the varied nature of neighborhoods and property types within the...

Federal help is on the way for Liberty County residents impacted by Tropical Storm Imelda. Late Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump signed the federal disaster declaration that will...

It's moving day for the Liberty County tax office. At 12:30 p.m. Friday, the tax office, will close so that employees can move computers and other items to the new tax office...

A crowd of 400 people turned out Tuesday, Oct. 1, for the first-ever National Night Out observance in Daisetta. Hosted by Daisetta Police Department at the Hull-Daisetta VFD fire station, residents were...

Voters in Cleveland ISD have a big decision to make in the Nov. 5 general election. They are being asked to consider a $198 million bond to fund improvements on existing campuses...

The 17th Annual Tarkington Roundup benefiting the Tarkington Student Foundation is this Saturday, Oct. 5, at Tarkington Middle School, FM 163. The Roundup is sponsored by the Tarkington...

Motorists on Hatcherville Road (CR 486) in the Dayton area are being told to expect delays through the end of October as crews with Liberty County Pct. 4 Road and Bridge work...

While Texas waits for a federal disaster declaration for damages related to Tropical Storm Imelda, Liberty County commissioners on Thursday extended the local disaster declaration, which was only in effect for seven...

Texas Elite Hospice, Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Bluebonnet News and KORG 95.3 FM hosted two luncheons last week in honor of first responders to thank them for their service to the community.

Dumpsters for debris disposal related to Tropical Depression Imelda have been set up by the City of Cleveland to assist residents. The dumpsters are located at 26508 SH 321 at the East...

Liberty County commissioners on Tuesday adopted a $50 million budget for fiscal year 2020 and set the tax rate at $0.5788 per $100 in assessed property value. The budget combines the General...

An 8-year-old Crosby boy battling cystic fibrosis was given an opportunity of a lifetime on Tuesday by becoming an honorary member of the Liberty County SWAT team. Isaac...

Dayton Municipal Court and the Dayton Police Department will host a National Night Out gathering on Tuesday, Oct. 1, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Community Center parking lot (801 S....

By Vanesa Brashier, editor@bluebonnetnews.com The first of two First Responders Appreciation luncheons for this week has been moved from the Jack Hartel Building to the Liberty Center inside Liberty...

Community report Wells supplying water to 126,000 households may potentially have been flooded in 13 counties of Texas during Tropical Storm Imelda, per Census Bureau data, according to the...

Tropical Depression Imelda caused more erosion at the FM 787 bridge over the Trinity River near Romayor. A large chunk of the eastside approach to the bridge gave way, forcing the Texas...

Traffic on I-10 at the San Jacinto River Bridge is closed in both directions due to a barge that struck the bridge during TD Imelda, forcing the interstate traffic onto SH 146...

By Vanesa Brashier, editor@bluebonnetnews.com Two dozens residents and one prize sheep from the Eastgate community near Dayton were evacuated by high-profile, military-style vehicles and airboats on Friday evening by...

By Vanesa Brashier, editor@bluebonnetnews.com Flooding from Tropical Depression Imelda forced the closure of CR 604 in Dayton Thursday and the road will remain closed for at least two more...

By Vanesa Brashier, editor@bluebonnetnews.com The Liberty County Office of Emergency Management is still tallying Tropical Depression Imelda figures as they come in, but the most recent information is that...

With flooding conditions continuing, several local school districts have already made the decision to cancel school and extracurricular activities for Friday, Sept. 20. The districts that have announced closures include Cleveland, Dayton,...

By Vanesa Brashier, editor@bluebonnetnews.com The flooding from Tropical Depression Imelda is creating a crisis in Liberty County where many of the roads are now underwater and more rain...

By Vanesa Brashier, editor@bluebonnetnews.com Storm-weary residents of Liberty County, some still recovering from Hurricane Harvey, are flooding again thanks to Tropical Depression Imelda. Liberty County...

With flooding conditions occurring in parts of Southeast Texas, some local school districts are already making the decision to cancel all classes on Thursday, Sept. 19. So far,...

With weather conditions worsening across Liberty County as more rain moves through the area, Liberty County Judge Jay Knight and Emergency Management Coordinator Crista Beasley-Adams say they want to assure Liberty County...

By Rachel Hall, reporting for Bluebonnet News Cleveland City Council held a public hearing on the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 during the Tuesday, Sept. 17, meeting. 

Due to inclement weather, classes have been canceled for Dayton, Liberty and Cleveland ISDs. Lee College has also closed all campuses for the day. Updates will...

By Vanesa Brashier, editor@bluebonnetnews.com Dayton City Council on Monday, Sept. 16, approved the creation of Reinvestment Zone #5, a segment that includes a 300-acre tract on SH 146 South...

Fall in Liberty County means that it is once again time for the Trinity Valley Exposition Fair and Rodeo. In its 110th rodeo season, TVE is now the eighth longest-running rodeo in...

By Vanesa Brashier, editor@bluebonnetnews.com A steel safe stolen from a property in Nacogdoches County and found in a roadside ditch has ties to the Cleveland area. Inside the safe...

Thousands of trick-or-treating children will fill Stancil Exposition Center on Halloween Night, Oct. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m., for the 11th Annual Treat Street, an event hosted each year by the...

By Vanesa Brashier, editor@bluebonnetnews.com With the 2020 general election looming on the horizon, Liberty County is establishing a new position for an elections administrator. County commissioners, at the Sept....

By Vanesa Brashier, editor@bluebonnetnews.com Liberty City Council unanimously approved a $35.9 million budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year at the Sept. 10 meeting. Rising property values, correlating to an...

Liberty County is now under a burn ban. The order was signed Monday morning by Liberty County Judge Jay Knight. The burn ban is in effect for...

By Vanesa Brashier, editor@bluebonnetnews.com For the last 15 years, an oversized map of Southeast Texas has hung on the wall in Steve Racciato's office in the Health Center...

The Dayton Police Department kicked off opening night of the department's first Citizens Police Academy Tuesday night. City Manager Theo Melancon was on hand to welcome the participants to this community outreach...