By SHELLY WILKISON The short trip from Hutto to Liberty Hill stirs fond memories of a time when Mike Fowler’s father was close enough to share a glass of wine and good conversation. From his studio in the old Stubblefield Building on Main Street, Mel Fowler created an unknown number of sculptures and inspired the [...]
Dedication ushers in new era for Liberty Hill’s Sculpture Park
May 7, 2013 By
By SHELLY WILKISON An artist who says he was “rescued” by his hometown after a fire destroyed his livelihood more than 20 years ago, unveiled a gift to the community Saturday — the first addition to Liberty Hill’s International Sculpture Park in more than 30 years. “Frozen Dance”, which was sculpted over three years [...]
1976 sculpture symposium united local families with international artists
May 6, 2013 By
By SHELLY WILKISON At age 86, Dorothy Klein can remember the fall of 1976 like it was yesterday. Mrs. Klein’s family was one of more than a dozen local families who housed sculptors during the Liberty Hill International Sculpture Symposium that year. Organizers credited their generosity for the success of the three-month event, which brought [...]
Enjoy unique recipes from the Quach family at Happy Wok
April 6, 2013 By
By SHELLY WILKISON Seeking a better life for his family, Tuong Quach left his native Vietnam four years after war’s end and started over. Sponsored by an American family, Quach left his home in a small rural community outside Saigon in 1979 and moved to Austin with a dream of someday owning a business. Across [...]
Easter Eggs-travaganza
April 5, 2013 By
Hundreds of Liberty Hill area children participated in the March 30 Community Easter Egg Hunt hosted by Mission Liberty Hill Lutheran Church at Lions Foundation Park. Parishioners spent six weeks stuffing more than 3,500 eggs for the event. The event featured various children’s activities including face painting, bounce houses and a petting zoo. In [...]
Liberty Hill history represented at Williamson Museum
March 22, 2013 By
By Catherine Hosman GEORGETOWN — Preserving Williamson County’s past is the culmination of photographs, documents and artifacts collected by the Williamson County Historical Commission over the years, said Curator Ann Evans. She said as the collection grew, so did the need for a museum to showcase the treasures, and in 1997 The Williamson Museum [...]
Williamson Museum preserves County’s past for future generations
March 17, 2013 By
By Catherine Hosman Ann Evans, curator of the Williamson Museum, unlocks the door to the archive room that holds some of the museum’s treasures of the past. Inside the room she rotates a handle on one of the portable walls and a trove of artifacts is revealed. She dons a pair of protective gloves and [...]
Historic Union Hall Baptist Church welcomes Robert Butts as new pastor
March 2, 2013 By
By Catherine Hosman Last October, the Union Hall Baptist Church in Liberty Hill welcomed Robert Butts as its new pastor. Pastor Butts comes from a family of spiritual leaders including his father, Richard, the founding pastor of Westside Baptist Church in Katy, and his maternal grandfather, Carl Hodges, who has served for more than 60 [...]
Help a Liberty Hill family by donating to Brown Santa
November 28, 2012 By
The Liberty Hill Independent encourages the community to donate to Williamson County Brown Santa this holiday season. The newspaper office, which is a local drop-off location, will accept toy donations until Dec. 10. The donation barrel is located inside the newspaper office at 14251 W. SH 29, Suite B, in Liberty Hill. Brown Santa gives [...]
Liberty Hill families enjoy school tradition
November 15, 2012 By
Brigid and Terry Boyd enjoyed Thanksgiving lunch at Bill Burden Elementary School on Tuesday with Catherine Boyd, age 7. One week before Thanksgiving, all school cafeterias were serving the traditional turkey and dressing, green beans, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce this week. Families were invited to enjoy lunch with their students. Liberty Hill schools will [...]
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