By KEITH SPARKS With a vacancy at the position of Offensive Line Coach, Liberty Hill’s new Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Jeff Walker looked to the rosters of the Panther football team he won two State Championships with in 2006 and 2007. On those rosters, is the Panthers’ new Offensive Line Coach -- 2009 Liberty Hill High School graduate Brandon Terry. Terry … [Read more...]
Johns will coach Panther defensive line
By KEITH SPARKS To shore up his coaching staff, Liberty Hill’s new Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Jeff Walker looked to the 2006-2007 State Championship teams that he coached as the Offensive Coordinator at the time. Jordan Johns, who played on the defensive line at Liberty Hill High School during both State Championships, has joined Walker’s coaching staff to … [Read more...]
Competitive eater stops in Liberty Hill on road to Coney Island
By Madison McVan Here’s what 19-year-old Juan Neave has eaten for lunch for most of the past 90 days: 500 grams of lettuce, half of a pack of ground turkey, three eggs, a yogurt, a pack of oatmeal, a blender full of banana protein smoothie, a bowl of cereal and half a watermelon. It’s the only meal he eats every day, and it’s designed to expand the capacity of his stomach … [Read more...]
Liberty Hill Police transfer signals possible dispute at City Hall
By WAYLON CUNNINGHAM Liberty Hill joined 11.66 percent of surveyed cities last month when it took supervision of the police department out from under the city administrator and made it a direct responsibility of the mayor. The Independent surveyed 60 Texas cities that have the same municipal government structure as Liberty Hill, which also employ a city administrator who is … [Read more...]
Watermelon Seed Spitting Champ looks to defend title July 1st
By Madison McVan The biggest trophy in Andrew Rosales’ “man-cave” isn’t one of the many he earned playing baseball and football when he was younger—it’s the trophy he received when he won the watermelon seed-spitting contest at last year’s Liberty Hill Independence Day Spectacular. In fact, it’s so big, it doesn’t fit on the shelf with his other trophies. The … [Read more...]
Liberty Hill Cemetery Homecoming event celebrates 65th Anniversary
By WAYLON CUNNINGHAM Parked cars lined nearly every path running through the cemetery last Sunday as families from as far away as Houston and as close as down the road gathered for the 65th Liberty Hill Cemetery Homecoming as the smell of barbecue drifted through the air alongside the old hymns. These families may not see each other any other day of the year, but Sunday, … [Read more...]
Downtown Art Exhibit swells from community efforts
By WAYLON CUNNINGHAM There’s an old folk story about some hungry travelers passing through a village. Though they have no food, they do have an empty cauldron. They begin to boil some stones in water for a “stone soup.” Curious villagers passing by have not heard of “stone soup,” but they gladly offer their own contributions — a carrot here, a potato there. It’s not long … [Read more...]
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