By Dana Delgado Nothing that Liberty Hill resident Roy Pereira faced in the U.S. Army could have prepared him for the nightmare he would experience when he left. When the military short-circuited his plans of “making it a career,” the serviceman, who had trained as a combat engineer and a heavy demolition expert, was in [...]
Author starts a conversation among youth, families to build ‘the inner self’
March 10, 2014 By
By Dana Delgado Liberty Hill author Lisa Roberts launched her first book in January, and with it she launched her heart and soul. She grew up on a farm in Brenham where the world seemed much smaller, slower, and certainly much simpler. Although, there were complications with her once evangelical missionary father and her spiritual [...]
Cox, Burns look to savor success again in discus and shot put
March 10, 2014 By
By Dana Delgado Although only a sophomore and junior respectively at Liberty Hill High School, Kristin Cox and Brianna Burns are on track to becoming standout throwers in the discus and shot put events. “Both Kristen and Brianna have tons of potential, and are improving each and every day,” said girls track Coach Gretchen Peterson. [...]
Van ‘The Man’ Shamblin: I’m ready!
March 10, 2014 By
By Dana Delgado Van “The Man” Shamblin joins a contingent of confident Liberty Hill High School powerlifters traveling to the regional meet Saturday, March 8, in Whitney. “I’m definitely nervous,” said the first time qualifier. “It’s a big stepping stone. I’ve got a lot of work to do, but I think I’m ready. ” [...]
Junkin living out childhood dream as Lady Panther pitcher
March 10, 2014 By
By Taylor Grafft For Liberty Hill junior softball pitcher Sam Junkin the dream of being the starting pitcher for the Liberty Hill Lady Panthers softball team started at a young age. Her journey to the top started when Junkin watched her mother, Jamie Junkin, coach in a State tournament as a kid. Junkin remembered seeing [...]
City prepares for growth by hiring planner
March 7, 2014 By
By SHELLY WILKISON While better positioning Liberty Hill for growth has been the goal of the business community for some time, the City Council took a big step in that direction in January when it created the position of City Planner and hired a credentialed person to fill it. While fairly new to Texas, Amber [...]
Panthers win first place at Bulldog Relays
March 7, 2014 By
By Taylor Grafft BURNET — Liberty Hill traveled to Burnet on Feb. 28 to compete in the 2014 Wells Fargo Burnet Bulldog Relays and came back with amazing results. Both the boys and girls teams finished in first place in the team standings and continued their efforts to build better form and conditioning with each [...]
Hofmann credits scouting, family for strong work ethic
March 7, 2014 By
Encouraged by his grandfather to learn more about the world around him, Grant Hofmann joined scouting in elementary school and along the way grew to understand the importance of being self-sufficient and tenacious, and the value of working hard to make a difference. As his experience at Liberty Hill High School winds down, the 18-year-old [...]
Union Hall Baptist Church rededicates sanctuary
March 7, 2014 By
Finally, after several hundred hours of volunteer work over the last few weeks, the doors of the completely renovated sanctuary at the Union Hall Baptist Church in Liberty Hill will swing open for a formal re-dedication March 9. Pastor Robert Butts said the community is invited to their welcoming and rededication services at 11 a.m. [...]
CrossFit offers personalized, goal-oriented workout
March 3, 2014 By
By BECKY WYLIE CrossFit. You may have heard of it and you may even know someone who attends CrossFit classes. But what exactly is it? I myself know several people who have attended classes. I, however, have never taken a class, and I’m not going to lie. I had a lot of misconceptions going [...]
Follow Us