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By SHELLY WILKISON Six months ago, Joe Schram  bought his dream home on 11 acres and moved from the bustle of Round Rock to the country where he could raise goats, enjoy the breezes and retire amidst the pristine Central Texas landscape. He never imagined that he would suddenly find himself in a fight to [...]

By SHELLY WILKISON An attempt by the majority of the City Council to seat an interim city manager was thwarted by the absence of the Mayor and the Mayor Pro Tem at a special called meeting Monday.  Mayor Jamie Williamson and Mayor Pro Tem Vicki Brewer did not attend Monday’s special meeting called by Council [...]

As early voting begins Monday in local school board and city council elections, candidates in Liberty Hill’s only contested council race recently provided written responses to questions by The Independent regarding various issues. In Place 3, an open seat vacated by former Council member Byron Tippie, candidates Elizabeth Branigan and Rodney Ingram are seeking election. [...]

In response to the tragic explosion at a West fertilizer plant last Wednesday, the Liberty Hill Independent School District delivered 25 reams of white copy paper to West ISD on Tuesday. LHISD Assistant Superintendent Robert Parks said the district is asking the community to contribute unopened reams of copy paper through this week. So far, [...]

By SHELLY WILKISON Struggling to find water to meet current demands while preparing for future growth is the continuing challenge for the City of Liberty Hill. And while Mayor Jamie Williamson presented a case to the City Council this week for additional funding from the city’s Economic Development Corp. for water infrastructure, her request was [...]

By SHELLY WILKISON In a split vote Monday, the Liberty Hill City Council agreed to hire former Williamson County Commissioner Greg Boatright to serve as a temporary city manager through the end of the fiscal year. Boatright, who will be paid $5,000 per month plus mileage beginning May 1, will have an employment contract through [...]

By SHELLY WILKISON With six months remaining in the fiscal year, the Liberty Hill City Council amended the City’s General Operating Fund budget last week to redirect monies for legal fees. Mayor Jamie Williamson said the City has already spent 67 percent of its budgeted $40,500 for legal expenses. While she proposed the Council move [...]

Liberty Hill school trustees on Monday adopted the 2013-2014 school calendar, were informed of pending legislation impacting public schools and recognized students who participated in this year’s UIL academic contests. The Board met at Liberty Hill Junior High so that it might recognize students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades who participated this year in [...]

By SHELLY WILKISON Following a two-hour closed session Monday, the Liberty Hill City Council voted to create the position of City Treasurer and appointed the current City Secretary to fill it. After a 3-2 vote naming Tammy Kirk Treasurer — a lateral move that Mayor Jamie Williamson said does not include a pay increase — [...]

Liberty Hill City Councilman Byron Tippie, who has missed more than three consecutive Council meetings, was not present for Monday’s regular meeting. The Council agenda distributed before the meeting showed an empty space where Tippie’s name previously appeared in a listing of city elected officials. Tippie, who was elected in 2010 to the Place 3 [...]