On Saturday, April 24, the VFW Ladies Auxilairy made its every-other-month trek to the Bertram Nursing Home to have bingo and refreshments for the residents there.  (From left to right, Janet Ross, Melva Wood, Melba Loveless, and Merle Rouillard).  Photos of the residents are usually not publicized to protect their privacy. Then, on Monday, April [...]

On Saturday, April 24, the Marketplace patrons enjoyed the music of several very talented local musicians:   (From left to right) Mike Calaway, Rick Bussey, Gene Snow, and Paula Reid.  CD's of the music jam will be available at the Marketplace (located between Liberty Hill and Bertram on the right).  An article about Rick Bussey is currently on www.LibertyHillSports.com. The Marketplace is a [...]

Much to the disappointment of the head cheerleader who had landed the lead role in ‘Butterflies Are Free,’ Rick Bussey got the part of the blind guitar player in his high school play. It wasn’t because he was popular or talented, but because he was the only one who could play a guitar! Born in [...]

Last Friday (April 16), the Liberty Hill VFW and Ladies Auxiliary hosted a group of 25 Veterans from the Temple VA for Bingo, door prizes, and dinner. The Auxiliary would like to thank the Over the Hill Gang for the donation of books.  Most of the books were sent to the Temple VA with the [...]

The Liberty Hill VFW Post 8200 Ladies Auxiliary would like to thank L.H. resident Angelo Montemayor for his continued support with his donation of a door prize at the Post's Fish Fry. The winners were Richard Tippie and Dorothy Page. Also, thanks so much to everyone who supported the Post by patronizing the Fish Fry.

At left is LHHS sophomore Sara Aldridge, the winner of the Young American Patriotic Art Competition sponsored by the Liberty Hill VFW Post 8200 Ladies Auxiliary. She will receive awards at the Post's Memorial Day ceremony on May 31. Bobby Aldridge, Sara's father, proudly shows off his daughter's entry in the Young American Creative Patriotic [...]

The Liberty Hill VFW Post 8200 presented awards to www.RadioFreeLibertyHill.com, www.LibertyHillSports.com, and The Leader newspaper for consistently and graciously publicizing information in their news sources on behalf of the Post and Auxiliary. Pictured is Commander Vinton Stanfield (left) presenting certificates of appreciation to Shelly Wilkison (right), owner of RadioFreeLibertyHill.com. Merle Rouillard (center) accepted the award [...]

A good thing in Liberty Hill just got better. In these very hard economic times, great customer service is going the way of dinosaurs – pretty much extinct. Peggy Bishop, who brought Bluebonnet Pride Insurance Agency, Inc. to the Liberty Hill community in 1999, has stressed personal customer service with her staff and the growth [...]

The Liberty Hill community suffered a hard and deep loss Thursday with the passing of Diane Pogue, co-owner of The Liberty Hill Independent, at the age of 55. There will be a Memorial Service for our community on Sunday April 11th at 2:00 PM at Sendero Events Center.  If you would like to send flowers [...]

Tina Holbein is a walking testimony to what a great and close-knit community Liberty Hill is – in case anyone had any doubt. Holbein, owner of Tina’s Cottage (1300 B Highway 29, across from LibertyHillHigh School), was laid up for a couple months back at the beginning of this year. But the colorful and charasmatic [...]

LHHS student-athletes/ results from Texas Relays: HS Girls Shot Put 8. Samantha Swarts 38-08.75 Girls 100 meter hurdles, HS Div. 1 12. Jessica Green, LHHS 15.77 Girls 4x400 relay, HS Div. 1 20. LHHS 4:10.75 Boys 4x400 relay, HS Div. 1 16. LHHS 3:29.25 Boys High Jump T-18. Justin Green, 6-02

Tucked away down a back county road just south of Liberty Hill sits a rough diamond, the latest sparkling jewel in Williamson County’s string of park acquisitions. The old Williams Ranch (referred to as The Williams Tract) is 1,000 plus acres of pristine Hill Country, with hills, meadows, sweeping vistas and wetlands.