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Noel Best, Liberty County High School student, earned recognition for his outstanding artistic talent in the digital arts category of the National Boys and Girls Club Arts Contest. Best’s ...
While he was undersheriff, Magrini was appointed sheriff in December 2019. He resigned from that job in June 2021 to take the newly created position of assistant county executive officer. Earlier ...
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. — Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy A. Merrifield, who took office following the resignation of Sheriff James Lujan, died unexpectedly early Sunday morning at his home in ...
The Liberty County Jail, ordered to close after a recent fire and a riot, has had "persistent and serious violations" of state requirements for several years, according to the order from the Texas ...
Liberty County Sheriff’s Office officials at the time said the riot happened while detention officers were conducting searches, prompting inmates to “raise a ruckus,” Lt. John Bennett said.
LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas – The state has officially ordered Liberty County Jail to shut down its facility due to reported “non-compliance issues” within the jail. On Tuesday afternoon, Captain ...
The sheriff's office received a 911 call about a fire at the jail and a possible fight. However, Meyer said the yelling heard on the call was from inmates trying to get out of the dorms, which ...
Fire at Liberty County Jail was started by light fixture, not inmates, deputies say The Liberty County Sheriff's Office said five correctional officers were treated for smoke inhalation and released.
Posted: April 2, 2025 | Last updated: April 2, 2025 The Liberty County Sheriff's Office is taking on multiple initiatives to end the drug crisis.
A Liberty County deputy was told about the vape device just before 6 p.m. on Friday according to a post on the Liberty County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.
A 21-year-old man from Panama City has died in a Liberty County car crash. The Florida Highway Patrol said he might have fallen asleep at the wheel.
LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas — The Liberty County Sheriff's Office along with multiple law enforcement agencies seized nearly 344 pounds of methamphetamine and arrested three men during a narcotics ...