Liberty Vindicator News Today

LIBERTY - The First Baptist Church of Liberty, initially named Liberty Baptist Church, celebrated its 125th anniversary this past Sunday, celebrating its history, members, and future. FBC was born in the old Liberty County Courthouse on Feb. 20, 1898, by Rev. T.H. Feagin and eight charter members: Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Lawson, Miss Becky Lawson, Mr. W. S. Jones, Mr. and Mrs.

The Liberty County Historical Commission announces the Lovett House at 1723 Webster Street, Liberty, will be honored with a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark marker designation on Saturday, April 29, at 10 a.m. The public is encouraged to attend.

Thomas Jefferson Chambers was born in Orange County, Virginia, later known as Culpepper County, on March 22nd, 1840, to Landon Gore Chambers and wife, Mary Green Allan. Chambers migrated to Liberty, Liberty County, about 1857 and became associated with H. C. Shea, publisher of The Liberty Gazette on August 2nd, 1858. By August 1859, Chambers was the sole editor of the Gazette. The newspaper ceased operation during the Civil War when Chambers joined the First Texas Militia on the 5th of December...

Since the publication of the story on John J. Hebert, Sr. in the Jan 14, 2021 edition of The Vindicator, the staff has had numerous people refer to the story and recount their memories about this giant of a man.