Independence Day is once again upon us, and for old timers like me, it’s hard not to think back on those days when we were a bit younger and a…
My wife and I hadn’t been married very long when one evening I mentioned an argument I had witnessed in town between two fellows who didn’t se…
If you’re new to this area, chances are you may find it hard to believe that just in the last few years Liberty Hill’s neighbor to the south, …
On Friday night, we showed up for a baseball game in Buda and instead we got an episode of “The Jerry Springer Show.”
I must confess I felt a bit of excitement a few days ago when wife Paula and I drove over to a Georgetown printing shop to pick up the 200 cop…
The late Myreta Matthews is recognized by many as perhaps one of the top researchers of Liberty Hill history. Among her many works is a bookle…
Stories from The Broadcaster, a publication of the Rural School Teachers of Williamson County in the 1920’s, show public schools were vastly d…
Standing in the corridor outside the Lady Panthers' locker room at venerable Jimmy Littleton Gym at the Blossom Athletic Center in San Antonio…
By James Wear Fifty years ago Louine Noble decided to pursue the teaching profession and give up a promising career as an opera singer. It was…
By James Wear His voice is as clear in my mind today as it was on those many occasions over the past few years when he’d give me a call. “Jame…
By JAMES WEAR This week we’re inviting readers to join us for a drive over to Florence, a small town located in the northeastern portion of th…
By JAMES WEAR SXSW (South By Southwest), the annual festival held in Austin to celebrate the entertainment industry, is over once again. And o…
By JAMES WEAR A tragic fire that occurred Saturday evening leads me to invite readers for a little drive over to Florence this week. Many of o…
By JAMES WEAR Things are a bit different than they were some 30 years ago when Jim Linzy Hudgins launched The Independent in October 1987, and…
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By JAMES WEAR Family history books often provide a fascinating glimpse into the past, and recently, I was fortunate to come across one written…
By JAMES WEAR I guess it’s been a good 25 years or more since I’ve had one of my mother’s homemade pickles or spooned out a bit of the jelly s…
By JAMES WEAR Here we are again…it’s time to celebrate Independence Day in Liberty Hill, and this year’s community event, set to be held Satur…
By JAMES WEAR Funny how one can know something, but when it appears in black and white at the top of the page; well, then it can almost have a…
By JAMES WEAR If you’re relatively new to Liberty Hill, chances are you have driven down Carl Shipp Drive on your way to the post office and w…
By JAMES WEAR One could easily spend several weeks visiting cemeteries in the Liberty Hill area, many of which date back over a century and ma…
By JAMES WEAR With spring finally arrived and the wildflowers out, many of us are taking weekend drives to view the landscapes the Texas Hill …