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TEXAS 4th DISTRICT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

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Click here to visit the Sabine Schools info page. Click here to visit the Alumni information page.

LIBERTY CITY - PROPERTY TAX RATES (05/16/08) Multiplied by the "Proposed Taxable Amount" on your current year's county appraisal statement.
Gregg County Tax	.2647
Gregg County Road & Bridge Tax	.0053
Sabine ISD Tax	1.04
Kilgore College Tax	.164
Click here to visit the Gregg County Appraisal District web site. Click here to visit the Sabine ISD web site - District Information.

Area Emergency Service Clinics & Hospitals

Trinity Mother Frances Clinic/Kilgore - (903) 983-2110 http://www.trimofran.org/tmfbody.cfm?id=225 Good Shepherd Hospital, Longview, Texas - (903) 315-2000 http://www.gsmc.org/ UT Health Center in Tyler - (903) 877-3451 UTHSCT - Kilgore, Texas (903)-877-7777 http://www.uthct.edu/ Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, Texas - (903) 593-8441 http://www.trimofran.org/ East Texas Medical Center, Tyler, Texas - (903) 597-0351 http://www.etmc.org/etmctyler.htm/

If you are in search of a church home, click here to see a listing of local churches in our area.

Community Building - Hilburn Center - City Park

To rent the Liberty City Community Building, please contact Cindy Hensley at 903 984 2958. Cindy also takes reservations for the Kilgore Community Building. Cindy also takes reservations for the Kilgore Community Building. Reservations can also be made (along with deposit payments) to 622 Kay Street, Kilgore 75662. To rent the Hilburn Center, contact Zephyr Lee at 984-3454. You do not have to rent our City Park to use it, but please contact Donnie Sullivent at 903-984-4653 if you have a large group gathering. In doing so, she can let you know if someone else will using the park at the same time.

ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES

Do you know of an elderly or disabled person who is being taken advantage or abused? If so, please call the Adult Protective Services, advocates for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Rodney Anderson is the Adult Protective Services Supervisor and the organization meets once a month to find out what we can do to help in these situations. They are located at 1750 N. Eastman Rd. Longview Texas 75601, Phone No. 903 232 3246 Fax No. 903 232 3310 and the abuse hotline is 1-800-252-5400.

ANGEL FOOD MINISTRY

Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing grocery relief to communities throughout the United States. Angel Food works through churches and community organizations in over 32 states. Angel Food's groceries are sold in a quantity that can fit into a medium-sized box at $25 per unit. Menus are different each month and consist of both fresh and frozen items. The same food items cost between $42 and $78 in retail grocery stores. Here is a list of local church(s) who participate in the Angel Food Ministries: Kilgore Bible Church 903-983-2827 Web Site Link First Baptist Church Longview 758-0681 Web Site Link

Real Estate Source These realtors are members of our chamber!

Caryn Couch - Rainbow Realty HomesInEastTexas.com Lee Berger - Farrell & Boswell FarrellBoswell.com Karen Wilson - Suzanne Cook & Company SuzanneCook.com

ALZHEIMER'S ALLIANCE OF NORTHEAST TEXAS, INC.
Project Lifesaver Wristband	ALZHEIMER'S PROGRAM SAVES LIVES!
Do you have a loved one who wanders away from home due to a medical condition such as Alzheimer's disease or Autism? Are you constantly worried that your loved one will get lost and be placed in harm's way? Project Lifesaver is a tracking system used by search and rescue teams across the nation for the purpose of locating those who wander due to Alzheimer's disease and other special needs. The average rescue time is 22 minutes. Nationwide, every Project Lifesaver client reported missing has been found, unharmed. This life-saving program is now available in Gregg, Smith, Wood, Upshur & Cherokee Counties. For more information on how you can obtain a Project Lifesaver transmitter for your loved one, please call the Alzheimer's Alliance of Northeast Texas at (903) 509-8323 or (800) 789-0508.

If you would be interested in volunteering to help with the Sabine Volunteer Fire Department, you can call 903-986-1911 or email sabinevfd@hotmail.com. Click here for more information.

Click here to get a copy of your driving record. This web site offers other online services too!

Click here for the latest road conditions in Texas.

In partnership with the Longview Economic Development Corporation and youth service providers (local schools, workforce centers, and community based organizations), the East Texas Workforce Development Board is publishing a Business Resource Directory. Businesses listed in the Directory are being asked to offer services to youth groups. If you or your business would like to participate, please complete the questionnaire.

We are a non-profit Christian based adult education center and homeless shelter located in Gladewater Texas. We help the unemployed and underemployed gain the skills needed to secure a well paying job that will allow them to support themselves and their families. For more information visit our web site at jacobsinstitute.org.

RECYCLE DAY! Kilgore has an on-going recycle program which occurs on the 2nd Saturday of each month. If you would like to participate, take your recyclable products to the Kilgore Police Department at 909 North Kilgore. There will be someone there to take your donations, behind the building, from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. For additional information, please contact Karen Custer at the City of Kilgore 903-984-5081.

When dialing 211, you receive information and referrals to health & human services, community organizations and events. Click here to learn more!

911 - Local Ambulance Service

When a "911" call is made by a Liberty City resident, the sheriff's dispatcher will automatically contact the Laird Memorial Ambulance Service. Robert King is the Director of the ambulance service and he has provided us with the following information: Non-Emergency Call Approximate Cost per call $570.00 plus mileage* Emergency Call / No Medicines Administered Approximate Cost per call $685.90 plus mileage* Emergency Call / With Medicines Administered Approximate cost per call is $1316.00 plus mileage* * $6.85 per mile - mileage is based on the location of the hospital requested by the patient. They will transport a patient to the following hospitals: Laird Memorial in Kilgore, Good Shepherd in Longview, Longview Regional, University of Texas Medical Center in Tyler, East Texas Medical Center in Tyler and Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler. If the patient is "unconscious" the paramedics will make the determination of the hospital best equipped to handle the emergency. The Laird Memorial Ambulance service does not offer a "yearly subscription" service and we do not have a large enough "call volume" to warrant a full-time ambulance service here in Liberty City. F.Y.I. - Champion Ambulance service provides a "wheel chair van transport" service for anyone needing transportation to the doctor or for out patient visits. There is a fee for this service and you must call in advance to arrange pickup. Please check with your insurance to see if they will cover the costs. If you are interested in calling Champion for this service, please call 315-3911 or 291-2500.

MINI BUS

If you are in need of transportation to the Longview, Kilgore or Tyler areas, please call: 903-753-2958 or 800-590-3371 Special rates available for citizens over 60.

DISASTER RELIEF - CONTRIBUTIONS

American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund 150 Amsterdam Avenue New York, New York 10023 September 11th Fund c/o The United Way 2 Park Avenue New York, New York 10016 Salvation Army Disaster Relief 615 Slaters Lane P.O. Box 269 Alexandria, Virginia 22313

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION RECALLS & UPDATES

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LINKS, LINKS, AND MORE LINKS

We have a list of direct links to: Local Newspapers, Colleges and Universities, CNN, ESPN, Weather Channel, Internet Search Engines, Scholarship and Financial Aid, Sports, Theme Parks and more! You can access them by clicking here.