Florence NewsLocal news for Florence, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Florence renames library in honorof area woman dedicated to literacy- March 27, 2008 "Sis Beck is credited with not only the spark that ignited the library's existence, but also with the fuel that has kept it running for all these years, overseeing every detail of the library's function" By Victor O'Brien Killeen Daily Herald FLORENCE - More than 35 years after Eula "Sis" Hunt Beck helped inspire the creation of a public library in Florence, the community ensured her name will be kept in the ... via Killeen Daily Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/florence-tx/2008/03/florence-renames-library-in-honorof-area-wom... NIE presents Excellence in Teaching Awards to 10 teachers- March 8, 2008 By Candace Birkelbach Killeen Daily Herald Ten local teachers were honored Wednesday night for their ability to teach students in innovative ways. via Killeen Daily Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/florence-tx/2008/03/nie-presents-excellence-in-teaching-awards-t... Liberty Hill fire first big test of digital emergency radios- March 6, 2008 "Every fire department in Williamson County, except one, and five or six from Travis County, was called for that fire. Anyone that needed to talk to anyone else could." When a 1,500-acre wildfire threatened nearly 100 Liberty Hill homes in January, firefighters from Williamson and Travis counties coordinated their efforts quickly -- and more efficiently than would have been ... via Austin American-Statesmanhttp://www.topix.net/city/florence-tx/2008/03/liberty-hill-fire-first-big-test-of-digital-... |