The greater the number of Bryan County residents who respond to the 2010 Census, the better the chance the county will receive a larger portion of funding from the state.

You only get one chance to make a first impression and Liberty County officials want to impress upon federal regulators how important Census 2010 is to Liberty County.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Growing numbers of children of illegal immigrants are being born in this country, and they are nearly twice as likely to live in poverty than those with American-born parents, a report says.