Category: "Local News"

Sheriff’s Department at forefront of Commissioner talks

By Kathi Bliss Editor/POST-REGISTER The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Department was the central focus of the regular meeting of the Caldwell County Commissioners’ Court on Monday, as several issues regarding local law enforcement and staffing came to the forefront. Most notably, Sheriff Daniel Law and Detective Sean Zion informed the Commissioners that they have been working [...]

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LISD query costs taxpayers $34k

State’s lead attorney confirms LISD Superintendent did not violate nepotism rules

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Organizations buck for hotel-motel dollars

In requesting the funding, each entity was asked to include a mission statement and the benefit that the organization would have on the community, how the previous year’s distributions were spent, and to give a detail of total estimated dollars to be spent from January – December 2012.

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LISD board tensions boil over

Amid personal infighting, accusations of racism, board remains deadlocked on open trustee position

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Burglary rash boggles cops

“People have been telling us that they’ve been seeing things that could help us in this investigation, but they don’t want to call because they don’t want to ‘bother’ us,” he said. “But go ahead and ‘bother us’ if you see something strange going on in your neighborhood. That’s what we’re here for.”

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Sex assault leads to 75-year sentence for Luling man

The jury took less than two hours to deliberate a guilty verdict for Joe Allen Page, 59, who was accused of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. They then returned a sentence of 75 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

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Leander motorcycle rider dies in Friday crash

Andrew Martinez, II, was witnessed by deputies from the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Department riding a Yamaha motorcycle at a high rate of speed when he collided with a passenger vehicle leaving the HEB parking lot near Hickory Street.

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Allegations of racism plague LISD Trustee talks

By Miranda Rogers POST-REGISTER After a bitter accusation about the statements of an LISD Boardmember during the  Jan. 9, 2012, meeting of the Board was leaked on Facebook, several of Lockhart citizens showed up in front of the School Board on Jan. 23, up in arms. The comment, referencing the board’s continuing failure to appoint [...]

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Reader Gallery – January 2012 Floods

See more Reader Photos here! To submit your photos, email them to kathibliss@post-register.com

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LISD Trustee stalemate continues

By Kathi Bliss Editor/POST-REGISTER Despite several hours behind closed doors on Monday evening, the Lockhart ISD Board of Trustees made no decisions they were willing to announce to the public. In a special-called meeting, Trustees chose to cover a range of legal issues, including the possible appointment of a new trustee, addressing questions about redistricting [...]

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