To the Editor: Thank you for your coverage of the March 20 Lockhart City Council meeting. On the other hand I wish that the naming of the new frontage roads of SH130 that are in the city limits had been on the front page! I was in attendance that night and was appalled that they [...]

To the Editor: I wonder, after attending the March 20 City Council meeting why we are naming a street in the City of Lockhart and Caldwell County after a person whom has never steeped foot in our fair town or county? If you look at the City of Lockhart’s web site there is a page [...]

To the Editor: I am an 88-year-old great-grandmother. I think I should take time to voice a warning to my elderly friends. It is very important that no one other than yourself have access to writing a check on your bank account. No other signature should be allowed on your signature card, even if you [...]

To the Editor: I have been called a liar and conspiracy theorist. Last year one local elected official at a Republican meeting dismissed UN Agenda 21; comparing it to black helicopters flying overhead. He was overheard by many in attendance. On Jan. 13, 2012, the Republican National Committee validated UN Agenda 21’s existence by unanimously [...]

With a staff logging nearly 75 years in the newspaper business, sometimes we forget that in “the business,” we have rules and procedures that people not in this business don’t know. What’s more, having been Lockhart’s local news source for more than 140, we sometimes take for granted that our in-house policies, which we take [...]

To the Editor: In mid December, the local newspaper main story was about the county’s purchase of the Walmart Building and what a wonderful job the County Administrator did in the negotiations. Two issues have been bothering me since. County Administrators are provided for by law “to assist a county judge in county with a [...]

To the Editor: What do Lori Rangel-Pompa, Joy Pardo, Dwight Jeffrey and Anna Wagner have in common? They are all Democrats. Why does that matter? They have all been victims of County Judge Tom Bonn’s partisan political bigotry. Since Letters to the Editor are limited in length, I am going to start with Lori Rangel-Pompa [...]

From the Desk Of County Judge Tom D. Bonn There is absolutely no question that the salaries of Caldwell County employees are too low. This occurs across the board in most all job positions. We have to raise these salaries to an appropriate level to retain them. Turnover is always more costly than paying a [...]

From the Desk of  County Judge Tom D. Bonn In July of 2010 the Commissioners Court received a Caldwell County Needs Assessment for Judicial Facilities that had been prepared by Broaddus and Associates. They were hired to conduct a professional review of the spatial needs for county judicial facilities. It was known for some time [...]

By Mayor Lew White There is a buzz in Lockhart these days. It is a buzz caused by the exciting potential of SH 130 to transform our city. This highway will be extremely important in the transportation of goods and people along our corridor and promises to create greater economic development opportunities for Lockhart. As [...]