Lockhart Post Register

City taxes hold steady, but revenues will increase next year

October 2nd, 2009

After months of debate and soul searching, the Lockhart City Council approved a balanced budget on Tuesday evening, which includes a pay raise for all employees without a tax increase for homeowners. Because property valuation rates have increased during the last budget year, the revenues generated by the City of Lockhart’s approved tax rate will increase in the coming fiscal year. Many area... [MORE]

LISD Board releases reins on hiring choices

October 2nd, 2009

After a heated debate on Monday evening, the Lockhart ISD Board of Trustees decided to place their trust in the district superintendent where certain hiring decisions are concerned. In the past, all personnel matters, from the approval of substitute teachers to the hiring of campus principals, has come to the board for discussion and final approval. However, last month a suggestion was made that some... [MORE]

Neighbors, cops unite for National Night Out

October 2nd, 2009

In connection with the National Association of Town Watch, the Lockhart Police Department, the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office and citizens across Caldwell County will participate in the 26th annual National Night out on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Although many states hold National Night Out events in August, the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) voted to allow Texas to be one of a handful of states to move National Night out to... [MORE]

Suspects sought in near-fatal stabbing

October 2nd, 2009

Detectives are seeking information that will help them locate and bring to justice suspects who might have been involved in a fight that left two men hospitalized and one fighting for his life. According to Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Paul Cowan, deputies responded to a call in the parking lot of Mike’s Bar in Maxwell on Sept. 19 at around 11 p.m. When they arrived on... [MORE]

Commissioners question legality of CCJLS lease

September 25th, 2009

A state law and an Attorney General’s ruling may have thrown another wrench into the ongoing saga surrounding the lease at the Caldwell County Fairgrounds. In February 2009, the Caldwell County Fair Association gave the Commissioners’ Court notice of their intention to renew their lease on the Caldwell County Fairgrounds show barn and show arena for 25 years, as spelled out in the original lease... [MORE]

Suspect arrested in downtown burglaries

September 25th, 2009

Quick thinking and one police officer’s hunch led to the arrest of a serial burglar on Thursday, Sept. 17. During the late night and early morning hours of last Wednesday and Thursday, a thief terrorized downtown Lockhart by breaking out windows or kicking in doors of nine businesses on North Main, South Main and Bee Streets. All told, according to the Lockhart Police Department, nine businesses were... [MORE]

Meth users find new, cheaper ways to get high

September 25th, 2009

Rumors are sweeping through Middle America’s drug circles about a new and less expensive way to produce one of the most addictive and dangerous drugs known to man. Although law enforcement officials suggest the new method of cooking methamphetamine has not appeared in Caldwell County, anecdotal tales have surfaced about “shake and bake,” a portable and extremely dangerous way to produce the drug.... [MORE]

Commissioners pass budget without tax increase

September 18th, 2009

After several months of struggling with growing expenses in a wilting economy, the Caldwell County Commissioners’ Court grudgingly passed a budget that does not include a tax increase for property owners, but also does not allow a pay raise for employees. Over the objections of Commissioner Tom Bonn, who later said he opposed the tax rate and the addition of certain positions within the county, the... [MORE]

Council eyes more text bans

September 18th, 2009

After a recently-passed state law prohibited the use of cellular phones within school zones, some city council members sought to take the measure one step further, a move which some feared would encroach on the civil rights of the citizens. During a brief but sometimes contentious meeting on Tuesday evening, the Lockhart City Council discussed several issues of note, including a proposed ordinance... [MORE]

Miller pleads no contest in dog bite case

September 11th, 2009

Nearly six months after her son died from injuries sustained when he was attacked by a pit bull mix, Melissa Miller, 24, of Luling, pled no contest to felony charges stemming from his death. Caldwell County District Attorney Trey Hicks announced on Friday that Miller entered a plea of “no contest” to the State Jail Felony charge of Criminally Negligent Homicide in the 421st Judicial District Court on... [MORE]

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