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Lockhart is the county seat of Caldwell County which is centrally located just 15 miles from Austin, 5 miles from Interstate
35 and San Marcos with Interstate
10 running through Luling at the
southern tip of the county.
The new SH-130 will be dissecting
the county from the north to
the southwest.
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September 19th, 2008
The first annual “Keep Lockhart Beautiful” community cleanup, focusing on the Plum Creek area, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20.
A combined effort between City of Lockhart and Caldwell County officials, along with the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) and many local citizens has led to the first-of-its-kind trash cleanup in Lockhart’s waterways.
The cleanup will begin in the Town Branch... [MORE]
September 17th, 2008
The Maxwell Water Supply Corporation announced Wednesday morning that lab results had come in, and customers no longer had to boil their water prior to drinking it.
The warning was issued on Monday after a weekend line break caused a decrease in water pressure for Maxwell WSC customers. That pressure decrease triggered a mandate from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) requiring... [MORE]
September 12th, 2008
With Caldwell County’s population continuing to grow and the promise of more development on the way with State Highway 130, Justice of the Peace Mary Alice Llanas is running out of space.
Llanas approached the Caldwell County Commissioners’ Court on Monday to make a request that her offices be moved from their current location in a Maxwell shopping center back to a previous location near the Maxwell... [MORE]
September 5th, 2008
A decision made by the Lockhart City Council last month raised eyebrows in the historical preservation community.
After several years of suffering neglect in its current location in Lion’s Park, the historic Brock Cabin has become something of a safety hazard, according to reports from structural engineers delivered to the city. Over the years, restoration projects have been discussed, but always... [MORE]
September 5th, 2008
United States Attorney Johnny Sutton announced on Tuesday that former Austin resident Cornelius Robinson was sentenced to 327 months in federal prison for masterminding a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme. The overall conspiracy involved sixteen named defendants, at least 33 properties, 19 financial institutions and over $4.5 million in claimed losses.
After failing to appear at his original sentencing hearing last month, Robinson... [MORE]
September 5th, 2008
Public interest ran high during a special called meeting of the LISD Board of Trustees on Thursday evening.
The trustees called the meeting to help clarify a decision made 10 days earlier to rename the Lockhart High School campus in honor of M. Louis Cisneros.
The decision, it seems, was met with both resistance and confusion in the community, and because the agenda item not been posted online,... [MORE]
August 29th, 2008
The ground was shaking.
It sounded like thunder, but longer.
Throughout Caldwell County on Thursday morning, residents felt and heard a rumbling and felt tremors, which many dismissed as residual from the week's earlier storms.
Within moments, however, Caldwell County dispatchers knew the rumbling was something more.
"Our dispatchers received almost 40 calls from residents that said they felt or... [MORE]
August 29th, 2008
On Thursday, Aug. 21, a law enforcement task force comprised of officers from the U.S. Postal Service, the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office and the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Special Crimes Unit executed a search warrant in the 100 block of Cross Meadow Court, in Mustang Ridge and seized 54.5 pounds of marijuana.
Two suspects, ages 17 and 20, were arrested at the scene and charged with possession of marijuana. Bond for each suspect was set at... [MORE]
August 29th, 2008
‘Tight budget’ also nears completion
After several months of discussion and negotiation, Caldwell County is finally ready to move forward on a construction project that is hoped to benefit the county’s justice system.
In April, 421st Judicial District Judge Todd Blomerth approached the Caldwell County Commissioners, asking for a budget appropriation of less than $4,000 to replace an exit door in his... [MORE]
August 22nd, 2008
‘Inherited problem’ causes safety concerns
A piece of Caldwell County history may soon be removed from Lion’s Park on Highway 183.
After years of deliberations regarding possible uses, rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Brock Cabin, the Lockhart City Council decided on Tuesday evening that the cabin will likely be removed from Lion’s Park.
The cabin, according to a report presented by... [MORE]
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