Mrs. Manuela Escobedo was born April 20, 1939, to Aniceto Galicia and Crecencia Galicia. She passed away on March 6, 2013. She is survived by her daughters, Esperanza ”Hope” Rodriguez, Dominga Garcia and Ramona Rubio; son, Robert Escobedo; longtime companion, Rafael Romero; sisters, Becky Bates, Frances Gonzales, Janie Mendez, Mary Bell and Ramona Rodriguez; and [...]
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From the Clocktower – Sexual assault is no laughing matter
By Kathi Bliss Editor/POST-REGISTER I read a story this week about a 17-year-old girl in Canada whose family had to go through the awful decision-making process of turning off her life support after three days, when she was hospitalized after attempting to hang herself in her family’s home. If those circumstances weren’t bone-chilling enough, [...]
The price of justice: $8.8 million
Judicial Center renovations estimated at $6.6M, added to $1.5M purchase price
One-time suspect in Capello murder released
Nemesio Garcia, Jr., 34, was granted a personal bond in connection with charges of Tampering With Physical Evidence
Daniel Vann, Jr.
Daniel M. Vann, Jr. of Red Rock, Texas, passed away on April 6, 2013, at the age of 91. He was born on Oct. 6, 1921, in Cold Springs, Texas, to Daniel M. and Nettie (Beshell) Vann. Daniel was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Daniel was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during [...]
Marcelino S. Silva, MD
Marcelino S. Silva, retired family physician, loving husband, and father was born June 5, 1940, in the Philippines and formerly resided in Lockhart, more recently in Cedar Park. He rejoiced with God on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Dr. Silva served with the U.S. Air Force (Reserve) and honorably discharged as a Major. He was a [...]
Mary Ann Massey
Mary Ann Massey, 84, of Weatherford, Texas, moved onto Heaven on April 6, 2013. A celebration of her life will be held April 13, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Weatherford. Burial will be April 12, 2013, at 3 p.m. in the Lockhart Municipal Burial Park in Lockhart, Texas. A loving [...]
Letters – Readers blast County for policies, pitfalls
Politics, or ‘pile of tricks?’ To the Editor: Cannot understand why politicians needed a paved road, but regular citizens did not. This problem still exists in this county. I know when this comes up in conversation, it ends up with, “we don’t have the money.” I guess it means no money to spend on the [...]
Growth back at the forefront for Lockhart City Council
By Miranda Rogers POST-REGISTER A simple discussion almost reached boiling point during the Council meeting on Tuesday, as the Councilmembers heard the semi-annual assessment from the Impact Fee Advisory Committee. The report evaluates the implementation of the impact fee collections to fund capital improvement plans. As of the Committee’s March 27 meeting, the current [...]
Lockhart fights back against cancer
By Kathi Bliss Editor/POST-REGISTER Hundreds of Lockhart and Caldwell County residents will be fighting for life this weekend. The fight begins on Saturday afternoon when 20 teams and nearly 300 participants gather at Lockhart City Park for the 12th Annual Relay for Life of Caldwell County. The overnight fitness-and-fun event is the capstone fundraiser [...]
