Lockhart Post-Register

Trunk or Treat Request The Dale Community Center is looking for vendors for our annual Trunk or Treat event which is held October 31; there is no set up fee. We are also looking for volunteers to decorate tables, build props, organize games, conract venders and plan and organize donations. if you are a can do person who loves engaging with the youth in our community, please contact Dee at daletrunkortreat@gmail.com or (910)964-2244.

The historic Dr. Eugene Clark Library continues its monthly series of TEXANA TALES with THE SIEGE OF BÉXAR on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 7:00pm. In a lecture and narrative presentation combined with song and characterization, historian Donaly Brice and songwriter Fletcher Clark depict this longest engagement of the Texas Revolution.

LOCKHART, TX, Oct. 1, 2026 – Air Methods, the nation’s leading emergency air medical service provider, entered into a new one-year community partnership agreement with Caldwell County today to ensure affordable, life-saving air medical transport to the county’s approximately 55,150 residents. The company’s AirLIFE TEXAS base in Lockhart is the only air medical base permanently located in the county.

By Anthony Collins LPR Editor McMahan may be a small community, but on Saturday, Oct. 17, it will have plenty going on as Oktoberfest brings together classic cars, live music, food, shopping, contests, and a full day of activities at several businesses around town. The celebration also gives visitors a chance to spend time in one of Caldwell County’s historic communities. McMahan, located about 10 miles east of Lockhart, was once known as Wildcat and later Whizzerville.

Paxton, Talarico spar over gas taxes, diesel prices U.S. Senate candidates Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee, and Democratic nominee James Talarico traded jabs last week over rising gas and diesel prices, The Texas Tribune reported. At a gas station in Carrollton, Talarico called on Paxton to condemn the Iran war and join his call to suspend federal gas and diesel taxes. Hours later, Paxton said the gas tax should be permanently eliminated.

By Anthony Collins LPR Editor For months, the questions surrounding Texas’ exploding data center industry have sounded much the same in Caldwell County as they have across the state: How much electricity will these massive facilities consume? Where will their water come from? Who will pay for the infrastructure needed to serve them? And perhaps most importantly, how much should communities know before projects worth billions of dollars begin changing the landscape around them? Gov.

By Anthony Collins LPR Editor Above, Vivian Malish (Fsh, team manager), Ariana Rivas (Soph), Marisol Capetillo (JR), Priya Patel (JR), and Zoie Ledesma (SR). Photo courtesy of LISD. The Lockhart Lady Lions golf team turned in one of its stronger outings of the fall on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the Hays Girls Fall Invitational at Plum Creek Golf Course, where three players posted personal-best rounds. Lockhart finished with a team score of 409, placing 11th out of 19 teams in the tournament.

By Anthony Collins LPR Editor The Lockhart Lions Boys and Girls Cross Country team traveled to Stillwater Oklahoma to compete in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree. Photo courtesy of LISD. The Lockhart Boys and Lady Lions cross-country teams stepped onto one of the sport’s more recognizable courses this past weekend, traveling to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to compete in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree.

By Anthony Collins LPR Editor Dayana Delgado take part in the Shiner Comanche Invitational. Photos courtesy of LISD. The Lockhart Lady Lions cross-country team got exactly the kind of test it was looking for at the Shiner Comanche Invitational, battling wet and sloppy conditions while getting one final tune-up before the district meet. Recent rains forced the cancellation of some divisions, but Lockhart’s races went on as scheduled.

By Anthony Collins LPR Editor Evan Estrada (SR) had 9 punts, including a 50-yarder. Photos by Adrian Gutierrez. The scoreboard told one story Friday night at Lion Stadium, but it did not tell the whole story. The Lockhart Football Lions fell 56–0 to unbeaten Boerne Champion, but the final score did little to reflect the effort Lockhart continued to show through four quarters against one of the strongest teams on its schedule.