Lockhart News

The best way to deal with Union Countya TMs high unemployment may be to drown it.

LOCKHART a ' The increased cost of sewage treatment and expected reductions in state revenue are reflected in Lockharta TMs 2009-2010 budget.

A Union man was sentenced to more than four years in prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to breaking into a house.

The Union County Sheriffa s Office is investigating thefts and break-ins at three different residences reported since Friday.

A Jamaican man trying to scam a Lockhart woman didna t have the Publishera s Clearing-house check he claimed he had, but he did have an earful of obscenities for employees of the sheriffa s office.

State Rep. Mike Anthony provided Lockhart with fast and efficient service when it needed help repairing a sewer line, Mayor Ailene Ashe says.

Rachel Gilchrist is the 2009 Kennedy Academic Recognition Award winner at USC-Union. She received a plaque and $1,000. As the winner of the Kennedy Academic Recognition Award at USC-Union, Rachel Gilchrist received $1,000 to spend any way she chooses.

Six people have been arrested on drug charges in cases made by the Union County Sheriffa TMs Office.

The Union County Sheriffa s Office should establish a permanent presence in Lockhart and Carlisle.

Having a deputy stationed at town hall would make citizens feel safer, Carlisle's mayor says.

John Heath and Terry Sturgill with Neighbor Helping Neighbor build a handrail at a home on Arthur Boulevard.

The City of Union will get more than $1.5 million and could save up to $400,000 a year on the wholesale cost of electricity by selling its peak power generation plant to Lockhart Power, utility director Joe Nichols says.

A Lockhart man who killed his friend in a hunting accident was given a 90-day prison sentence Thursday.

On the job: Misti Horton is the new public defender for Union County. By ANNA BROWN Becoming a lawyer wasn't Misti Horton's original career choice.

More than a dozen people were arrested on 27 charges during a crime sweep in Union County on Friday the 13th.

The Union Daily Times has been honored for its extensive coverage of the Patriot's Lake project last year.

Jonesville and Lockhart schools may have to share a School Resource Officer next year.

A system that disposes of treated sewage on land rather than discharging it into a river is one of the options available to the Town of Lockhart.

All in the family Billie Rae Burns and her daughters, Melanie Brewington and Adair Burns, are all USC-Union graduates.

LOCKHART a ' An important meeting regarding the future of Lockharta TMs sewer system is planned for Thursday morning.