City Offices to Close on Thursday due to weather

Due to potential freezing weather conditions, City offices will be closed on Thursday, February 3, 2022. Offices will reopen on Friday, February 4th at 10 AM. If you need immediate assistance, contact the Police Department at 512-446-3436.

LOST LOAD IN FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE 2-1-22

A tractor trailer lost its load directly in front of the post office this moring about 8 a.m. This will probably take a while to clean up so avoid the area if possible.

January 27 COVID Report

Today we report 42 new cases, 68 discharged cases leaving us with 286 confirmed, active cases in the County.  There were no new hospital admissions and new no deaths.  There is no doubt the numbers are coming down.

January 27 is Holocaust Remembrance Day

The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer to Go Public With SPAC Merger; Deal Values Company at Around $4B

Bitdeer Technologies, which operates five cryptocurrency mining data centers in the U.S. and Norway, announced its merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Blue Safari Group Acquisition Corp. on Thursday.

Jackson arrested on one count of Promotion of Child Pornography

On January 25 the Milam County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Texas Attorney General’s Office Child Exploitation Unit in the execution of a search warrant at 2700 block of CR 306, Rockdale, Texas.

Monday evening COVID report

Today we report 128 new cases and 168 discharged cases leaving us with 316 confirmed active cases in Milam County.  This is down 50 cases from our high of 365 last week.  Five individuals were hospitalized and seven were discharged.  We have no new deaths to report.

TODAY'S COVID REPORT

Today we have 94 new cases to report and 67 cases to discharge, leaving 365 active confirmed cases in Milam County.  This is another new record number of case and the fourth record we have set this month!  Four individuals were hospitalized, which brings the total to thirteen.

Our downtown saga continues

The concrete in the 100 block of Cameron Avenue that was recently poured is being torn up today by Big Creek Construction, the company hired by TxDOT to do the work. The operator of the jackhammer equipment said the concrete was poured too high and has to be redone.

Human remains found

On Jan. 11, 2022, Milam County Deputies responded to 1994 US 77 in Cameron on a report of possible human remains found in an abandoned house. Deputies arrived and searched the residence, locating the reported remains. The landowner(s) were notified and a search of the property was conducted.