FIRE CALLS

Rockdale VFD Responded to: • 541 South FM 487 for a one-vehicle accident blocking the roadway. • 3731 East US 79 along with AMR and the Milam County Sheriff’s Office for an accident. • 409 Walnut Street for the smell of gas. • CR 313 and 313A for a large grass fire of over 200 acres.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Jail log lists all people charged with offenses through the county jail in Cameron. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week included: July 5—Assist other agency, North Newhouse Avenue, Cameron; information, CR 308, Rockdale area; burn ban violation, FM 908; information, CR 353, Gause area; mental health call, Milam County; mental health call, North...

ORGANIZATIONS

Farmers’ market, garage sale in Davilla Upcoming events at the Davilla Community Center are a farmers’ market and garage sale on Saturday, July 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A potluck dinner and game night will be held at 6 p.m. on Aug. 6.

REUNIONS

Caffey Reunion July 16 at Patterson Center The Sanford and Lucy Caffey family reunion for friends and relatives will be held at Patterson Center adjacent to Fair Park on Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. A pot luck lunch will be served at noon with drinks, plates and utensils furnished.

MILANO NEWS

This week the Simpson twins are in Colorado at church camp. No cell phones for nine days. I know they will survive, but the looks on the faces of all those teens as they boarded the bus can only be described as high anxiety. Conversation is a lost art.

GAUSE NEWS

Our first phone call Monday morning was someone calling about the mortgage on our home. For certain he didn’t know what age person he was calling! The fact is I have a birthday on the 18th of this month and I was born in 1941. Started our day with a laugh.

YARD OF THE MONTH

YARD OF THE MONTH—The home of Mike and Pam Pruett at 716 Middleton has been awarded Yard of the Month for July by Rockdale Earth Day Chairman David Melton who said, “This immaculately kept yard contains Japanese boxwoods, yaupon hollies, sage plants, Esperanza and more to make for a beautiful yard.

‘BAPTISM’ FOR BRETT

‘BAPTISM’ FOR BRETT— At the first weekend of the Backyard Farmers Market a dunking tank was a popular attraction. Here, Mayor Brett Boren gets a soaking from a young shopper. If you look closely, you can see the bean bag on its way to the target.

STAR SPANGLED SALUTE

STAR SPANGLED SALUTE— The Communities in Concert band played in Cameron last weekend at the July 4th Celebration on the square around the courthouse. While fireworks were not allowed, the band playing patriotic music kept everyone in a festive mood.