Ag booster club holding online fundraiser

Milano/Gause Ag Booster Club is currently holding an online fundraiser to help support local 4-H and FFA projects at the upcoming Milam County Junior Livestock Show (MCJLS). Check out the group’s Facebook page for your chance to win great items.

ORGANIZATIONS

AA meets at Crossroads Bible Church weekly Rockdale Peace Seekers AA meetings are at Crossroads Bible Church, 811 Burleson Street. The meetings are scheduled on Tuesdays and Sundays at 7:30 p.m.

GAUSE NEWS

It’s a beautiful Monday morning. Maybe it will be nice for spring break and families can do the activities they have planned. A reminder that the Dendy Brown Benefit/Ride fundraiser will be held at Nat’s in Milano on Saturday, March 30. The ride fee is $20 per person or $25 with a passenger.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

Milam County courthouse records for March 3-10. Compiled from public records available at milam.tx.publicsearch.us. Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure Regina Ortega Moreno to Clay Korth – Lot 19, Block 1, Smith Addition. Warranty Deeds Brandon Coleman et al to Tiffany Granzin and Toby Granzin – 5.

Downtown beautification

The work on the buildings in the 200 block of East Cameron Avenue is completed. The buildings were painted two colors to emphasize the two buildings, and had wood and stucco work done.

Help from FEMA for those impacted by winter storms

If you sustained damage from snow and ice during the winter storms and you have insurance, contact your insurance company and then FEMA. Your insurance claim information is needed to determine eligibility for federal assistance.

Czech museum has new exhibition

The Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center in Temple will present “The Bonfire of Liberties: Censorship of the Humanities,” an exhibition by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities during March and April.

DPS beefs up patrols for spring break

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is stepping up enforcement efforts as traffic picks up for spring break. DPS Texas Highway Patrol Troopers will increase traffic enforcement as part of Operation CARE (Crash Awareness and Reduction Effort) from March 13 through March 21, including St.

Time is right to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations

There has not been a better time to get on the vaccination list, urged County Judge Steve Young in his daily email. “We will vaccinate almost 1,100 individuals this week and this will deplete our waiting list. If you get on the list now, you could get vaccinated as early as next Tuesday,” he said.

Time for the over 50 age group to sign up for vaccinations

Last week Milam County administered a whopping 897 doses of the vaccine, Milam County Judge Steve Young said in his daily email.  "This was done over the course of two days and the most we have done in a 48 hour period to date.