City working on water leak on North Wilcox today

North Wilcox Street will be closed to through traffic between Hillyer and Cordova until approximately 3 p.m. today due to water leak repairs.

Milam gets extra vaccine doses from Bell County

Thursday the county made arrangements with Bell County to receive 1,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, Milam County Judge Steve Young said in his daily email. "We will pick up the doses early next week and start administering the drug.

Bell giving Milam County extra doses of vaccine

Milam County has made arrangements with Bell County to receive 1,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. We will pick up the doses early next week and start administering the drug. At this point we plan to use 500 doses for first round shots and 500 doses for second round.

Committee sees bills dealing with first amendment

The Senate State Affairs Committee heard bills related to both freedom of religion and freedom of speech as it held its first meeting of the session Monday. Sen.

Mask, open business call met with joy, caution

On Texas Independence Day, Gov. Greg Abbott pronounced Texans free of a mask mandate he imposed last year. He also said businesses could return to 100 percent operational force.

County picks Clore as new sheriff

The Milam County Commissioners Court voted for continuity in selecting acting Sheriff Mike Clore as Milam County sheriff until the general election in November of 2022.

City cancels one race, declares Boren new council member, names election officials

Rockdale City Council members voted on first reading to void the May election for the open seat in the West Ward and declare Brett Boren the new city council member as he was the only candidate for that open seat.

COVID-19 claims two more lives in Milam County

Two more Milam County people have died so far this week from the effects of COVID-19, according to County Judge Steve Young’s report from Tuesday night. At the end of 2020 in Milam County, the COVID-19 death toll was 11.

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Good attendance is good path to success

Good attendance is critical for students to be successful in High School. Students are required to be present in school at least 90% of the school year. The 90% rule and what constitutes excused versus unexcused absences can be confusing.