CIVIC DUTY

CIVIC DUTY—Registered voters turned out Tuesday for the first day of early voting for tne November 3 General Election. Voters that do not want to wait until Election Day or aren’t going to vote by mail can vote early at the George Hill Patterson Community Center. Reporter/Kyle Cooke

Looks better!

The big brass Victory Bell, symbol of Milam County football superiority is now on display of the rotunda of Rockdale High School after the Tigers’ 42-9 win over Cameron two Fridays ago. It has also acquired a new-blue-and-gold paint job.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

Milam County courthouse records for Oct. 1-8. Compiled from public records available on the Milam County website, www. milamcounty.net. Warranty Deeds Geary Stutts to Rebecca Obenhaus – 16 acres, William W. Hill Survey 191 (3,948).

Coping with stress during uncertain times

Stress can affect people’s lives at any moment. Some say that a certain measure of stress can be a good thing that pushes individuals to try their best to overcome obstacles. However, chronic stress is potentially dangerous for the mind and body. 2020 has been a stressful year for many people.

2020 Rockdale Fair Queen pageant

Part of the Rockdale Fair Queen competition included western wear. Here the contestants show off their western style with their individual presentations at the annual competition held Saturday night in the Thorndale Fireman’s Hall.

Remember to take care of little things

We all know that 2020 has been a stressful year. “The Unknown” seems to dominate space in our thought process. For a high school student, this situation is not unique to the pandemic but is definitely intensified. What is this year going to look like? Will we have prom? Will we have sports?

SIX NEW CASES WEDNESDAY

 From County Judge Steve Young Wednesday night: Wednesday we had a total of six new cases to report: four confirmed PCR cases and two new probable (antigen) cases.  Five individuals were discharged from the respective active list and our monitored list increased by twelve.

FIVE NEW CASES TUESDAY

From County Judge Steve Young Tuesday night: We have five new confirmed PCR and five new antigen cases to report in Milam County Tuesday.  One active PCR case and three active antigen cases were discharged.  No one was admitted to a hospital.

FOUR NEW CASES ANNOUNCED

From County Judge Steve Young late Monday night: We have four new PCR confirmed cases and three PCR discharged cases.   We have no new probable cases and six discharged probable cases. No one was admitted to a hospital.

NO NEW (PCR) CASES THURSDAY

From County Judge Steve Young Thursday night: I am happy to report we have no new confirmed PCR cases to report in Milam County Thursday.  However, we do have four new probable cases (antigen) to report.  In addition, we tested a record 30 people in Cameron today with four positive results.