FIRE CALLS

Fire calls for South Milam County volunteer fire departments during the past week included: • 6:04 a.m. Dec. 5, vehicle fire, Texas 36 at CR 241B. • 3:07 p.m. Thursday, structure fire at Logs to Lumber, 334 East US 79, fully-engulfed, Rockdale VFD. See photos pages 1A and 6A. • 12:08 a.m.

Lady Eagles prepped, ready for District 25-2A season

The Milano Lady Eagles went 0-4 at the Fayetteville Tournament this past weekend. “We lost all four games,” said Jordan Merkord, MHS girl’s head basketball coach. “But we grew a lot as a team.” The Lady Eagles lost to Shiner-St. Paul 48-35 on the first day of the tournament.

Cow-Calf Clinic Jan. 3 in Cameron

CAMERON—The 38th Annual Central Texas Cow/ Calf Clinic will be held Thursday, Jan. 3, at the Milam County Youth Exposition Building, 301 South Houston in Cameron.

SPECTACULAR

—The Logs to Lumber fire, just east of the US 77-79 underpass, send billows of smoke high into the air, visible for miles Thursday afternoon. Police briefly blocked the highway to allow Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department fire trucks to enter.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

COUNTY COURT Mineral Deeds Harriett Atkinson Clemons Estate, Leland C. Clemons and William H. Clemons, individually and as successor independent co-executors, to Charles G. Salvato, Patricia A. Salvato and Joe Salvato – William E. Harris Survey.

Go to the light

That’s what over 100 students from a dozen schools did recently at Fair Park as Perry & Perry Builders sponsored the first annual Tiger Tough welding competition. It was a “track meet” format with schools getting points based on individual events.

QUICK LOOK

Friday deadline for Reporter’s Santa Letters Deadline to turn in Santa letters to The Reporter is Friday. Letters need to contain both the first and last names of the child. They can be dropped off at the office, 221 East Cameron.

Christmas ‘miracle’ on the way?

It’s the season of miracles and it now appears a major one may be on the horizon for the Rockdale area.

Santa 1, Grinch 0

Get the point? The Good Guys certainly came out on top in Rockdale’s night-time Christmas Parade on Saturday. Santa (Tom Loth) triumphantly arrived as the final entry while the Grinch (Dustin Thomas) got thrown in jail on the Milam County CrimeStoppers float.

‘Capital murder’ in child’s death

Rockdale police have filed a charge of capital murder against a 30-year-old local resident in connection with the death of a 20-month-old girl Monday. Lt. Stephen Goodrich said Patricia Ann Rader was pronounced dead at a San Gabriel Street residence by Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Andy Isaacs.