THORNDALE TOP BUSINESS

—Auctioneer Buddy Johnson was named Business of the Month for July recently by the Thorndale Area Chamber of Commerce. Johnson had been an auctioneer for 49 years and got his auctioneers license at age 17. His wife Marilyn has assisted him in auctions. Chamber members made the presentation.

Deputies respond to three fraud calls

SHERIFF’S REPORT Milam County sheriff’s Department deputies responded to three fraud calls in less than three hours Thursday in different rural areas of the county. Calls sent deputies to FM 2095 near Cameron, CR 426 in the Thorndale area and CR 342 near Milano.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the jail log for July 10-16 from the Milam County Sheriff’s Department. Jail logs list all persons charged with offenses through the county jail docket. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.

Sales tax: Better news for Rockdale

A little good news for Rockdale and the Rockdale Municipal Development District (MDD) in the monthly sales tax checks disbursed last week by the state. Even though their year-to-date totals remain down slightly from 2018, both registered increases in the July checks compared to July of last year.

Brooks book signing set

LIBRARY NOTES Join us for a book signing and presentation by Dr. Dennis Brooks at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2. “A Church Named Ruth” by Dr. Brooks is about the book of Ruth in the Old Testament.

Health and Resource Fair ahead August 7th at Cameron school

Cameron ISD Student Health Advisory Council and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service-Milam County will host a Family Health and Resource Fair at the Ben Milam Elementary Cafeteria. It’s set for 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 7th.

Shovels Up

Participating in ground breaking for Rockdale Estates & Rehabilitation nursing home Thursday: From left, Mayor John King; Michael Smith, builder; Lisa Roberts, Rockdale MDD; Dr.

GAUSE NEWS

Gause Baptist youth are home from church camp and report having a great time. Bryce and Natalie Rasco and family, James and Sherri Rasco and family spent Sunday afternoon visiting with Wanda and Al Coats. Gause Baptist Church will have Vacation Bible School July 30-Aug. 2 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

10-day closing set

One of Milam County’s busiest highways is set to close at an intersection for about 10 days beginning Friday. It’s at the US 190/79-Texas 36 corner just north of the Union Pacific Railroad overpass in Milano.

Stricken sheriff eyes return to Milam as fund drive starts

The news is mostly good this week as Milam County Sheriff David Greene continues to recuperate in a Portland, Oregon, hospital from a heart attack that nearly claimed his life. Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris White said the next goal is to return the sheriff to Milam County to continue his recovery.