County burn ban update, clarification

As many of you know, Milam County has been under a burn ban since February 5. A burn ban is never put in place lightly.

Mystery of the missing hubcaps

ast Wednesday I did the paper route and at one of my stops I accidentally hit a curb pretty hard. It was only after I had made a few more stops that I noticed my front driver’s side hubcap was missing. Luckily I remembered hitting the curb and found the hubcap. I put it back on so all was good.

Daylight Savings Time

In an effort to avoid the biannual clock switch in spring and fall, some well-intended critics of the time change have made the mistake of suggesting that the abolition of daylight saving time—and a return to permanent standard time—would benefit society. They are wrong.

THEY REALLY SAID THAT?

“Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.” —Jesse Jackson (1941-2026)

LOOKING BACK

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO  100 YEARS AGO… Last week Mr. D.L. Baggett and family because residents of Rockdale. They moved here from Minerva where they have lived for a year. Mr.

Milam elections, roads, schools, services

There has been a great deal happening across Milam County in recent weeks, from early voting in the upcoming March 3 Primary Election to major infrastructure meetings and transitions in county offices.

Will Prince Andrew sing like a bird?

So what do you think is going to happen to former Prince Andrew after his arrest and release last Thursday? I think he is going to sing like a bird and tell everything he knows about other people’s Epstein ties.

Jesse Jackson

During a 1987 roast of former basketball star and U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said he wasn’t sure he should tell jokes because he had spent so much time trying to get the country to take him seriously. It was a joke, itself, although one rooted in truth and self-awareness.

The primaries

Explanation of why it’s important to vote in the Texas primaries In Texas, the primary election is where the ballot for November starts to take shape.

Valentines Day was both bad and good

Did everyone have a nice “day of love” on Saturday? Mine was half good and half bad. Noelia and I went to Central Market and then out to eat at our favorite Thai restaurant, Titaya’s, which is just down the street. Never go to Central Market on Valentine’s Day.