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Milam County Ag ID team members are (front row, L-R) Sophia Fuchs, Mackenzie Holcombe, Peyton Warford, Winston Walzel and Hollie Rennemeyer; (back row) James Holcombe, Luke Holcombe, Caleb Fuchs, Brioni Bolivar and Kallie Rennemeyer.

Milam 4-H competes at Rodeo Austin Ag Identification Contest

Milam 4-h News Micah Holcombe

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 11:08

Milam County 4-H members showcased their agricultural knowledge and competitive spirit at the Rodeo Austin Agricultural Product Identification Contest held on March 23, earning strong team and individual results against top competitors from across the state.

O.D. Butler Forage Field Day

The Ag Side Josh Evans

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 11:08

The O.D. Butler Forage Field Day will be held on May 15 at the Thomas Ranch located at 10365 Summer Lane in Anderson. This field day will offer three CEUs for pesticide applicators.

LOOKING BACK

News Staff

Wed, 03/25/2026 - 10:26

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO The Milam County Inter-scholastic Meet held at Rockdale on March 19-20 was a big success despite the heavy rains that hell intermittently on both days.

ORGANIZATIONS

Trail Life Meetings

Wed, 03/25/2026 - 10:26

Trail Life meets at 6:30 p.m. every second and fourth Monday at Meadowbrook Baptist Church in the fellowship hall. All boys and their dads are welcome. For more information, contact Stephen Ammons 512-446-3367.

Life as art

He Told Me To Tell You That Ken Ansell

Wed, 03/25/2026 - 10:26

“And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.” (1 Corinthians 6:14) Iwas on social media the other day and ran across a project of the Brooklyn Art Library. They call it the, “Artist Sketchbook” project, for $30.

We built a fence that took him in

Hidden In Christ With God Greg Nichols

Wed, 03/25/2026 - 10:26

In the frenzy of battle during World War II, it wasn’t always possible to return fallen soldiers to their homeland for burial. Many lay where they fell and died and are only remembered today by anonymous graves. Fearing this fate for one of their own, a U.S.

LOOKING BACK

News Staff

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 09:43

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO Guy Clymore, mine superintendent of the Big Lump & Texas Coal Company, was killed yesterday morning when he fell under the wheels of a coal car while the “mine turn” local was switching at t he Texas C oal C ompany mine, two miles east of Rockdale.

ORGANIZATIONS

News Staff

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 09:43

Trail Life meetings Trail Life meets at 6:30 p.m. every second and fourth Monday at Meadowbrook Baptist Church in the fellowship hall. All boys and their dads are welcome. For more information, contact Stephen Ammons 512-- 446-3367.

Deep water

He Told Me To Tell You That Ken Ansell

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 09:43

Most of ten when Christians experience any kind of suffering, it’s suffering that gets the win. What I’m saying is we don’t do very well when it comes to what James calls, “trials of various kinds” (James 1:2).

God won’t forget his promises

Hidden In Christ With God Greg Nichols

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 09:43

In 1660, a Baptist preacher named John Bunyan was sentenced to twelve years in prison for preaching the Gospel without a license. It was during those years that Bunyan wrote the famous Christian allegory, The Pilgrim’s Progress.