Ofc. Meadows responds to two traffic accidents

Accidents • Ofc. Meadows responded to Caffey Corner for a minor two-vehicle accident with no injuries on June 18 at 12:14 p.m. • Ofc. Meadows responded to Walmart for a minor two-vehicle accident with no injuries on June 18 at 4:05 p.m.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Jail log lists all people charged with offenses through the county jail in Cameron. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. • Corey Lee Anderson, 29, Buckholts, assault of family/household member with previous conviction, released.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff's Office during the past week included: Tuesday, June 16—Controlled burn, Jesse Street, Rockdale; inmate transport, Fannin Avenue, Cameron; suspicious activity, US 77; scam, private road; disturbance, US 79; inmate transport, Fannin Avenue, Cameron; inmate...

FIRE CALLS

Rockdale VFD Responded to: • North FM 908 and Bush Road for an iPhone crash detection notification on June 16 at 5:28 p.m. • Holly Drive and South FM 487 for a small grass fire on June 20 at 8:36 p.m. • 1620 CR 302 for a fire on June 21 at 9:47 p.m.

Three refreshing salad recipes

Most everyone loves the tomato, onion and cucumber salad during the summer. Here is a different version without cucumber. Tomato and Onion Salad 2 lbs.

County adds ambulance station in Milano

The addit ion of an ambulance station in Milano is great news! Kain Dodd has done such a good job advocating for emergency services in this area. The county still needs to look at response times in the Lin Luce area.

ORGANIZATIONS

Liberty community homecoming July 5 Everyone is invited to the annual Liberty Homecoming Picnic and Cemetery Meeting on Sunday, July 5. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. with the cemetery meeting starting at 11. The picnic lunch will begin shortly after the cemetery meeting.

Decorating for America’s 250th anniversary

Each year on July 4, many Americans are in a celebratory mood as they prepare for all the fanfare involved with Independence Day festivities. But Independence Day 2026 stands to be extra special since it marks America’s 250th birthday.

The happiest place

“Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn” (Romans 12:15) We have t a lked about this before but happy places matter. I have several happy places. For the most part any place the Blonde is present is a happy place for me. I love to be around the Blonde.

‘What’s in a name?’

“What’s in a name?” is a famous philosophical musing from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It asks whether labels define the true essence of something. The answer is No, but at times, tragically Yes.