GAUSE NEWS

It does not take much to entertain a cat. We have one that is having a time playing with a drinking straw this morning. Very cloudy and dreary this Monday morning. Maybe it will clear before noon? Or maybe it will be better for you if it is cloudy and dreary?

REUNIONS

Appelt Family Reunion to be held June 4th The Appelt Family will be celebrating its 59th reunion on Sunday, June 4, at Appelt’s Hill Hall in Hallettsville. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. and lunch of stew, sausage and assorted side dishes will be served at noon.

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. • Keith Dwayne Caffey, 45, Thorndale, retaliation, criminal trespass, in custody on $3,500 bond.

One felony arrest, 4 traffic accidents during past week

Rockdale Police Officers made one felony arrest during the past seven days: • Colby Mueller-Langley, 22, Bryan, was arrested on a Burnet County warrant for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and a Brazos County warrant for evading arrest detention with vehicle.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Office during the past week included: May 2—Suspicious vehicle, FM 1331; assist other agency, Cameron Avenue, Rockdale; traffic hazard, FM 486; welfare check, FM 485; motorist assist, FM 485; 911 abandoned call, FM 3242; welfare check, TX 36; 911 abandoned call,...

FIRE CALLS

Responded to: • US 77 at FM 908 on Thursday for a report of railroad ties on fire. • West US 79 at CR 308 on Friday for a minor two-vehicle accident. • Dyer Street on Friday for a report of power lines sparking. • 313 Oak Park 3 on Monday for a two-vehicle accident with injuries.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

Milam County courthouse records for April 27 through May 7. Compiled from public records available at milam. tx.publicsearch.us. Warranty Deeds Josiah Wilson to 21 Real Estate LLC – Lot 15, Block 6, Terral Heights 1, Cameron, and 0.27 acres, J.A. DePena Survey 43 (1,638).

Cameron officer, suspect dead in shootout

CAMERON PD OFFICER, SUSPECT BOTH DEAD IN SHOOTOUT   An early morning shootout left the suspect and a Cameron Police officer both dead.   Milam County Sheriff Mike Clore confirmed a Cameron PD officer is dead after authorities executed a raid early this morning in Cameron.

Fiesta at Wolf Park

The Chamber of Commerce will host a fiesta party at the farmers market at Wolf Park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday with a salsa contest and a pinata for the kids.

RPD asks for help from the public over shooting

The Rockdale Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in the shooting death of Jeffery McKinney Jr. on April 27. “We are also asking our citizens who may have doorbell or security cameras to review your footage from this date between the hours of 5 p.m.