MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week included: Feb. 22—Mental health call, North FM 487; mental health call, CR 342, Milano area; motor assist, CR 120; theft, CR 235; assist other agency, Woods Road, Rockdale; animal call, CR 104, Buckholts area. Feb.

Throwers raise $6,713 for Darian ‘Hump’ Jackson

Milam County Throwers (formerly known as Milam County Washer Throwers) held a benefit Sunday at the Rockdale VFW for Darian “Hump” Jackson, a 10-year-old boy who has been in the hospital with encephalitis since August 2021. The total raised was $6,713.

ORGANIZATIONS

Salty Cemetery Assoc. meeting March 7th The Salty Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 7. The meeting will be held in the Salty Church Annex.

GAUSE NEWS

What a beautiful Monday morning. It is still a little cool, but it will warm up. March is here so it will probably be blowing the “March winds,” then a couple of more months down the road, it will be hot.

ROCKDALE MULTISERVICE CENTER MENU

Monday—Chicken breast with gravy, fluffy rice, mixed veggies, wheat roll, oranges, milk. Tuesday—Barbecue beef on bun, potato salad, Ranch Style beans, oatmeal cookies, milk. Wednesday—Beef goulash with egg noodles, Tuscan vegetables, fruit cup, milk.

Jambalaya made in a crockpot

How would you like to come home from work and have everything almost done in the crockpot? I like this recipe for that reason. All you have to do is put the shrimp in the crockpot and make some rice and dinner is done. This recipe called for leaving the shrimp tails on.

The verbs of Faith

Jesus is a lot of things. He is our Lord which means master, He is our brother, He is our friend, He is our Savior and He is our King. He’s the guy that tells us where the fish are (John 21:6), He’s the guy that calms the storm (Mark 4:35- 41) and He’s the guy that makes breakfast (John 21:12).

Speaking words of wisdom, ‘Let it be’

It is interesting to me that in the Gospel of Matthew, when Jesus, for the very first time, makes his will known, that he finds resistance. Jesus came to be baptized by John, but “John would have prevented him.” It is here that Jesus speaks for the first time in the New Testament: “Let it be so now.

Milam County down to nine COVID cases

Our numbers continue to go down.  Today we have only s new cases to report, 9 cases to discharge leaving us with 9 active, confirmed cases in the County.  No new hospitalizations and new deaths.  Two individuals were tested in Rockdale today, but both were negative.

Texas WIC Adds Formula Options For Families Affected By Recall

Texas WIC is actively working with the USDA and Abbott, the makers of Similac, on the impact of the recent infant formula recall on families, and WIC has temporarily added more options.