County work

Work to renovate the former Little River Hospital building is under way. The building is being stripped to the walls and ceilings before the new construction begins.

Police make three felony arrests over past week

A 33-year-old Rockdale man was arrested Friday at 5:15 p.m. by officer Zachary Krejci on a Mason County warrant for man/delivery of controlled substance (less than 1 gram). A 36-year-old woman out of Austin was arrested Saturday at 1:12 a.m.

FIRE CALLS

• Wednesday, 9:46 p.m., Milano VFD responded to the 1100 block of CR 336 for a report that a house that was being torn down was on fire. Firefighters discovered that there was an unreported controlled burn going on. • Thursday, 5:05 a.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.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S CALLS

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week included: June 15—Suspicious activity, South US 77, Rockdale; civil matter, Milano; information, North Orchard Avenue, Cameron; information, Bays Road; traffic complaint, Us 190, Buckholts; information, North Central Avenue,...

New Chamber member

Dr. Patrick Sarager of Liberty Family Dental has joined the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce. Sarager opened his practice in Rockdale on Sept. 1, 2020.

Meals to make when it’s too hot outside

Well, what did you all make for your Father’s Day meal? We had our annual shrimp and crab boil which was cooked outside and it sure was good. We normally do this meal in early spring but that didn’t work out this year so we did it for Father’s Day.

MILANO NEWS

PARADE, MEAL— The City of Milano has announced its annual Independence Day parade will take place this year. However, the event will be held on Saturday, July 3. The parade will start at 10:30 a.m. in the football field parking lot.

GAUSE NEWS

Not much happening this Monday morning. It is cloudy but will probably clear before noon. It is already hot. I’m sitting here by the phone and we are always getting phone calls for the beauty shop wanting us to get the deal set up for credit cards.

ORGANIZATIONS

Milam Community Theatre will present “Charlotte’s Web” at their location at 408 South Columbus Avenue in Cameron. Upcoming performances are Friday, June, 25; Saturday, June 26; Friday, July 2; and Saturday, July 3. All performances are at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5, with children 3 and under free.