MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Jail log lists all people charged with offenses through the country jail in Cameron. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. • Richard Lewis Hill, 53, Cameron, DWI third or more, violation of parole, in custody on $5,000 bond.

Canine skills demonstration

The Rockdale Police Department has a new canine member, Roki. Roki put on demonstrations of sniffing out narcotics and tracking suspects after Monday night’s city council meeting. Here Roki and handler, officer Dillian Ford, “apprehended the suspect” played by Councilman Brett Boren. 

Deaths of Texans not wearing seat belts spikes in 2020

Despite a drop in the number of traffic crashes throughout the year, 2020 saw a spike in the number of fatalities overall and deaths of people in Texas from not wearing a seat belt. That’s why TxDOT is reminding everyone that buckling up is the best defense in a crash.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF CALLS

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week included: May 4—Information, CR 308; suspicious activity, North FM 487, Buckholts area; close patrol, CR 235; type of call not listed, CR 342, Milano area; animal call, North FM 487, Rockdale area.

Several Milano sports camps taking place in coming weeks

There are several sports summer camps taking place at Milano ISD in the coming weeks. • There will be a Milano basketball camp from May 31 to June 3 for students entering seventh through ninth grades. The boys’ camp will be held from 8-11 a.m. and the girls’ camp is from noon-2 p.m.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

Milam County courthouse records for April 30 to May 5. Compiled from public records available at milam.tx.publicsearch.us. Warranty Deeds Durwood V. Thompson Jr. to Durwood V. Thompson Jr. – 11.508 acres, Charles Tom Survey 355 (1,852). Eldon A.

SOAR donates to Veterans of Foreign Wars

The Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees donated money to the Veterans of Foreign Wars recently at the VFW Hall in Rockdale. Shown are (L-R) Boyd Taylor, Taylor Carpenter, Rod Roderick, Larry Rubino and Peggy Eckman. 

GAUSE NEWS

I called Delores Fisher to see if she had any news. She told me the only news she had was that she had a wonderful Mother’s Day. I’m sure that’s true of all we mothers if we had a chance to see or talk with our children.

Salad and cookies balance life

I got an interesting question the other day and I’m going to share it in case there are others wondering. The question was about keeping a recipe alcohol-free, and there are a variety of reasons why someone might want to do that.

Milam County 4-H seniors earn $62,000 in scholarships

Milam County 4-H members received $62,500 in scholarships from 4-H. Six 4-H members received $500 in scholarship from the Milam County 4-H Foundation Chris Holcombe Memorial Scholarship: Colby Barton, Kincaid Callahan, Colby Green, Gabriel Ramthun, Sydney Vaculin, Grant Widner.