Czech museum has new exhibition

The Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center in Temple will present “The Bonfire of Liberties: Censorship of the Humanities,” an exhibition by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities during March and April.

DPS beefs up patrols for spring break

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is stepping up enforcement efforts as traffic picks up for spring break. DPS Texas Highway Patrol Troopers will increase traffic enforcement as part of Operation CARE (Crash Awareness and Reduction Effort) from March 13 through March 21, including St.

Time is right to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations

There has not been a better time to get on the vaccination list, urged County Judge Steve Young in his daily email. “We will vaccinate almost 1,100 individuals this week and this will deplete our waiting list. If you get on the list now, you could get vaccinated as early as next Tuesday,” he said.

Time for the over 50 age group to sign up for vaccinations

Last week Milam County administered a whopping 897 doses of the vaccine, Milam County Judge Steve Young said in his daily email.  "This was done over the course of two days and the most we have done in a 48 hour period to date.

City working on water leak on North Wilcox today

North Wilcox Street will be closed to through traffic between Hillyer and Cordova until approximately 3 p.m. today due to water leak repairs.

Milam gets extra vaccine doses from Bell County

Thursday the county made arrangements with Bell County to receive 1,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, Milam County Judge Steve Young said in his daily email. "We will pick up the doses early next week and start administering the drug.

Bell giving Milam County extra doses of vaccine

Milam County has made arrangements with Bell County to receive 1,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. We will pick up the doses early next week and start administering the drug. At this point we plan to use 500 doses for first round shots and 500 doses for second round.

Committee sees bills dealing with first amendment

The Senate State Affairs Committee heard bills related to both freedom of religion and freedom of speech as it held its first meeting of the session Monday. Sen.

Mask, open business call met with joy, caution

On Texas Independence Day, Gov. Greg Abbott pronounced Texans free of a mask mandate he imposed last year. He also said businesses could return to 100 percent operational force.

County picks Clore as new sheriff

The Milam County Commissioners Court voted for continuity in selecting acting Sheriff Mike Clore as Milam County sheriff until the general election in November of 2022.