Footprints in the mud

During one of my last semesters in T.C.U.’s Brite Divinity School, we had an African-American, adjunct professor, Rev. Dr. Jesse Truvillion. It wasn’t until years later that I learned the stature of that man. He had studied under George Kelsey, who had taught Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

CHURCH NEWS

Salty Cemetery Assn. to meet March 2nd The annual meeting of the Salty Cemetery Association will be held on March 2 at 7 p.m. at the Salty Church Annex.

ORGANIZATIONS

Trail Life meetings Trail Life meets at 6:30 p.m. every second and fourth Monday at Meadowbrook Baptist Church in the fellowship hall. All boys and their dads are welcome. For more information, contact Stephen Ammons 512-- 446-3367.

Food for warm and cool temps

As I'm writing this it is currently 70 degrees and we are in the middle of a fool's spring. I have a sneaky suspicion that winter will be back with a vengeance, we just don't know when. So here is an easy crockpot recipe for when it does get cold again.

Rockdale PD makes four felony arrests, responds to two traffic accidents

Rockdale Police Officers made four felony arrests dur ing the past week including: • Stacy David, 59, Rockdale, was arrested by Sgt. Lentz for theft of property (under $2,400) with two or more previous convictions. • Juan Jose Lemus Henriquez, 17, Rockdale, was arrested by Ofc.

FIRE CALLS

Rockdale VFD Responded to: • 952 Allday for embers burning from a trash pile on Feb. 12 at 10:44 p.m. • 411 East 6th Street for a tree branch on fire on Feb. 15 at 6:44 p.m. Thorndale VFD Responded to: • 17801 FM 112 for mutual aid on a structure fire on Feb. 10 at 9:08 p.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 REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff 's Office dur ing the past week included: Tuesday, Feb.

AI is transforming agriculture

Technology has revolutionized global agriculture. Automation has changed the agricultural sector, and those changes might have arrived in the nick of time.

Treat for grass burrs

Grass burrs are one of the most common weeds in both lawn and pasture settings. Now is the time to treat if you want to make a dent in their presence for this coming year. The mos t e f fe c t ive means of control for grass burrs is through the use of a pre-emergent herbicide.