COVID-19 claims another Milam County life

     COVID-19 has claimed a third life in the month of July bringing Milam County's death toll from the disease to 52.      There were no deaths from the disease, which now has a vaccine, in June. The last reported death due to COVID-19 before the three so far this month was in late May.

Expect a miracle

When I was a kid, Pastors like Oral Roberts were in their heyday. He was on television, built a college and was influencing a jillion people. Pastor Roberts had a tagline, “Expect a miracle.” I like that. I like the idea of waking up every day with a faithful anticipation of God working in my life.

ROCKDALE CHRISTIAN SERVICES

RCS food pantry Rockdale Christian Services operates a food pantry at 224 West Cameron Avenue, open the second and fourth Thursday and Friday of the each month from 10 a.m. to noon.

The faithful Christian lives in the middle

Greek mythology tells us the tragic story of Icarus. Icarus and his father Daedalus were imprisoned on the island of Crete by King Minos.

Abraham knew God would provide the lamb

Abraham was to be the father of many nations, but it was a hard road to get there. Abraham’s life was to include four crises that would take any person’s faith to the brink. 1. He was asked by God to leave his country and his kinsman. 2.

Samsung eyes Williamson for big facility

Representatives of Samsung Austin Semiconductor took steps to receive tax breaks from the Taylor Independent School District last month and has filed with the state comptroller’s office notice that it is considering a site in Williamson County to build a new manufacturing facility.

Rep. Wilson to be summit keynoter

The Milam and Burleson Counties Groundwater Summit is nearing its date of Aug. 12.

City, TxDOT working to resolve downtown issue

The good news is TxDOT contractors have resumed work along US 79. The bad news, for now, is the work isn’t downtown, but it is coming, officials said. “We are working as fast as we can with TxDOT to get this approved and underway,” said Rockdale City Manager Barbara Holly earlier this week.

Girl Scouts learning, helping others

Above, Milam County Girl Scouts learned all about how bees pollinate plants that makes food production possible in a program last month at the Kay Theatre.

Park board to go after project grants

After a long layoff, the Rockdale Park Board met in City Council chambers July 15 and authorized member Michelle Larkin to seek grants to apply for which would help pay for some of the things the board would like to see done at the city’s parks.