Milam County Girl Scouts acts of service

Girl Scouts of Central Texas (GSCTX) will celebrate their centennial, the 100th anniversary of the first Girl Scout troop formed in our area in 1921. “As part of our centennial celebration, Milam County Girl Scouts has chosen to perform service in Milam County.

AA meeting weekly at Crossroads Church

Rockdale Peace Seekers AA meetings are at Crossroads Bible Church, 811 Burleson St. The meetings are scheduled on Tuesdays and Sundays at 7:30 p.m.

Narcotics Anonymous meeting Thursdays

Narcotics Anonymous meets every Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church. For more information call Terry at 512-429-2429.

Heavenly Treasures shifts their open days

Heavenly Treasures is now open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 9 a.m.-noon. This month special is $5 bags on the July 20.

City repairing sewer line

The intersection at Cherry Lane and Cameron Ave. will be closed to through traffic July 12 until approximately 6 p.m. for sewer line repairs.

WLM supporters fail to hold planned Lexington rally

A group called White Lives Matter distributed fliers about a rally it was planning for Saturday at noon on the downtown square in Lexington. Law enforcement officers gathered en masse to keep the peace should a disturbance break out, but all was quiet on the square from noon until 1 p.m.

Woman dies in accident outside Gause

A Taylor woman died early Tuesday morning in a traffic accident southwest of Gause after being struck by a semitruck on the shoulder of US 79.

Groundwater summit Aug. 9

The Milam and Burleson Counties Groundwater Summit will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 12. The summit is free and open to the public with lunch provided. Topics will cover a variety of issues. Speakers will discuss the status of water in Texas.

Celebrating independence

Despite some heavy afternoon rain, the annual Fourth of July celebration was a crowd pleasing success with music, food, conversation and a fireworks show to top it all off.

Fire chief has devoted career to fighting fires, enforcing laws

Herbie Vaughan’s career in firefighting and law enforcement began like so many others’ careers—he needed a job. He was fairly fresh out of Aldine High School in Houston and wanted to go to work. His first choice was law enforcement. “I wanted to become a police officer,” he said.