County offices closed

All county offices are closed Friday due to concerns about the cold weather. They will also be closed Monday for Presidents' Day.

Weather closure

On Monday all HealthPoint Clinics will be closed due to weather. On Tuesday, all HealthPoint Clinics will open at 10 am.  

Milam County death toll from COVID-19 stands at 35

Two more Milam County residents have died from COVID-19 in Milam County. This brings the death toll to 35, since the pandemic started early last year. In addition, the active cases rose again Wednesday, to 175.

COVID-19 forces RISD to make calendar changes

Citing a rising number of COVID-19 cases, Rockdale Independent School District is making changes to the calendar. Due to the rising numbers of COVID cases in our district, we have decided to make the following changes to our calendar: “Safety is always a priority for our students and our staff.

MDD, Rockdale redo actions challenged by suit

At Monday night’s meeting of the Rockdale Municipal Development District, the board voted to name Uryan Nelson of the Central Texas Council of Governments as the district’s interim manager and then later after an executive session charged him with firing the current executive assistant for the...

Frying up funds

The fish fry fundraiser for Alex Sandoval at Brett’s Backyard BBQ was a success on Saturday.

Milam County sets COVID-19 record

The infections set an all-time high Tuesday at 171. This is four more than the prior record of 167 set in late December 202o. “Clearly, we have a lot of the COVID-19 virus in Milam County,” County Judge Steve Young said in his daily email.

ConnectedNation still needs Milam surveys

Milam County is well on its way to having enough surveys for ConnectedNation-Texas to begin its tabulation and analysis to access the county’s needs for improved internet service, according to the group.

Black Family: Identity, diversity, values

Editor’s note: The late Susie Sansom Piper, authored Black History Series for The Reporter over a 42-year period. This year’s series is being written by her granddaughter Tamara Powell. Roderick Wesley was the middle child of the nine children born to Annie Bell Page and Charles C. Wesley.

Make sure those students attend scheduled tutorials

What a crazy ride this has been. We realize that many things have changed over the last year, as we have all learned to navigate living in the midst of a pandemic. However, one that has not changed is our dedication to educating your student.