Ag board now taking applications for member

The chief appraiser is taking applications for a new member to fill a vacancy on the agricultural advisory board to act as an adviser to the chief appraiser on the valuation and use of agricultural land.

Hearing planned for water district

The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District will hold a public hearing Jan. 12 at 5:30 p.m. to get public comments on the proposed Desired Future Conditions for the area aquifers that were recently adopted by Groundwater Management Area 8 under 36.108, Texas Water Code.

In U-Haul data Texas is No. 2 state in growth

Texas is the No. 2 growth state in America, according to U-Haul data analyzing migration patterns from 2020. Tennessee edges Texas, the leading growth state from 2016-18, and Florida, the No. 1 growth state for 2019, for top honors on the new U-Haul chart.

French invent ‘hug bubble’ for trying times

COVID-19 is particularly frustrating for those whose loved ones are in care facilities; safe distancing while wearing facemasks when visiting them is not the same as a good cuddle.

Thorndale gets COVID-19 update

Thorndale ISD nurse Sara Sanders told the board of trustees about updated COVID quarantine statistics and discussed the new guidelines that changed the quarantine period from 14 days to 10 days at the district’s Dec. 16 meeting in the administration building.

Who is that masked man?

Having to wear a mask during the COVID pandemic can not only be uncomfortable, it can also hide your identity. That might appeal to some people but can be unsettling for others, giving them a feeling that they are losing their identities, says the Association of Mature American Citizens.

Advent Giving

As part of the church’s yearly Advent Giving, the parishioners of St. Joseph Catholic Church collected lap blankets, body wash and plastic containers to be donated to the Rockdale Rehabilitation Center. Father Pedro Castillo, the pastor at St.

ROCKDALE POLICE REPORT

Rockdale officers worked two minor wrecks during the past week with one of them being a hit and run. A blue truck reportedly hit an unoccupied 2008 vehicle and took off after the accident which was in the 200 block of San Andres. That happened Sunday at 5:09 p.m.

FIRE CALLS

• Tuesday, 2:19 p.m., Gause VFD responded to a grass fire on Cox Hollow Road. • Friday, 1:36 p.m., Rockdale VFD along with Milam County Sheriff’s Office and AMR responded to South FM 908 for a car that flipped over. • Friday, 4:34 a.m.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Jail log lists all the people charged with offenses though the county jail in Cameron. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.