MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S CALLS

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week included: Sept.

Two state jail terms returned

CAMERON—A 55-year-old Rockdale man received two state jail terms recently in Judge John Youngblood’s 20th District Court, according to Prosecutor Bill Torrey.

ORGANIZATIONS

Railroad museum to reopen Saturday Volunteers and staff at the Milam County Railroad Museum are ready to open on a limited schedule on Saturdays beginning Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors must wear masks and observe social distancing protocols.

HONOR ROLLS

Rockdale High School First Six Weeks Freshmen—Marisela Baltodano Chavarria, Blaydn Joseph Lawrence Barcak, Madalynne Elaine Brinkman, Chloe Adalyn Buegeler, Jaret Wylder Johnson, Saint Juan Medrano III, Mason James Meschwitz, Ciara Nicole Miles.

What are your Thanksgiving sides?

It’s October now so that means it’s not too early to start talking about what we’re going to eat on Thanksgiving anymore. Some families have the exact same thing every single year and I get that. It’s a meal we look forward to all year long. In my family we tend to mix it up.

Food drive to be held Saturday

Milano 4-H Club is participating in the Milam County One Day 4-H service project which is a food drive. Let me know if you have any non-perishable food items and/or canned goods you would like to donate prior to Saturday.

GAUSE NEWS

Gause volleyball and football teams had games this week. Friday they will have school pictures taken. Goodness, we will get our first school picture of granddaughter Addy. Monday is a staff development/student holiday and Tuesday there will be a volleyball game with St. Mary’s in Temple.

New Telehealth Station unveiled in Cameron

County Judge Steve Young welcomed dignitaries, speakers and other visitors to the unveiling of the county’s new Telehealth Station, which is the first of its kind in the nation, in the Milam County Sheriff’s Department lobby. “We want people to know it is here. What a great opportunity.

Early voting set to begin Tuesday at four locations

Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins Tuesday (Oct. 13) and continues until Oct. 30. Sites are: • Rockdale Civic Center, 609 Mill—Oct. 13-16, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Oct. 19 and 26, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Oct. 20 and 27, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Oct. 21-23, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 28-30, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Milam extension agent gets national awards at confab

Micah Holcombe, county extension agent-family and community health was honored recently at the National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences 86th annual session. She received the NEAFCS Distinguished Service Award at the virtual conference held Sept. 14-16.