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.

Sarager takes over Jones’ practice

For the past few weeks Rockdale has had a new dentist in town helping clean up cavities and adding a gleam to area smiles. Patrick Sarager, DDS, has taken over the Rockdale practice of dentist Larry Jones who has retired after 42 years in business. “I know you will be pleased with Dr.

HERO K-12 program brings rewards to students for good behavior

Rockdale Junior High is excited about the progress our students are making in year two implementation of our campuswide intervention and support services, HERO K-12. We are consistently utilizing HERO to yield greater impacts on student behavior in the classroom and across the campus.

ONE NEW CASE WEDNESDAY

From County Judge Steve Young Wednesday night: Wednesday we have one new PCR case and three antigen cases to report.  Those being monitored were increased substantially by fourteen.  No one was admitted to a hospital. We tested six individuals with one positive result.

TUESDAY REPORT: TWO NEW CASES

 From County Judge Steve Young Tuesday night: Tuesday we had two new PCR cases and two new probable cases to report in Milam County.  One person was admitted to an area hospital as well.  We tested nineteen individuals in Thorndale  with two positive results.

SIX NEW CASES

From County Judge Steve Young Monday evening: We have six new PCR cases and four new probable cases.  One person was admitted to an area hospital for treatment.   Twenty-four people were tested in Rockdale Monday with four positive results.

BEST COVID DAY IN MONTHS: NO NEW PCR CASES; HOSPITAL COUNT ZERO

 From County Judge Steve Young Friday evening: I am again pleased to report good news from the Milam County Health Departmentt. No new confirmed PCR cases in the County today.  We do have two new probable cases to report.  No one was admitted to a hospital and five persons were discharged.

SECOND STRAIGHT DAY OF ONLY ONE CASE

From County Judge Steve Young late Thursday night: I am pleased to report we had only had one new confirmed PCR test in the county Thursday.  We did have five new probable cases, including four of the eight we tested in Cameron. No one was admitted to a hospital and one person was discharged.