‘EARTH DAY’ CONTINUES

‘EARTH DAY’ CONTINUES—The Earth Day observance was canceled by the pandemic but small teams of volunteers are continuing projects throughout the year, according to Dave Melton, Earth Day Committee chair.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CALLS

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department: May 12—Traffic complaint, North Lafferty Lane, Cameron; disturbance, CR 273; abandoned vehicle, CR 219, Cameron area; animal call, CR 208, Cameron area; medical call, East Ave.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the Milam County Jail Log for May 12-18. Jail logs list all persons charged with offenses through the county jail docket. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.

Grand jury resumes, indicts 37

CAMERON—The first session of a Milam County Grand Jury since February returned 56 indictments against 37 persons on Thursday, according to Prosecutor Bill Torrey. March and April sessions were canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Torrey said another grand jury session is set for this Thursday.

Blood drive set for Saturday

After a couple of weeks off from the column, there are some upcoming events to report to you this week. There will be a blood drive for the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center on Saturday at the Milano Volunteer Fire Department banquet room. The drive will last from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

GAUSE NEWS

Gause ISD for the school year is over this week. Now you and your children, grandchildren, kids next door or the neighborhood can have fun until August. Addy is at our house this morning, not yet noon, and she’s eating dill pickles. That tells you what one of her mother’s favorite food items was.

From junkyard to real estate market

For years a property in the 1300 block of East Cameron Ave. (US 79) has sent a “message” to motorists approaching it on the highway. Now it is sending a different kind of message.

State parks allowing overnight camping

AUSTIN— As part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s next wave of reopenings designed to restart the economy during the coronavirus pandemic, Texas State Parks will resume limited overnight camping beginning Monday, May 18.

LITTLE RIVER HEALTHCARE AWARDED $108-MILLION BY ARBITRATOR

  By MIKE BROWN Reporter Editor © 2020 The Rockdale Reporter  A couple of years too late.  Little River Healthcare—which closed its Rockdale hospital and clinics, along with those in Cameron, on Dec.

PANDEMIC POSITIVES GROW TO 27

  Milam County Judge Steve Young told The Reporter Tuesday afternoon that the number of COVID-19 cases in Milam County has grown to 27.   Young said the 27th case is from Central Milam County and tested in Bryan. "He is a younger male," Young said.   "The person is self-quarantining," he said.