MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CALLS

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week were listed as follows July 30—Noise complaint, CR 342, Milano area; medical call, CR 357A, Gause area; information, FM 2269, Cameron area; information, FM 485, Cameron area; abandoned vehicle, CR 440, Thorndale area; trespassing,...

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the Milam County Jail Log for July 30-Aug. 5. 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.

Cameron 4H-ers collecting supplies

CAMERON—The Cameron 4-H Club is now collecting school supplies. The drive began on Monday and will end Sept. 5, according to County Agent Micah Holcombe.

Hemp effort picks industrial park

A pair of entrepreneurs who plan to bring an industrial hemp industry to Rockdale have selected a site in the Rockdale Industrial Park. And its CEO says the facility could be up and running as soon as September.

SUMMER FUN

—What better place to be in a Texas July than watching a movie in air conditioned comfort. The Kay Theatre hosted showings of “Sing” on Friday, enjoyed (obviously by youngsters in the morning and by all ages in the evening. There’s another movie scheduled this Thursday.

Bitmain powers up, temporary jobs offered

The power went on at Bit-main’s cryptocurrency mining operation at the former Rockdale smelter Friday morning. Bitmain is now accepting employment applications for some temporary jobs at the Central Texas Workforce Center-Rockdale.

Murder sentence sessions scheduled

Two persons who made an open plea to the court in April to the 2017 beating death of Rock-dale resident Emily Hacker will learn their fates over the next two weeks. John Young-blood, 20th District Court Judge, is scheduled to sentence Candice Nicole Jones, 32, of Rock-dale, on Thursday.

Summer interns work on marketing

Rockdale’s City Hall has two new faces this summer with marketing interns Sonja Rubio and Jason Winkler at the offices. “I was able to hire two interns for the summer,” said Curah Beard, Marketing Director for the City of Rockdale.

RIBBON CUTTING

—Rockdale Chamber of Commerce officials recently held a ribbon cutting for Cooper Tire, located at 1006 E. Cameron (US 79). Business owners and employees were on hand along with Chamber representatives.

No county tax increase forecast

CAMERON—It appears there will not be a county tax increase from the current 73-cent rate in the 2020 budget, even though some salary increases will be proposed. “Things are looking up,” Milam County Judge Steve Young said, after Monday’s final budget workshop.