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2019 MILAM COUNTY JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW RESULTS

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Thu, 04/11/2019 - 00:00
Youth Auction Sale TOTAL SALES: $278,728.50 (All totals include added money.) STEER Grand champion—Trew Schroeder, Thorndale FFA, buyers Little River Youth Supporters, Little River Materials, Stoney Liquor, WRI, Frontier Bank, Milam County Livestock, $7,774.90.

GAUSE NEWS

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Thu, 04/11/2019 - 00:00
Gause United Methodist Church announced their Holy Week services. Maundy Thursday (with communion) will be at 6 p.m. April 18 and Good Friday services are set for 6 p.m. April 19. Easter service will be held April 21 beginning at 9:30 a.m.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

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Thu, 04/11/2019 - 00:00
DISTRICT COURT Civil Cases Filed Milam County vs. Ronny Rangel Sr. et al – tax case. Milam County vs. Byron Ray Hare et al – tax case. Wells Fargo Bank vs. Connie Pena – consumer commercial. Bank of America vs. Steven Mooty – consumer commercial.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

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Thu, 04/04/2019 - 00:00
COUNTY COURT Deed Texas Veterans Land Board to George M. Winburn – 31.48 acres, Miguel Davilla 11 League Grant (1,140). Warranty Deeds Francisco Arriaga to Richard MacDonald – 13 acres, Tract 2, W.W. Lewis Survey (1,066).

Spring garage sale to be held this week

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Thu, 04/04/2019 - 00:00
MILANO NEWS The Milano VFD Ladies Auxiliary spring garage sale is set for Thursday through Saturday at the MVFD fire station. The building will be open all week for donation drop offs. The sale will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Legion plans turkey shoot for Sunday

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Thu, 04/04/2019 - 00:00
QUICK LOOK Rockdale American Legion Carlyle Post 358 will host a turkey shoot Sunday at the post home, 2535 North FM 487, 1.1 mile north of the FM 487 intersection. Food and drinks will be available at 11 a.m. with shooting starting at noon. Cost is $5 per round with 12 shooters per round.

Texas 7’s Murphy dodges execution

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Thu, 04/04/2019 - 00:00
A member of the infamous Texas 7, who attended Rockdale High School 41 years ago, has avoided lethal injection execution for his role in the 2000 shooting of a Dallas area police officer in the state’s death chamber in Huntsville. At least for now.

Here’s what’s ahead

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Thu, 04/04/2019 - 00:00
This six-inch water line under Rice Street isn’t part of the $48-million project to replace lines in most of Rockdale, but its a forerunner of the way much of Rockdale will look in upcoming years.

PD ‘first day’ now April 17th

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Thu, 04/04/2019 - 00:00
The cornerstone of Rock-dale’s new police station was “leveled” in a Masonic ceremony Saturday m0rning and it’s now estimated the first day of operation will be Wednesday, April 17. The project is running about a month behind.

Death toll 8 for county

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Thu, 04/04/2019 - 00:00
The last day of March marked a tragic end to one of the worst first-quarters ever on Milam County roads.