NEWSBRIEFS

County okays pursuit of new sheriff’s video CAMERON—Milam County Commissioners, meeting Monday in regular session, gave Sheriff Chris White the go-ahead to move forward in planning stages for a new $180,000 video system for his department.

CORRECTION

The parents of Abby Brannam Johnson, pro-life leader, author and now subject of a major motion picture, were incorrectly listed in a story in last week’s Reporter. They are Mike and Kathleen Brannam of Rockdale.

Meth in drink cup nets arrest in traffic stop

POLICE REPORT Methamphetamine in a soft drink cup containing soda netted drug charges after a traffic stop last week in Rock-dale. Lt. Stephen Goodrich said the vehicle was stopped on a license plate infraction.

NEW MILANO FIRE TRUCK

—The City of Milano Volunteer Fire Department has acquired this excess military vehicle through the Dept. of Defense Firefighter Property Program plus a $20,000 grant from the Rural Volunteer Firefighter Assistance Program to purchase a new “slip on unit” for the department.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week included: March 5—Alarm, CR 342, Rockdale area; property crimes, Oak Lawn Drive, Rockdale area; animal call, CR 380, Milano area; welfare check, CR 203 Loop, Cameron area; civil matter, CR 347 Loop, Gause area; information, US 79,...

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the Milam County Jail Log for March 5-11. 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.

THEY REALLY SAID THAT?

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” —Walt Disney

Lanterns, fund raiser at railroad museum

CAMERON—There’s lots happening at the Milam County Railroad Museum in the former J.C. Penney building on the courthouse square, next to the Milam County Treasurer Office, The museum is displaying a collection of railroad lanterns and is awarding an N-scale model railroad in a fund raiser.

ORGANIZATIONS

Fair Association offers 2019 scholarship forms The 2019 Rockdale Fair Association Scholarship application is now available on the website www.rockdalefairandrodeo.com. Forms are also available at all Milam County high schools. See campus counselors for forms. Deadline to enter is April 12.

GAUSE NEWS

Very cloudy this Monday morning. For all of you students and teachers on spring break, I hope that the weather clears quickly with lots of sunshine. There will be a track meet here on March 19. It will start as soon as classes finish. And then STAAR testing begins!