CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION

—April was proclaimed Child Abuse Prevention Month Monday by county commissioners and Milam mayors, gathering in the Milam County Courthouse with Child Protective Services board members.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CALLS

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week included: March 19—Illegal dumping, Sierra Drive, Rockdale area; animal call, CR 217, Cameron area; information, FM 1600, Cameron area; civil matter, Milano area; welfare check, Professor Smith road, Gause area; information, CR...

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the Milam County Jail Log for March 19-25 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.

Looking back...

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO..... Tragedy in the Mt. Zion community. Three-year-old Ellafair Dyer died while playing with matches, accidentally setting her clothes on fire. The local Anti-Sa-loon League was hosting renowned orator Joseph Camp of Georgia, and a relative of Rockdale’s E. A.

Gause ISD lists results from UIL competition

GAUSE—Results of Gause University Interscholastic League (UIL) academic competition have been announced as follows: ELEMENTARY Second-grade chess—4. Mason Cornelius; 1st place team, Mason Cornelius, Imari Godines, Jeshua Benavides. Third-grade chess—2. Waylon Overturf; 3.

GETTING CLOSE—

Led by Police Chief Thomas Harris (bottom right) police and other city employees toured the new police station East Cameron (US 79) at Green, last week. Moving from the old department has already begun. An open house at the new facility is set for 10 a.m.

Free airplane rides offered on Tuesdays

QUICK LOOK Rockdale’s Flying Tigers air enthusiasts club is offering free airplane rides at Coffield Airport every Tuesday evening. Jimmy Cox, spokesman, said the rides will begin at 5:30 p.m. and last until dark. “You can learn what’s required to be a pilot and join our flying club,” Cox said.

QUICK LOOK

Kevin Klaus of the Texas Land Office Genealogical Research Resources will present a program at 6 p.m. Thursday at the city library Klaus has collected records for over 30 years on his family. Over the past 17 years he has been one of the lead researchers at the land office.

Sales tax soars: Pipeline, oil

Milam County’s economic future may indeed be in high-tech projects like cryptocurrency mining and solar farms, but there’s been a recent surge in a most familiar Texas industry—oil and gas.

RISD eyes property gift offer from city

Meeting in regular session Monday, Rockdale ISD administrators and board trustees discussed a property gift offer from the city, and discussed whether to adjust the pay schedule for hourly workers. Supt. Dr.