County okays 3-cent hike

CAMERON—Meeting in regular session Monday in the county courthouse Milam County Commissioners approved a 3-cent tax increase. The vote, in a series of motions was 4-1. Precinct Commissioner Donald Shuffield voted against, citing the 3-cent increase as his reason. The new rate reflects 67.

PRESERVING THE PAST

—The 19th Century stained glass window, preserved from the Dr. Rob Wallis house in March, 2017, has been fully restored and was moved to the city library last week.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

COUNTY COURT Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure Mary E. Maldonado and Jose L. Carmona to Geri Alexander (v. 1,346, p. 349). Warranty Deeds Lanelle K. Fikes to Minnie G. Busch – Lots 5-6, Block 19, A.N. Green Addition (v. 1,346, p. 94). Martin A. Elbert to Martin A. Elbert and Margaret Jo Lynn Elbert (v.

Yard of the month

The home of Becky and Barry Phillips, 2000 Skyles, has been named yard of the month for September by the Linwood Acres Garden Cub. Mrs. Phillips accepted the designation. Yards for the honor may be nominated by calling the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce, 512-446-2030, or emailing info@rockdalechamber.

Troopers called to area accidents

Milam County State Troopers were called out to several accidents in the Rockdale area during the last seven days. Trooper Michael McHale said a one-vehicle crash on FM 3061 near County Road 421A was reported at 4:24 p.m. Sept. 4. Driver was listed as Billy Sterling, 56, of Bellmead.

Auxiliary fall garage sale set for Oct. 4-6

MILANO NEWS The Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary’s fall garage sale is set for Oct. 4-6 at the fire station, 305 E Avenue C. The group is now accepting donations and can be contacted for pick up. For more information, contact Thurla Hubert (512-45-3635) or Lois Love (512-455-7915).

MEMORIAL GIFTS

• American Cancer Society, Gaye Bland, memorial chair, 963 N. FM 908, Rockdale TX 76567. • American Heart Association Processing Center, PO Box 8411125, Dallas, TX 75284-1125. • American Legion Carlyle Post 0358, PO Box 501, Rock-dale, TX 76567.

QUICK LOOK

Painted eggs program topic at city library A “master egg artist” who created the 41st Commemorative Egg for an American First Lady, will present a program at 6 p.m. Thursday at the city library. Deborah Grassel’s predominant form of art for the past 21 years has been egg art.

2018 hottest ever? Not close

Has 2018 been the hottest summer ever in Rockdale? Not even close, but in a couple of categories you can already make a case it could end up as the second hottest. The first substantial rainfall of the summer visited the area around 3:30 p.m.

It’s good news

Fuel tanks at the former Tetco convenience store, which closed at the corner of West Cameron and Wilcox (US 79 and FM 487) earlier this summer, were removed Thursday but it’s coming back bigger and better than ever.