Temperatures Heating up Record breaking temperatures this week. High temperatures Wednesday near 104° possible and mid- 90’s the rest of the week for Limestone, Freestone, Leon, Milam, and Robertson County, heat index values could be above 100°.
(ROCKDALE) Rockdale Police Department weekly report Officers responded to 244 calls for service, 106 were 911 calls
(TEMPLE) Saturday The Temple Police Department is investigating a shooting. Police said officers were called to the 400 block of Cheyenne Drive at 1:19 a.m. for a shots fired call. Officers found one person injured with a mior gunshot wound. Temple PD said the Temple Police Criminal Investigations Division were investigating. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Temple PD at 254-298-5500 or Bell County Crime Stoppers at 254-526-8477, where callers can report anonymously.
(CAMERON) Food Pantry Blessing from God Food Pantry food distribution Tuesday 8-10am 1300 Nth Austin in Cameron
(CAMERON) A meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission, Wednesday, May 14, at 12:00 p.m.
at Cameron City Hall, 3rd floor 100 South Houston Avenue Cameron
(ROCKDALE) A a meeting of Board of Trustees of ROCKDALE I.S.D. will be held Wednesday May 14, 2025, beginning at 4:00 PM in the Rockdale ISD Conference Center, 1205 Murray Avenue, Rockdale, Texas 76567.
Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District will hold a regular meeting on May 13, 2025, at 5:30 pm at the District offices. In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, the public may attend in person or join virtually via: https://meet.goto.com/POSGCD/board-meeting U.S. +1 (224) 501-3412 Access Code: 453-007-493 To provide virtual public comment, email gwestbrook@posgcd.org with your name and agenda topic by 3:00 PM on May 13, 2025. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per person.
(ROCKDALE) The Rockdale County Board of Education is scheduled to vote on a tentative budget of $221 million for fiscal year 2026 at its Thursday May 15 regular session meeting. Approval of the tentative budget sets the stage for public hearings to take place in June.
The fiscal year 2026 budget represents a 4.3% increase compared to fiscal year 2025, with estimated total revenues of $227,139,815. A majority of funding for fiscal year 2026 is coming from local revenues, with less than 50% coming from the state or federal governments.
Total expenditures are estimated at $231.5 million, which is $4.3 million more than estimated revenues. The difference will be covered by the district’s fund balance, which currently has more than $45.7 million in funds.
A public hearing on the budget will be held June 12 at 5:30 p.m. in the board room at the Rockdale County Board of Education building at 960 Pine St. The budget will be considered for final adoption by the board in its meeting on June 19 at 7 p.m.
(CAMERON) Milam Community Theater’s next production are underway. The group will present “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged” May 17 and 18 at the Williams Event Center in Cameron. all of Shakespeare’s plays condensed into about 95 minutes of madcap action. Sunday’s shows are at 2 p.m. and the curtain rises for the Saturday, May 17 at 7 p.m. Tickets for these shows are available at the door or in advance at the theater’s website.
(CAMERON) Cameron Yoe Athletic Banquet is Thursday May 15th and Monday , May 19th Senior Awards and Scholarship night. May 22 Last day of School
(GAUSE) Gause VFD Annual catfish tournament will be Friday May 16th through Sunday 18th this year keep a look out for flyer in the near future Gause VFD Catfishing Tournament page. 1-4 man team, 70% payback. Also taking sponsorship for individuals or business for this event. Entries must be received by Thursday May 15th .
(CAMERON) Cameron Police memorial for Sgt. Joshua Clouse, The memorial will be placed outside the police department Dedication Saturday 8am, 605 W 4th street Cameron.
Saturday May 17 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm will be KSU for the Sgt. Joshua Clouse Memorial Scholarship Ride. We will meet at the Water Fountain Park located at: 100 S Houston Ave, Cameron, TX 76520. $25 Donation Ride to the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. All motorcycle types welcome. All proceeds will be donated to the Sgt. Joshua Clouse Memorial Scholarship.
(CAMERON) “HOMETOWN Heroes”. This soon-to-be annual festival will be designed to give back to the city of Cameron each year moving forward. Saturday May 17th, 12pm-7pm Downtown Cameron Festival and Car Show a RC Car hopping contest, 2pm Car Hopping contest.
Sunday May 18th, 12pm-5pm at Wilson Ledbetter Park 12pm-5pm with Car Club Olympics/a cookoff, , 4:30pm for points awards. Vendors and sponsors are welcome. for information // wegotour.org or 832-368-5116 or 254-721-0279
Monday May 26, 2025 Memorial Day The semi-annual Artisan Market 9am-3pm , a wonderful and enjoyable event for the entire family! Our mission is to connect local farmers, artists, and entrepreneurs to their community.
Walker Honey Farm’s semi-annual Artisan Market occurs twice yearly, on Memorial Day in the spring and on the 2nd Saturday of October in the autumn, from 9am until 3pm.
- LOCAL Farmers and Artisans: Our markets are attended by over 80 local farmers and artisans.
- Market Raffle: Earn raffle tickets by making purchases at different vendor booths. Drawings conducted throughout the day for various prizes. If contact info is given, customers need not be present to win.
- Honey Tasting Booth:Want to taste our current varieties of honey and learn more about our busy bees? Have a chat with one of our farmhands! Get a one-on-one education about our bees, honey, tours, and all of the other events we host here on the farm.
- Adventure Awaits: Watch an exciting sword fighting demo presented by the Society For Creative Anachronism and unleash your inner warrior!
- Pet Friendly: Friendly pets on a leash and housebroken are always welcome on Walker Honey Farm premises.
- NO Parking or Entrance Fees: Walker Honey Farm charges visitors NO fees for parking or entrance to our Artisan Markets
(ROSEBUD) Hwy 77 cafe’s 3rd annual car show!! Saturday , 24 May, 2025 at 10:00 am $10 entry fee, family friendly event music, entertainment, food. Awards for the Best Late model, truck, classic, hot rod, import, rusty but trusty, Top Veterans award and Hwy 77’s favorite. Memorial day weekend for information 254-583-4444.
Powers Chapel Cemetery Association Memorial Day Celebration Sunday May 25th at 1o:00am. For meal tickets 254-718-0452
(BUCKHOLTS) The 37th Annual Buckholts Cotton Fest will be held June 7 in downtown Buckholts.
BBQ Cookoff, Margarita Contest, Live Music, washers, cornhole, horseshoes, food trucks, vendors, parade, bounce houses, silent auction and much more. Friday June 6 : 5pm BBQ Cookers check-in at the Gin// 8pm: Cooks Meeting (Old Feed Store). Saturday Check-in community center // 8am : Parade check-in/ 9am Parade on Main street 10am : Washer Tournament / 12pm Cornhole Tournament// 3pm : Horseshoe Tournament 4:30 : BBQ Cook-off awards at the Gin Music starting at 3pm on Main street, Evening street dance
Interested in being a vendor contact Terri at (254) 493-2970. For BBQ Cookoff info, please contact Patsy at (254)-482-0570. For all tournament info, please contact Robert at (254)-627-0944.
(ROCKDALE) The Rockdale County Board of Education is scheduled to vote on a tentative budget of $221 million for fiscal year 2026 at its May 15 regular session meeting. Approval of the tentative budget sets the stage for public hearings to take place in June.
The fiscal year 2026 budget represents a 4.3% increase compared to fiscal year 2025, with estimated total revenues of $227,139,815. A majority of funding for fiscal year 2026 is coming from local revenues, with less than 50% coming from the state or federal governments.
Total expenditures are estimated at $231.5 million, which is $4.3 million more than estimated revenues. The difference will be covered by the district’s fund balance, which currently has more than $45.7 million in funds.
A public hearing on the budget will be held June 12 at 5:30 p.m. in the board room at the Rockdale County Board of Education building at 960 Pine St. The budget will be considered for final adoption by the board in its meeting on June 19 at 7 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 13 2 – 3pm Senior Walk
Thursday, May 15
Friday, May 16
