NEWS Thursday June 12, 2025

Saturday Celebrate Army’s 250th Birthday

Flash Flood Warning Has Expired 8:45

Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 8 inches of rain have fallen.

ROAD CLOSURES CR240/Ballpark Road is now back OPEN . Eastbound FM 485 at the US 77 back open// FM485 is being closed down at North Elm Creek to FM2269// FM 1915 at Big Elm Creek Flooded// Roads, CR109 south of Buckholts CR119, CR120, CR140, CR147, and CR223 closed. Reports of flooding all along FM 485, 979, and US 77 at Sandy Creek. Please remember turn around don’t drown find alternate routes.

FM 485 will be down to a single lane 1 mile east of FM979. Further, 979 is down to a single lane at this time

Heavy rain overnight THURSDAY Morning through 8 :30.

Pettibone 8. + // Belmena 7.25 // 5.6 Burlington on CR 139 loop // 6.67″ just west of FM 485 & US77 // Cameron 4.0 // Rogers 3.4 // Barclay 3.5 // Belton 2.9 //Temple 2.7 // Gatesville 4.8 // Lorena 3.29 //Buckholts 3.44 // Buffalo 4.25 // Lorena 3.29 // Crockett 1.48 // Madisonville 1.43 // Thorndale .29

FLASH FLOOD WATCH through 7pm TONIGHT!

Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor-drainage and urban areas. * – ! TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN !

(MILAM) Milam County Sheriff’s office booked 4 into the jail, the jail count 141, 2 in Bell County.

(BUCKHOLT) There will be a public hearing Tonight beginning at 5:30pm in the Buckholts Town hall 113 W Main street, Buckholts.

A regular meeting of the Town of Buckholts City Council Tonight at 5:45 Buckholts Town hall 113 W Main street, Buckholts.

(Williamson and Milam counties) Well water screening offered June 12-13 Today and Tomorrow Residents of Brushy Creek watershed, well owners near Thrall, Georgetown and Taylor invited

Residents can drop off water samples on Today June 12 from 8:30-10 a.m. at the following locations:

Stiles Farm Foundation headquarters, 5700 Farm-to-Market Road 1063, Thrall.
AgriLife Extension office for Williamson County, 100 Wilco Way, Suite 201, Georgetown.

A follow-up meeting to explain the results of the screenings, as well as basics on water wells, aquifers, septic systems and water treatment, will be held from 1-5 p.m. at the Dickey Gross Community Center, 1015 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Taylor.

(CAMERON) The El Camino Real Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists will hold its monthly meeting on tonight June 12, 2025. Matt Stellbaur, a research specialist for the Texas Water Resources Institute, will present the program. We will begin at 6pm at the All Saints’ Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N. Travis, in Cameron, TX. The public is invited to attend

(ROCKDALE) The next meeting of the Rockdale ALCOA Retirees will be, Tonight, June 12th.

The meeting will be held at the Thorndale Veteran’s Memorial Hall ( formally known as the VFW Hall ).

Doors open at 5 P.M., A business meeting will begin at 5:45. A BBQ meal will be $15.00. Unpaid annual dues of $10.00 will be collected. Dessert group A – L. Contact: Doug Williams, President 512-760-0128

(CAMERON) Flag Day VFW Post 2010 Cameron June 14 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Come Celebrate Flag Day Saturday June 14, 2025 1106 W 22 Street , Cameron

Noon until 5pm Kids summer kick off! VFW yard to host FIVE bounce houses, food trucks, etc. $10/child. Get a wristband, play all day. VFW will be open to the public as usual.

(CAMERON) American Legion Edwin Hardy Post #9 will hold its annual Father’s Day BBQ on Sunday, June 15. Brisket and sausage plates with food provided by Thorndale Meat Market will be $15 per plate. Plates to go only. Tickets are presale. It will be at the Legion Hut at Ledbetter park in Cameron from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are available from Post 9 Legion and Auxiliary members. Contact Jim at (254) 482-0834 or Jerrell at (254) 482-0214.

(LOTT) Sacred Heart Catholic Church Annual Picnic & BBQ Cook-off Saturday and Sunday June 21st & 22nd. 213 N 6th Street, Lott. Saturday check in cook-off 5pm. Horse shoe tournament starts 5pm, Margarita contest @7:30pm. Sunday Serving starts at 11am-Until. $15 per plate Dine in or Take out. Auction @ 1pm All kinds of fun, Raffle, General Store and More! (Entry fee for the big 3 brisket/ribs and chicken $70) Cooks choice/ beans or Margarita 10ea. For Information Glenn 512-740-6952//Michael 254-697-1834//Kevin 254-721-9783

(CLEBURNE) Post Oak Savannah groundwater conservation districts located wholly or partially within Groundwater Management Area (GMA) 8 will hold a joint planning meeting open to the public: Tuesday June 24, 10:00am Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District 208 Kimberly Drive, Cleburne.

(MILANO) Groundwater Management Area 12 (GMA 12) will hold a joint planning meeting open to the public: Friday June 27, 2025 | 10:00am , Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District 310 East Avenue C, Milano.

The Board is scheduled to vote to offer a contract to Dakroub on Tuesday , June 24, 2025. Dakroub has served as the Cameron ISD Assistant Superintendent since 2019.

15th Annual Central Texas Stocker Cattle Program

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, McLennan County along with Extension Beef and
Forage Committee’s in Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hill, Limestone and McLennan Counties
will host the 15th Annual Central Texas Stocker Cattle Program on Wednesday, June 25th from 8:00 am- 2:30 pm at the West Auction Barn, 206451 I-35 N Frontage Rd. West, TX

The morning will start with breakfast provided by Ag Trust Farm Credit. Dr. Henry Hilscher and
Zach Zoeller, Livestock Nutrition Center will discuss Transition, Background, Supplemental
Feeding of Stockers; Brian Uptmore, Auctioneer and Manager, West Livestock Auction will
provide a Live Cattle Demonstration while speaking on how to Produce a #1 Calf; Dr. Sonja
Swiger, Professor and Extension Entomology Specialist will lead a discussion on Managing
External Parasites on Cattle; Dr. Tom Hairgrove, Professor and Extension Veterinary Specialist
will present on Diagnosing Stocker Cattle Wrecks; Matt Kubala, ADT Technical Inspector,
Texas Animal Health Commission, will explain Animal Disease Traceability and give a New
World Screwworm Update; Dr. David Anderson, Professor & Extension Economist will end the
presentations with a Cattle Market Update.

We will conclude the program with Sponsor – Presentations and Door Prize drawings.
Registration will begin at 7:30 am. The cost for this program is $20.00. Two (2) IPM CEU’s will
be offered. Breakfast and a steak lunch are included.

Please RSVP before June 20th by contacting the McLennan County Extension Office at (254)757-5180.
Educational program of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion.

(GRANGER) SSCM Parish Chicken Dinner– The Sts. Cyril and Methodious Parish Hall 500 West Davilla street in Granger will be having a chicken Dinner. Sunday June 29th from 11:am -1pm or until sold out. Fried chicken Cole slaw, green beans, noodles, peaches. Chicken sold by the piece will only be sold in the kitchen after 12pm. (Dine in 11am) (Drive thru 11am-12:30pm) $15 all plates. Knights of Columbus Bingo will be held at 2:00PM Card Sales begin at 1:00PM For more information: 512.859.2223/ www.sscmchurch.org .

(CAMERON) American Legion Edwin Hardy Post #9 will hold a drawing for a handmade double sided “Quilt Of Honor” The drawing will be July 4th. Tickets $10, for tickets contact any Legion member or Geoff Nicholas 951-323-8753 or Donna Elliott 2540721-8889 winner need not be present to win.

(CAMERON) Milam County Sheriffs Office 15th Annual Brown Santa Golf Tournament, 4 person scramble Saturday July 19th, 2025. at the Cameron Country Club located at 1901 E 21st Street in Cameron. Information Contact John Mendoza 254-627-1270 or jmendoza@milamcounty.net

David Greene’s Milam County Brown Santa program that was set up in 2010 by Sheriff David Greene to accept donations and other charitable items to provide Christmas gifts to low-income families throughout Milam County. This program was David Greene’s passion to help children throughout the communities of Milam County. The Brown Santa Program is seeking to honor David’s memory and continue his vision to bring smiles to children and provide them with a happy Christmas, especially those who might otherwise not have a Christmas. Last year was a great year for the program with over 400 children of Milam County served and blessed through the help of our donors.

We are seeking your support this year through Hole Sponsorships and/or Donations. $100 – Sign recognizing your sponsorship placed in the tee box of one hole. $250 – Sign placed as sponsor of Longest Drive, Closest to Pin, or Most Accurate. If you would like to be a sponsor, please send the name of your company or organization and payment for one or as many signs as you would like us to display. Please make checks payable to Milam County Brown Santa and can be mailed to 512 N. Jefferson Suite A, Cameron, Texas 76520. Payment can be paid online using the Givebutter application, (https://givebutter.com/DFmvyX)

For players it will be a 4-man scramble at $75/ person.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact: Chief John Mendoza at 254-697-7033, 254-627-1270 jmendoza@milamcounty.net or Jennifer Mueck at 254-697-7033 jmueck@milamcounty.net

This year’s tournament fundraiser will be held at the Cameron Country Club located at 1901 E 21st Street in Cameron, Texas. We will have morning groups starting around 8:00 am and the afternoon groups starting at 2:00 pm.

(BURLESON & MILAM) August 7th it is the 11th Annual Burleson & Milam Counties Groundwater Summit!

Caldwell Civic Center 103 TX 21 from 8-4:30.

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