NEWS Wednesday July 16, 2025

(CAMERON)  Cameron Economic Development Corporation will hold a meeting of the board of directors  this Afternoon   July 16, 2025, beginning at 3:00 pm in the Cameron City Hall 100 S Houston.

(ROCKDALE) Rockdale ISD is so excited to announce Michael Young as the new principal of Rockdale Junior High. A Rockdale native, Young began his educational career at Rockdale ISD in 2003, serving as a teacher
and coach at the junior high for 15 years. After dedicating the next five years to Thorndale Elementary,
he returned to Rockdale High School in 2023 as Associate Principal, where he served for two years.
Young is a 2003 graduate of Baylor University, where he earned a degree in Business Administration.
He went on to receive his Master’s degree in Education Administration from Lamar University in 2015. 

(CAMERON)  SATURDAY,  July 19th,  Milam County Sheriffs Office 15th Annual Brown Santa Golf Tournament,  held at the Cameron Country Club located at 1901 E 21st Street in Cameron.  Five players  scramble at $75/ person.  We will have morning groups starting around 8:00 am and the afternoon groups starting at 2:00 pm.

(CALDWELL)    Milano Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District will host its 11th Annual Burleson & Milam Counties Groundwater Summitt on THURSDAY  August 7, at the Caldwell Civic Center . The event is free to attend and offers landowners and residents the chance to hear directly from the people shaping water policy and planning across Texas.

This year’s agenda includes a legislative panel titled “Water Policy Changes: What You Need to Know from the Capitol,” featuring Adam Foster, Director of the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts; Sarah Kirkle, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs at the Texas Water Conservation Association; and Robby Cook, former State Representative and legislative consultant. Together, they’ll discuss this year’s legislative session and what recent changes could mean for local water planning, funding, and district operations. Also speaking is Tony Smith, Associate Vice President at Carollo Engineers and one of the technical leads for the Region G water plan. Smith will walk attendees through where we are in the State Water Planning process and how landowners and local voices can shape what comes next.

 

(CALDWELL)   In other news, the Burleson County AgriLife Extension Office in Caldwell. Water testing test results will be shared at a Lunch & Learn on Tuesday, July 29, at the Burleson County Expo Center, featuring the Texas Well Owner Network’s Well Informed program. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., with the program running from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.