Today’s cold front through the morning Sunshine, South winds overnight with gusts between 15 and 20 MPH, low 33 tonight with North winds 15-25 gusts to 35 mph wind chills into the teens
Saturday with near freezing temperatures, high near 50 N winds 10-20mph with a Low 24 wind chills into the single digits. High Sunday 61. People, Pets (animals), pipes, Plants
(BARTLETT) (Closed thru Tuesday) Bartlett ISD will be closed Friday Jan. 16 due to increased flu and illness across the district. Officials within the district said the closure allows time for deep cleaning and recovery for students and staff.
Students will return Tuesday as Monday is a scheduled student and staff holiday.
The district said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution, especially for young children and those with pre-existing conditions.
Athletic schedule updates will be released when they are available.
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(MILAM) About 4pm yesterday DPS is closed US190/TX36 in the area of CR215A as part of a follow up investigation into a recent fatality crash. This closure lasted about 45 minutes
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(CAMERON) Cameron Volunteer Fire Department responded to Hwy 77 North of Burlington yesterday for an accident, traffic was down to one lane. Roadway was reopened about 4pm
(ROCKDALE) Rockdale Police Department weekly report Officers responded to 317 calls for service, 73 were 911 calls and 7 calls for the Rockdale Fire Department, one for Bartlett Fire department. 2 Accidents, and 4 felony arrests.
(ROCKDALE) City of Rockdale will hold a General Election to elect a member from the East and West Ward at the May 2, 2026 election. Applications for a place on the ballot will be accepted from January 14th through February 13th by 5PM.
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- Council Members Ward 1, Ward 3, Ward 5 and At-Large are elected on odd years.
- Council Members Ward 2, Ward 4 and Mayor are elected on even years.
- All Council Members and Mayor are elected for two-year terms.
- There are no term limits.
Planning on Running for Office? Fill out the form below and bring into the Milam County Election Department 806 N. Crockett St. Suite A Cameron, TX 76520
County Judge Bill Whitmire R 2026
Commissioner PCT #2 James Denman R 2026
Commissioner PCT #4 Wesley Payne R 2026
County Clerk Jodi Morgan R 2026
District Clerk Karen Berry R 2026
County Treasurer Linda Acosta R 2026
Justice of the Peace #1 Greg Hoelscher R 2026
Justice of the Peace #2 Sam Berry R 2026
Justice of the Peace #3 Andy Isaacs R 2026
Justice of the Peace #4 David Yarbrough R 2026
Commissioner PCT #3 Art Neal R 2028
District/County Attorney Brian Price R 2028
District Judge John Youngblood R 2028
Sheriff Mike Clore R 2028
Tax Assessor/Collector Melissa Fritz R 2028
Constable PCT #1 Zack Burks R 2028
Constable PCT #2 Richard Doug Veach R 2028
Constable PCT #3 Jay Beathard R 2028
Constable PCT #4 Kirby Shoemake R 2028
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(CLOSED) Monday, January 19th in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday day Government offices, Schools, Banks and others, will not be open for in-person services
(MILAM) Milam County Sherriff’s Office inmate count 141. Two booked overnight.
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7B/8B: Won 17-13