(UNDATED)–A CAMERON WOMAN WAS SENTENCED TO
10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE 3RD DEGREE FELONY CHARGE
OF CONTINUOUS VIOLENCE AGAINST FAMILY. 32 YEAR OLD
TONI MARIE MARTIN WAS SENTENCED ON JAN. 26TH
AFTER A PRE-SENTENCE INVESTIGATION AND SENTENCING
HEARING. AUTHORITIES SAY THE CASE BEGAN WHEN ONE
OF THE CHILDREN WAS FOUND IN THE NEXT DOOR
NEIGHBOR’S HOME, SO HUNGRY SHE WAS EATING CAT
FOOD. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CHILDREN WERE
ROUTINELY UNDERFED, AND PHYSICALLY AND
PSYCHOLOGICALLY ABUSED. THE STATE REMOVED THE
CHILDREN AND THEY ARE NOW IN A SAFE, STABLE HOME.
(TEMPLE)–A WOMAN WAS KILLED EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING IN A 2 VEHICLE CRASH IN NORTH TEMPLE.
THE CRASH OCCURRED AROUND 5:15 PM IN THE 3100 BLOCK
OF NORTH 3RD STREET. THE NAME OF THE VICTIM WAS
NOT RELEASED PENDING NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF
KIN.
(LEXINGTON)–ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN A
ONE CAR WRECK IN LEE COUNTY ON COUNTY ROAD 127
NEAR PRIVATE ROAD 174 SATURDAY EVENING. LEE
COUNTY E-M-S RESPONDED TO THE CRASH JUST
AFTER 6:30 PM.
(HUTTO)–ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND ANOTHER IS
WOUNDED AFTER A SHOOTING IN HUTTO, ACCORDING TO
A STATEMENT FROM THE CITY. HUTTO POLICE
RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED ON CASSANDRA
DRIVE JUST BEFORE 3 PM ON TUESDAY JAN 31ST. ONE
PERSON DIED AT THE HOSPITAL AND THE OTHER IS
BEING TREATED FOR SERIOUS INJURIES. HUTTO POLICE
SAY THE CASE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, AND THERE
IS NO ADDITIONAL THREAT POSTED TO THE COMMUNITY.
(HOLLAND)–THE WORK TO RESTORE POWER TO
CENTRAL TEXAS AFTER THIS WEEK’S STORMS HAS
PROVEN COSTLY. A LINEMAN WORKING IN THE AREA
OF LANDFILL ROAD AND CENTER LAKE ROAD IN THE
CITY OF HOLLAND WAS ELECTROCUTED. HOLLAND
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN AND TEMPLE E-M-S RESPONDED
TO THE SCENE. HE WAS FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL
BY HELICOPTER FOR TREATMENT.
(ROCKDALE)–MILAM COUNTY FIREMEN WERE
KEPT BUSY WITH SEVERAL CALLS REGARDING POWER
LINES AS WORKMEN CONTINUE TO RESTORE POWER
TO THE COUNTY. POWER LINE PROBLEMS WERE
REPORTED IN ROCKDALE, THORNDALE AND MILANO,
WITH SOME REPORTS OF TREES CATCHING ON FIRE
DUE TO POWER LINES.
(CAMERON)–THE MILAM COUNTY OPERATIONS
CENTER WAS INITIATED IN RESPONSE TO THE WINTER
STORM AND THE RESULTING IMPACT ON INFRASTRUCTURE,
INCLUDING POWER, IN ORDER TO COORDINATE RESOURCES.
THE MOVE ALLOWED THE COUNTY TO COORDINATE WITH
THE STATE IN RESPONDING AND GETTING ACCESS TO
NEEDED RESOURCES. THE OPERATIONS CENTER STOOD
DOWN AT 6 PM ON FRIDAY AND RETURNED RESOURCE
COORDINATION TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS.
(ROCKDALE)–THE CITY OF ROCKDALE WAS HEAVILY
IMPACTED BY THE WINTER STORM. CITY RESOURCES
WERE STRETCHED THIN BY THE STORM AND SUBSEQUENT
DAMAGE. THE CITY WAS ASSISTED BY THE COUNTY AND
STATE IN RESPONDING. MILAM COUNTY JUDGE BILL
WHITMIRE AND ROCKDALE MAYOR BRETT BOREN
ISSUED DISASTER DECLARATION IN ORDER TO GAIN
ACCESS TO STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS TO ASSIST IN
RECOVERY EFFORTS.
(ROCKDALE)–BOIL WATER NOTICES HAVE BEEN
INITIATED IN STORM RECOVERY. THE CITY OF ROCKDALE
IS UNDER A BOIL WATER NOTICE. THE CITY OF CAMERON’S
BOIL WATER NOTICE HAS BEEN LIFTED. THE MINERVA
WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION IS UNDER A BOIL WATER
NOTICE.
(ROCKDALE)–THE CITY OF ROCKDALE HAS
ANNOUNCED THAT THE CITY HAS BEGUN HAULING FALLEN
TREES THAT WERE REMOVED FROM CITY STREETS TO A
BURN PILE AT 290 BEVERLY DRIVE. INDIVIDUALS WHO
WOULD LIKE TO HAUL OFF TREE LIMBS AND BRUSH FROM
THEIR PROPERTY MAY ALSO TAKE THAT TO 290 BEVERLY
DRIVE.