(ROCKDALE)–THE CITY OF ROCKDALE IS MAKING
PREPARATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING NEW FISCAL YEAR, WHICH
STARTS IN OCTOBER. BUDGET PLANNING IS A KEY PART OF
THAT PREPARATION. THE ROCKDALE CITY COUNCIL IS LOOKING
AHEAD TO THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. THE COUNCIL WILL
BE WORKING ON BUDGETING FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL
YEAR IN UPCOMING MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS. ROCKDALE
CITY MANAGER BARBARA HOLLY SAID SHE HAS SUBMITTED
SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROPOSALS AS REQUIRED BY LAW, AND
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL DECIDE FROM THERE.
(UNDATED)–THE FIRST HUMAN CASE OF WEST NILE
VIRUS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY
ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS. THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND
CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT SAID THE PATIENT IS A RESIDENT
IN THEIR 50’S IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. THEY
WERE DIAGNOSED WITH WEST NILE VIRUS. 13 MOSQUITO
TRAPS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
(CALVERT)–THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
HAS GIVEN OFFICIAL RECOGNITION TO CALVERT COLORED
HIGH SCHOOL. THE COMMISSION DESIGNATED THE
HISTORIC SEGREGATED SCHOOL AS AN IMPORTANT PIECE
OF TEXAS HISTORY WITH THE PLACEMENT OF AN OFFICIAL
TEXAS HISTORICAL MARKER. THE DEDICATION CEREMONY
IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY AUGUST 3RD AT 1 PM AT
801 WEST TEXAS AVENUE. THE EVENT WILL BE HOSTED BY
THE ROBERTSON COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND
WILL AIM TO HONOR THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF
CALVERT COLORED HIGH SCHOOL.
(CAMERON)–MILAM COUNTY IS SEEING GROWTH AS
COMPANIES COME TO THE COUNTY AND NEW RESIDENTS
COME IN. NEW INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
IS LEADING THE WAY IN GROWTH IN MILAM COUNTY.
THE GROWTH IS CHANGING THE FINANCIALS AND BUDGET
PLANNING FOR MILAM COUNTY OFFICIALS. MILAM COUNTY
JUDGE BILL WHITMIRE IN HIS WEEKLY JUDGE’S REPORT
SAID THE COUNTY IS LOOKING AHEAD IN BUDGET PLANNING,
WITH THE GROWING TAX BASE, INCLUDING NEW RESIDENTS
AND NEW INDUSTRY COMING INTO THE COUNTY.