Homecoming events clarified by O J Thomas Alumni
Cameron officials hear from Virgie Hardeman that the O J Thomas Alumni Association will host activities Aug 7 to 9 on campus and at the VFW hall with a Friday event and a Saturday parade and reception. She urges the city to separate alumni events from unrelated crowd actions that occurred last year.
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O.J. Thomas School
Cameron
Virgie Hardeman
O.J. Thomas Alumni Association
MLK
Sixth Ave
O.J. Thomas
Hardeman
VFW
Eighth St
Milano Opry at Milano High School Auditorium this Saturday
Weekend forecast calls for mostly sunny weather with highs in the 100s and overnight lows in the 70s. The Milano Opry returns this Saturday 7 to 10 p.m. headlined by The Tuckers from Lorena with 16 year old Holly Tucker. Wayne Duke of Chandler opens. he tours the opry circuit and recently performed in Nashville. Doors open 6 p.m. tickets four dollars, three for seniors. The show occurs monthly on the third Saturday with a house band from Milam and Burleson counties. Obituaries for Delores Tepera Malone Kathleen Harris Moore and Roy Allen Tipper appear on page 2.
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Milano
The
Cameron Herald
Delores Tepera Malone
Kathleen Harris Moore
Roy Allen Tipper
Milam County Courthouse hosts RTHL marker unveiling
Joy Graham led the July 4 ceremony at the Milam County Courthouse for a new Registered Texas Historic Landmark marker. Speakers praised the building’s history and urged public tours, noting the courthouse’s additional listing on the National Historic Register.
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Milam County Courthouse
Joy Graham
Graham
Milam County
Bill Crist
Boy Scouts
Troop 752
Nicholas McAtee
Texas
Jason Deal
United States of America
Kerry Nichols
Cody Schoppe
Kyle Deal
Westly Deal
Jonathan McAtee
Jonathan Deal
Dee Dee Green
Geri Burnett
Milam Historical Commission
Frank Summers
Jackie Thornton
Cameron eyeing $250,000 grant for water intake repairs
Gandalf Burrus of Grant Development Services told Cameron City Council that Cameron is first in line for a $250,000 grant to fix the city’s single water intake on the Little River. The grant requires $50,000 city matching funds and may include up to $3 million in stimulus money with 75 percent grant and 25 percent loan options.
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Gandalf Burrus
Grant Development Services
Cameron
Ricky Tow
Little
Burrus
Stimilus
Tow
Severn Trent
Milam County Reports Third H1N1 Case This Week
The Department of State Health Services says Milam County diagnosed its third H1N1 case this week with more expected in coming months. Michelle Ferguson of the Milam County Health Department notes cases are rising statewide and across surrounding counties. All three patients were from different areas with no evident connections. they have been treated and are recovering. Continued on Page 6
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Milam County
Department of State Health Services
Michelle Ferguson
Ferguson
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Cameron ISD hires six teachers and lists 14 resignations
The Cameron Independent School District approved six new hires including Shelly Akin, James Henderson, Pete Magre, Ben Milam Elementary’s Judy Nunn, Jada Parker, and Robin Reed among others. Fourteen staff resignations were accepted, covering administrators and coaches, with retiring Sara Donohoe and the year’s passing of Leeanne Doskocil noted. details continue on Page 12.
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Cameron Independent School Board
Shelly Akin
Cameron
James Henderson
Yee
Pete Magre
Ben Milam
Judy Nunn
Jada Parker
Robin Reed
Perry Bell
Mike Noker
Tammy Witten
Cameron Elementary
Dianne Woods
Yee High School
Rene Cantu
Jerry Cobb
Scott Cummings
DJ Eisenhart
Cindy Faust
Phyllis James
DeAnn McCormick
Vicky Norton
Sarah Noker
Catrina Steinbecker
Sara Donohoe
Leeanne Doskocil
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Q.J. Thomas
Milano Opry
Emily Ashton Chapman
Corbin Stanislaw
Megan Tribble
Charla Sanders
Roberta Seaman
Rodney Lewis
Alonzo Ellison
Louis Vrazel Sr
Kelsey Cullen
Morgan Riley
Donald Shaw
Carol Cartwright
Brittany Brashear
Aaron Vargas
Jerome Ellison
Pam Fleming
Tina Beckhusen
Yukia Wilson
Karen Dunn
Jeanette Wener
Craig Vaculin
Kristian Taylor
Isreal Green
William Glenn
Sarah Ferrara
Freddie Velez
Jarvis Terell Russell
Brad Cartwright
Charlie Sheffield
Jeff Carroll
Travis Moltz
Gracie Doskocil
Roberta Black
Donna Mueck
Jenger Elliot
Deborah Logan
Chelsea Tomasci
Sarah W. Canon
Robert Atkinson
Kelly Carmichael
Barbara Paschall
Clint Culpepper
Sarah Carter
Crystal Bailey
Madeline Warschak
Debra Majors
Bill McCutchen
Whitney Paige Cupp
Jeffery Wayne Hux
RTHL
Waste Management
Terry Woodson
Spee
Cisd School Board
Appolino
Dodd "Krebs
Bete
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