Weekend Forecast and Local Charities Drive Notes
A weekend weather outlook predicts mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the 60s and 70s through Wednesday and a slight chance of showers Sunday. Cameron Chamber of Commerce prepares for its 12th Toys for Tots drive at the chamber office, while Milam County plans a countywide food and supplies drive through Nov. 18. On Nov. 18, the Cameron Lions Club will collect food at Brookshire Bros. from 4 to 8 p.m. Obituaries for Delmer Dee Solomon, 79, and Vernon Hines, 56, are noted to publish on page 2.
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Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Cameron Herald
Milam County
Cameron Lions Club
Brookshire Bros
Cameron
Delmer Dee Solomon
Vernon Hines
Cameron physician assistant remembered amid Fort Hood shooting
Cameron resident Michael Cahill a 62 year old physician assistant who had just returned to work after a mild heart attack was killed in the Fort Hood shooting rampage. A 23 year Army National Guard veteran Cahill had worked as a civilian at Fort Hood about seven years and previously at Richardson Rural Health Clinic in Cameron. Cahill valued caring for soldiers and veterans and told his daughter he was ready to return to work. His family learned of the shooting Thursday afternoon while at work, and face a long wait for news as authorities investigated.
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Michael Cahill
Cameron
Fort Hood
Cahill
Army National Guard
Richardson
Keely Vanacker
Kerrville
the Herald
Keely
Kerry
Sonya Campbell
American Legion
Jerrell Elliott
John Sheffield
U.S
Milam County
Robbie Smothers
Cheyenne Spillers
Ben Milam
Americal Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cameron mayor resigns and eyes county judge seat
Mayor Dave Barkemeyer of Cameron says he will resign on Nov 17 and may pursue the county judge position in the next municipal election. Mayor Pro Tem Connie Anderle will act as mayor until a successor is elected. Barkemeyer thanks city leaders, employees, and volunteer firefighters and says he will miss serving as mayor.
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Cameron
Dave Barkemeyer
Barkemeyer
Connie Anderle
Anderle
County orders new collections for delinquent fines
Milam County Commissioners Court debated fee and fine collection at a Monday session selecting MVBA Attorneys At Law to handle delinquent fines. MVBA would be paid ten percent of unadjudicated offense collections, replacing SC Services & Associates Inc as the chosen provider.
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Milam County Commissioners
SC Services & Associates Inc
McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen
MVBA
Commissioners’ Court
Campbell joins Herald staff in Cameron area
East Texas native Sonya Campbell, an 18 year newspaper veteran, is named managing editor of The Cameron Herald and Thorndale Champion. Her first day was Monday. She comes from Kerrville Daily Times and has worked for Hearst, Morris Multimedia and Paxton. She began in 1991 with Mid County Chronicle.
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East Texas
Sonya Campbell
Cameron Herald
Thorndale Champion
Campbell
The
Herald
Texas
Georgia
Arkansas
Kerrville Daily Times
Southern Newspapers
Hearst Corporation
Morris Multimedia
Paxton Media Group
Mid County Chronicle
Nederland
Milam County Veterans Day Observances Across the County
Milam County residents join Veterans Day events with wreath ceremonies and pancake breakfasts. Cameron hosts a 6 AM start with a courthouse wreathing and Edwin Hardy American Legion Post 9 breakfast. Thorndale and Rockdale host pancake meals and parades honoring veterans.
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Milam County
United States Armed Forces
Cameron
Edwin Hardy American Legion Post
Thorndale
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4009
Rockdale
Milam County Sales Tax Drops Across Municipalities in November
Texas Comptroller data show Milam County allocations totaling 79,405 dollars for November, down 43 percent from last year. Cameron fell 4.73 percent to 70,242 dollars, while Thorndale rose year to date but monthly 11,647. Other towns Buckholts Mockdale Rockdale Milano posted declines. statewide November allocations declined 8.3 percent.
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Milam County
Cameron
Thorndale
Nmockdale
Rockdales
Milano
Texas
Susan Combs
Texas Cities
Rockdale
Buckholts
Milan Co
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