Community

I rarely enjoy budget time, and this year was certainly no exception. Committed to keeping the same tax rate as last year, I have determined to use the added revenue from new property and adjusted appraisals to address the ever-widening gap of the county’s salaries with those of adjoining counties and our local economy.

In this year’s proposed budget:

•Our office staff presently at $12.45/hr will go to $14.38. Please note, these are not typists, they include the deputy county clerk, the county attorney’s paralegal, both my and the J.P.’s court administrators/office managers, the directors at the sheriff’s registrar and tax assessor/collector’s office, the office manager of the county extension office, and the county librarian.

•The jailers/dispatchers, whose skills are in great demand will go from $13.16 to $14.99

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service-San Saba County – is hosting A Fresh Start to a Healthier You series, starting Monday, August 19th, 2:00-3:00 p.m. at the Housing Authority Office, 1601 W. Dry St., San Saba. The other series dates are: August 26th, September 3rd and September 9th at the same time and place listed above.

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Amity Rose Adams was born July 28, 2019 at 12:40 a.m. at the UT Health Hospital in Athens, TX. She weighed 7 lbs and 3 1/2 oz and was 20 inches long.

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J. W. MANGHUM, about 31 or 32 years old 5 ft 6 or 7 inches high, weighs 135 to 140 pounds, brown hair, has but little beard, slender build, good talker, of genteel appearance, has been sewing machine agent. Forgery, 1 case.

JOHN L. MOORE, about 21 years of age, 5 ft 9 or 10 inches high, weighs about 140, slender build, rather sharp face with moderately large nose, blue eyes, light complexion, light brown hair, front teeth large and very white, has but small moustache and it's very light colored, hardly any beard, walks very straight. Murder of Caddell, 1 case.

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Cherokee Church of Christ Blood Drive – The Baylor Scott & White bloodmobile will be at the chuch parking lot on Thursday, August 15th, from noon until 4:30 p.m. There is a need for all blood types. Must be 17 years old, weigh at least 110 lbs, and have a photo ID with you to be eligible. Call Doug Suggs at 325/622-4402 or 512/965-7448 to set up appt.

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Not everyone attending the three-day Brister Family Reunion left the ranch on Sunday evening, June 30. About 80 cousins stayed to enjoy five more days of family fun at Cousin Camp 2019. It is a wonderful opportunity for the cousins to get to know each other and bond as a family by living, learning, working, and playing together for a week every year.

The first Cousin Camp held twenty two years ago consisted of Cindy Prater and about 27 young cousins from the next generation. Those first cousin campers are now grown but are still coming to Cousin Camp and are bringing their kids. Every year more grown cousins schedule vacation time from their jobs so they can also attend. Consequently, now there are about as many adults at Cousin Camp as kids. The age range this year was from a few months old to 70+ years of age.

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2-Day Half-Price Book Sale – featuring many biographies! Friday, Aug. 2nd from 11-5 & Saturday, Aug. 3rd 10-2 at the Rylander Library, 103 S Live Oak. 50 cents is the top price. Don't miss out!

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Second and Wallace Church of Christ VBS - July 23rd-25th from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

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New Books for July:

Before Us Like A Land of Dreams by Karin Anderson Book Supremacy by Kate Carlisle Cross My Heart by Robin Lee Hatcher Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religon by Amber Soorah Little Teashop on Main by Jodi Thomas Love Thy Neighbor by Ayaz Virji Paranoid by Lisa Jackson Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn Recursion by Blake Crouch Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Skin Game by Stuart Woods Summer Guest by Mary Alice Monroe Summer of Sunshine and Margot by Susan Mallery Truth Worth Telling: A Reporters Search For Meaning in the Stories of Our Times by Scott Pelley 

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