Lindsey Vaculin

Milam County Commissioners are taking steps to prevent future money situations in the county during a meeting on May 29. Milam County Commissioners approved a resolution requesting a constitutional amendment to dissolve the position of treasurer in Milam County. The motion passed 3-2 with County Judge David Barkemeyer and John Fisher voting against and Donald Shuffield, Richard “Opey” Watkins and Jeff Muegge voting for.

The district calendar for the 2018-19 school year is now set. The Cameron Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the calendar during its meeting on March 19. The first day of school will be Aug. 15 and the year will end on May 23. Holidays for the 2018-19 year will be: Labor Day - Sept. 3, Thanksgiving - Nov. 19-23, Christmas - Dec. 20-31, Jan. 1-2, MLK Day - Jan. 21, Spring Break - March 11-15, Good Friday - April 19, and Yoe Day - May 9. Early release days for students are Oct. 1, Dec.

The annual event raises funds for scholarships for female graduating seniors from Tomball High and Tomball Memorial. The festival is a food tasting featuring food from Tomball restaurants. The price of admission is $10, tickets for seniors are $7. “Each year 12 to 15 restuarants participate and offer samples of the finest cuisine from their menus,” Ava Ray, TBPW Vice President of Media said.