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MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
Milam County courthouse records for Jan 18-23. Compiled from public records available at milam.tx.publicsearch.us.
I will give you treasures of darkness
You will f ind these words in Isaiah 45: “I will give you the treasures of darkness.” Two of the darkest places I have ever seen are the night sky, and the bottom of a grave. Having been a minister, I have officiated at more than a few funerals— for members, strangers, friends and family. When I came to Rockdale, the first friends I met were the Joneses of Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home, who invited us for July fireworks. As odd as it may be, during the short years I was a hospice chaplain, I would often take my lunch break in the quietness and solitude of cemeter ies. Surely, the treasures of the night sky are the mesmerizing myriad of stars. But what are the treasures of the grave, symbol of the end of earthly life?
Life in digestible bites
Ifollow Jesse Itzler on Instagram. He is a serial entrepreneur, stud athlete and motivational speaker. I saw last week he was going to run in a marathon (26.2 miles) but shared he had not run more than five miles in a really long time. That’s crazy but he had a strategy. His strategy was to run one mile at a time and multiply that times 26. He said, “I don’t know if I can run 26.2 miles but I know I can run one mile 26 times.” He called this breaking down the challenge into “digestible bites.” Not only that but “having fun” was part of his plan.
Rockdale ISD 2024 Distinguished Alumni bios
James (Jim) Crow began first grade at Rockdale Elementary School when his family moved to the area to work at Alcoa. Upon graduation, his class voted him “Most Likely to Succeed” and “Most Service to School.” He attended the University of Texas where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with a minor in government. He worked in public information for the Austin ISD and worked on lobbying efforts to further public education. Crow served more than 25 years as executive director of the Texas Association of School Boards, helping public education leaders across Texas guide their districts with beneficial policies in times of rapid change and through challenges such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Coronavirus pandemic. He retired in March 2023, and TASB established the James B. Crow Innovation in Governance Award in his honor, to be awarded annually. In January 2024, Crow was selected as a recipient of the Golden Deeds for Education Award, presented by the Texas Association of School Administrators.