By Milam County Judge Steve Young
As your new County Judge, I am compelled to thank Judge Barkemeyer and our County Commissioners, including Commissioners Watkins, Shuffield, Fisher and Muegge for an excellent job of leading the county through eight of the toughest years since the Great Depression.
The loss of Alcoa and Luminant took a heavy toll on every citizen, every business and every organization of the county. However, in spite of this hardship, the county has survived and prospered.
Your county government is in good shape and financially stable. The county is still providing all of the services it provided prior to the closings, without a significant increase in taxes. We will continue to provide those services, including maintaining almost 1,000 miles of county roads, law enforcement through our fine new Sheriff White, four Constables and four Justices of the Peace.