1,200 on the job at Sandow 4
About 1,200 people are on the job at Luminant’s Sandow Power Plant Unit 4 this week,
Unit 4 is down for the installation of the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system which was part of an anti-pollution suit settlement between Alcoa and three citizens groups.
Ashley Monts, Luminant spokesperson, confirmed the outage began on Monday. Full Story
Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer study will compare plans, pumping
The first-ever major study of the entire Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer is under way, organizers announced last Thursday at the Bureau of Economic Geology (BED) at the J.J. Pickle Research Center in Austin. Full Story
Chamber hits record number of members
What a busy January we had — 2010 has started with a bang!
We had our Chamber Annual Meeting last week and there was good attendance. I thank all of those who came. Becky Marek was our caterer and she did a great job for the meal.
The new board was introduced with our new directors: Wallace Jones, Hunter Matula, Michelle Morgan, Joyce Ford, and Debra Burrough. Full Story
Chamber grows to 282 members, commits to New Year’s Eve dance
The Rockdale Chamber of Commerce heads into 2010 with an all-time high of 282 members and faces unique challenges in a “post-Alcoa” climate. Full Story
IN BUSINESS
January building
permits total $210,456
Cit y constr uction permits totaled $210,456 for the month of January, city staffers reported.
Permits were issued as follows: Full Story
Ducks take a flyer when it comes to playing rival Rockdale
Rockdale will always be tethered to Taylor and Cameron for obvious reasons no matter what the circumstances, but for the first time since 1993, neither rival will be included in a district with the Tigers.
The last time that happened was in 1953.
This may be the first time that Rockdale and Taylor have been in the same classification and not in the same district. Full Story
Tigers in area loop; Thorndale moves up
Cameron slips down as expected; Milano stays put and Taylor moves away
While Rockdale eased into the University Interscholastic League’s bi-annual realignment Monday like a warm bath, several area schools were hit in the face with ice cold water.
While Cameron slipped down to Class 2A as expected, in a bit of a surprise, Thorndale found itself rising to Class 2A and in the same basketball district as the Yoemen (see separate story below). Full Story
Home Security
With two of their last three games at Tiger gym, Tigers control own destiny
Rockdale Coach Dusty Loewe’s message to his team was a simple one—win the next four games and we’re in the playoffs.
Despite their suspect league record, Loewe and the Tigers have hopes of making a serious playoff run due to the fact that three of their last four games are at Tiger Gym. Full Story
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The Gridiron 2009
FYI 2009
The burn ban in Milam County has been lifted.
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