Hotels socked hard with tax appraisal hike
Owners claim changes based on 'artificial bubble'; Luminant drives valuations
Tax appraisal time in Rockdale usually brings some surprises but in 2009 at least one class of local business owners are in shock. Taxable values on motels have increased by as much as 1,000 percent after the Milam County Appraisal District (MCAD) applied an income-based formula to appraise motels in the wake of two good years triggered by the Sandow 5 construction boom. Full Story
City mulls manager finalists, P&Z choice
Interviews go through Wednesday; committee split on zoning issue
Rockdale City Council members have met each of the last three mornings in executive session in hopes of finding "the one" of seven finalists for the city manager position. "We're progressing through the interviews," current City Manager Randy Holly said Tuesday. Full Story
Start it up: Earlier Jubilee Days kicks off mid-week
Jubilee Days, Rockdale's annual summertime event, returns to its traditional place on the calendar this week with a rodeo, dances, barbecue cookoff and more. Events were to have gotten under way Wednesday with team roping in the Fair Park arena and will continue through Saturday night's dance with Cody Hughes Davidson in the park pavilion. Full Story
Classic Bank promotes officers to new ranks
Richard Earl Williams Jr., president of Classic Bank, announced three promotions within his organization: Tom Loth to vice president, Joanna Rackley to vice president and Kathy Sheppard to assistant vice president. Loth has been with Classic Bank since 2002 serving as a loan officer. Loth holds a business degree from Texas State University. Full Story
Luminant recruits military veterans
DALLAS—Luminant is looking for a few good men and women to fill a variety of open positions, from engineers to project managers. On June 4, Luminant will join with RecruitMilitary for a daylong career fair at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Full Story
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Veteran Ray Powell collected donations recently for Rockdale VFW Post 6525 during the post's annual Red Poppy drive, preceding Memorial Day. Powell is a City of Rockdale empoloyee. Full Story
One step beyond
Bulldogs nearing return to state tournament; old friend D'Hanis next
NEW BRAUNFELS—As the season winds down and teams grow weary of the long season, the first thing to go is the sticks. Hits come at a premium in the dog days of summer. Full Story
Thorndale girls: Class of '09 was one of dogged determination
I started covering Thorndale Lady Dog sports about five years ago. That year was exciting, but hopes were high for the next year when the incoming freshmen class would join THS athletics. Before they were even in high school, expectations were high for these now graduating seniors, especially the girls in the class. Full Story
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Brooks and Osburn will clash for the last time on the state's biggest stage
Whenever Rockdale's Krysten Brooks steps foot on a track, she knows the orange-haired girl with the matching uniform won't be too far away. The same can be said for Macy Osburn of Caldwell. Glance to the left or the right, a flash of blue will be streaking by. Full Story
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