Summer of '09 burns toward records
The official summer of 2009 is only a week old and already this June's heat wave is being mentioned in the same gasping breath as Rockdale's hottest years ever. Sunday was the first calendar day of summer but through Tuesday the U. S. Weather Service thermometer at KRXT-FM had already climbed to the century mark, or past, on 12 consecutive days. Full Story
Federal child porn case nets 10-years in jail
SAN ANTONIO—A 44-yearold Rockdale man received 10-year federal prison sentence for possession of child pornography last week. Earlier this spring, Frank Sanchez Jr. pleaded guilty to one count of the offense. U. S. Full Story
RISD: No change in tax rate, slight decrease in budget
It sounds like a science fiction movie title: "The Incredible Shrinking Deficit." Rockdale ISD trustees unanimously adopted a 2009-10 budget Monday evening reflecting a $371,294 deficit. That's down more than half from the $801,290 deficit projected in a budget workshop just two weeks ago and about one-fifth the $1. Full Story
Perryman says look for new opportunities
Last week I attended a meeting where Dr. Ray Perryman and some other economists spoke. They all had some great insight of what is going on in the world today. Some of the facts and figures that came from the meeting were that the U.S. has 20 percent of the manufacturers today in the business world. Full Story
May jobless rate back to 10.1%
Local rate ticks up as Luminant project finishes
As expected, Milam County's jobless rate rose slightly as work nears completion at Luminant's Sandow 5 power plant. Milam's rate for May was 10.1 percent, up from 9.7 in March, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) reported. The county's rate was based on a labor force of 12,537 with 11,272 working and 1,265 unemployed. Full Story
Thorndale Chamber lists Revue winners, thanks sponsors
The Thorndale Area Chamber of Commerce crowned the 2009- 2010 Miss Thorndale and her court Sunday at the 29th Annual Thorndale Revue with emcee David Hall. Full Story
Texas Football magazine is as unique as they come
When Waco Tribune- Herald sports editor Dave Campbell began his little football preview magazine 50 years ago, he could have hardly imagined that, 1) it would last this long and 2) that it would transform into an entity within itself. Full Story
Tigers 7-on-7 team goes 2-1 at Normangee meet
Yoemen earn a trip to state tournament
NOR MA NGEE—For the second consecutive weekend, the Rockdale 7-on-7 team went 2-1 in tournament play and have yet to qualify for the state tournament next month in College Station. Full Story
Out on her own
Even from a young age, DeAnn Washington had a love for track and field. Through hard work in high school at Milano and now at McNeese State in Lake Charles she is on her way to competing at a much higher level on and off the track. Full Story
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