90th Rockdale Homecoming set for June 9 at Patterson Center

The 90th annual Rockdale Homecoming will be held Sunday, June 9, at the Patterson Civic Center. Way back in 1933, Ira Perry, rancher and former Rockdale resident, gathered a group at the present-day fairgrounds for a picnic and those folks formed The Rockdale Homecoming Association.

Rockdale’s Comprehensive Plan ready for input from the public

The first component of Rockdale’s new 2050 Comprehensive Plan was crafting a new Community Vision Statement. This vision statement serves as a rallying point from which the city will measure decisions – whether or not something advances the Vision or not.

Olivares graduates from NAPS

Tatiana Olivares, a 2023 RHS graduate, graduated from the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) over the weekend and will enter the prestigious United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD for the next four years.

ORGANIZATIONS

There’s a new shop in town at Street Ministries at 225 N. Main St. The shop is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and sells a variety of Christian- themed merchandise.

ROCKDALE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER MENU

Monday—Grilled chicken breast, wheat bread, blackeyed peas, spinach, fruit for salad, 2% milk. Tuesday—Beef patty with gravy, bread, new potatoes, green beans, Mandarin orange, 2% milk. Wednesday—Chicken fried steak with cream gravy, roll, mashed potatoes, okra, Fig Newton cookies, 2% milk.

Herby salad recipes

Kyle’s Kitchen Since Mr. Joe has been showing up at the corner of Cameron Avenue and Ackerman every Sunday, we have gotten some good tomatoes which I think he is getting from Florida. Mom made BLT sandwiches with them one night and they sure were good.

Four felony arrests made during week, one accident reported

Rockdale Police Officers made four felony arrests during the past week including: • Martin Bermudez Jr., 27, Rockdale, was arrested on a Milam County Sheriff 's Office warrant for criminal mischief ($2,500 to $30,000) on May 9.

FIRE CALLS

Responded to: • Murphy Oil for a hit and run accident on May 7 at 9:34 a.m. • 1658 CR 446 for a fire alarm on May 8 at 11:09 a.m. There was no fire/false alarm. • Murray at Wilcox to block off the streets on May 11 at 7:26 a.m.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Jail log lists all people charged with offenses through the county jail in Cameron. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. • Shimeshaka Shavon Anderson, 40, Cameron, assault of public servant, in custody.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Office during the past week included: May 7—Animal call, US 79; information, FM 2027; abandoned vehicle, US 79; animal call, CR 325; assist other agency, CR 314; information, CR 313; noise complaint, CR 342; animal call, CR 235B; suspicious vehicle, Gabriel...