GRAND OPENING

Have you been wondering what is going on at the old Barrington Auto Parts/O’Reilly’s Auto Parts building? Well wonder no more because Smart Stop Convenience Store will hold their grand opening on Friday. Brought to you by the owners of Munchies East and West.

QUICK LOOK

First Friday Coffee given by The Kay The Kay Theater Foundation will host this Friday’s coffee at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library. The event starts at 9 and runs to 10:30 a.m. All are welcome. Christmas at the Kay 3 p.m.

Calendar of events

December 2 • Christmas Craft Market, Wolf Park, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Buddy Oney Toy Run, The Ranch, 9 a.m. • Milano Small Business Saturday, 202 East Avenue E, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. December 3 • Christmas at the Kay, 3 p.m. December 7 • R ISD Bands Christmas Concert, high school auditorium, 6:30 p.m.

ORGANIZATIONS

Rockdale Rotary Club meets the first, third and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department from noon to 1 p.m. Lunch is provided. Rockdale Noon Lions Club also meets at RVFD on the first and third Wednesday of each month with lunch provided.

Beef, it’s what’s for dinner

Af ter Thanksgiv ing everyone in my family wants a hamburger after all that turkey, so we’ll be talking about beef recipes this week. Normally we have a rib roast at Christmas, but I remember one year Dad grilled us all ribeyes and I think I remember that Christmas dinner more than the rib roast.

What happens at jury selection? (Part 1)

Many of you have probably at some point been called for jury duty. Most often, the trials we have are for felony offenses, so the trial takes place in District Court. In this article, I’ll talk about what happens during jury selection for a typical felony trial.

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. • Marquise O’Brien McLaurin, 24, K illeen, DWI, released.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Office during the past week included: Nov.

Two traffic accidents reported during slow week for Rockdale PD

• A two-vehicle minor accident on Tuesday. • Ofc. Lentz responded to US 77 near TxDOT for a two-vehicle accident with no injuries and out of the roadway on Monday.

FIRE CALLS

Responded to: • 9570 CR 302 along with Blackjack VFD for a brush fire in Burleson County on Wednesday. • CR 320 for a report of an unattended fire but were unable to locate it on Thursday.