Police arrest two on felony warrants

Rockdale Police Officers made two felony arrests during the past week including: • Christopher Michael Garcia, 46, Rockdale, was arrested on Wednesday by Ofc.

FIRE CALLS

Rockdale VFD Responded to: • Cameron and Childress for a two-vehicle accident on Tuesday. • West Cameron Avenue for a two-vehicle accident in front of Dairy Queen on Tuesday. • 202 Sanford Street along with PHI for a medical call on Wednesday. • 129 Champions Drive for a medical call on Thursday.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

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

CHURCH NEWS

Rockdale Chr istian Church is starting the mission of distributing bibles to people in Rockdale who do not have a bible or access to one. The church believes that knowledge of God’s word is necessary for the salvation of the world and our souls.

Sweets for a good cause

A new organization, Family and Friends of St. Joseph Cemetery, held their initial fundraiser on Sunday at the East Bell Taphouse which included a pie and cake sale, a game of chance and a silent auction. Also included were generous donations for a total haul of over $6,000.

Discussion topics released for Aug. 17 groundwater summit

CALDWELL—The annual Milam and Burleson Counties Groundwater Summit will be held Aug. 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Caldwell Civic Center. The summit is free and open to the public with lunch provided.

VIEW FROM ABOVE

Local real estate broker John Dean with TX Rec Land and Oakstone Real Estate was kind enough to share his drone photo of the new Cornerstone subdivision with The Reporter and our readers. This photo gives a better sense of how large the 660-home subdivision will be.

Main Street Bookshop an overnight success

When Richard and Meggins Scheel opened Main Street Bookshop they thought they were going to start out slow and gradually get bigger and busier down the road. They were wrong. “The reception has been incredible and shocking,” according to Meggins. “Especially the book ordering part of the business.

QUICK LOOK

Milam Music Festival will be held Friday and Saturday at Fair Park from 4 to 10 p.m. both days. Day 1 features the bands DJ Jayshredz, Bigg Sean, Lamar Locklin, Tyler, AutoMaddy, Austin the DJ, Bray, Dsven, Samara Bradley, and Aaron Lamont. Day 2 features Austin the DJ, James Webb Jr.

ORGANIZATIONS

O.J. Thomas 58th reunion August 12 The O.J. Thomas Alumni Community Resource Center will hold their 58th annual homecoming on Saturday, Aug. 12, with a tailgate party from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a barbecue lunch at noon. A dance will be held in the cafeteria from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. featuring Joe Tex II.