Church is our mother

Summer is on the horizon. Come on hot, sunny days. The hotter the better for me. Anybody up for a game of tennis? I’m always reading. It’s what pastors do. Right now I’m reading Missional Renaissance, subtitled, Changing the Scorecard for the Church by Reggie McNeal.

The following 44 cases were presented to the Grand Jury and indicted as True Bills with no “No Bills” on April 27, 2023:

CLEMENT DAVID, SR, 57, of Rockdale, 2nd Degree, Assault Family Violence – Impede Breathing with Priors   MILISSA MARIE GOLLEHER, 39, of Lexington, State Jail Felony, Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle   JERALD THOMPSON BEAVER, JR.

Rockdale man dead after shooting

A Rockdale man is dead after being shot on Thursday night. The Rockdale Police Department responded to an apartment complex on US 79 next to the Piano Bar at about 10:15 p.m. Jeffrey McKinney, 30, Rockdale, suffered a gunshot wound to his upper torso.

Texas Community Development Block Grant

PUBLIC NOTICE- CITY OF ROCKDALE - NOTICE OF APPLICATION AVAILABILTY TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT - DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM The City of Rockdale is giving notice of the City’s intent to submit its application to the Texas Department of Agriculture for the Downtown Revitalization...

Reasons for declaring downtown Rockdale: ‘slum and blight’

Downtowns are important for a community; they serve as reflections of the town and send important signals about the people living there. It is the one place in a community that belongs to everyone. In theory, a small-town downtown is the community’s commercial center of activity.

RIBBON CUTTING

Savanna’s Dog Grooming held a ribbon cutting on Thursday at Rockdale Chamber of Commerce. Owner Savanna Everett offers in-home dog grooming visits within a 50 mile radius for nail trims, teeth cleaning, expressing anal glands, ear cleaning and baths, of course, as well as lots of other services.

Jubilee Days BBQ cookoff schedule

The categories and turn-in times for the barbecue cookoff at Jubilee Days on May 5-6 have been released by the Rockdale Fair Association. On Friday, May 5, turn-in times for salsa will be 5:55 to 6:05 p.m. and margarita entries will be 6:55 to 7:05 p.m. Seafood turn-in time is 7:55 to 8:05 p.m.

Milano school board race

The Milano School Board race has heated up and there are five people running for two spots on the ballot. The contestants are Neile Briden, Carlos R. Campos, Gary Steinbecker, Blake Debault and Odes Foster Jr. Voters will be instructed on the ballot to vote for none, one or two of the candidates.

Board sees plans for former hospital; Whitsel returns

At the Rockdale Independent School District’s April meeting representatives from Corgan Architecture Firm presented concept design plans for the college and career building planned for the former Richards Memorial Hospital building.

ROCKDALE EARTH DAY

MARC consumers, employees and board members, all looking spiffy in their Rockdale Earth Day 2023 t-shirts, did an Earth Day project planting new plants in their front flower beds on Friday. Many beautification projects took place that day.