Steak fried rice and broccoli

Kyle’s Kitchen KYLE COOKE You don’t often see steak fried rice on menus, but this sounds good to me. This one uses flank steak, but a good old ribeye would work just as well. And one nice sized ribeye would work here and stretch the meal further, so you get a good bang for your buck.

GAUSE NEWS

By WANDA LEE Reporter correspondent We had the Holdi ness Family Reunion this past weekend. It was so nice to see family we hadn’t seen in a year or longer. Youknow how it is, you can’t get everyone together at the same time, especially if they’re not living nearby.

MILANO NEWS

By FAWN SIMPSON Reporter correspondent Substitute teacher training will take place frm 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 12 in the high school library. Please consider signing up to be a substitute. Meet the Teacher will be Monday, beginning at 5 p.m. There will be a health fairfrom 5 to 7 p.m. as well.

Water main break on Murray Street

Water will not be available for possibly eight hours, due to the work required to repair the break.  Murray Street between Scarbrough and Marshall Streets will be closed to traffic during the repair work.

Pittman sentenced to six years

BILLY JOE PITTMAN, JR., 37, of Cameron, was sentenced to six years confinement  in TDCJ after pleading “True” to a Motion to Revoke Probation for an original 3rd Degree Felony, Bail Jumping – Failure to Appear.  Mr.

O’Rourke makes campaign stop in Rockdale

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke will make a campaign stop in Rockdale at 6:30 p.m. Friday at The Kay Theater. O’Rourke and incumbent governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, will face off in the general election on Nov. 8.

Library coffee scheduled for Friday morning

The August First Friday Coffee at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday. This month’s sponsor is Hodge Podge Etc., a new downtown business selling vintage and modern home decor, to be located at 223 Ackerman upon opening over Labor Day weekend.

School supplies, teacher breakfast August 8th-9th

A school supply giveaway at Murray Street Church of Christ will be held on Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at 1301 Murray Ave. Supplies have already been collected and kids and adults can drop by and to fulfill their lists. On Tuesday, the church will have a Teacher Appreciation Breakfast at 7 a.m.

City gives pool closure dates

The City of Rockdale announced that the city pool will be open through Sunday, Aug. 14. After Aug. 14, the pool will be open on weekends only until Sept. 4.

Ofc. Hensley captures Temple murder suspect on Saturday

A most bizarre crime story came to an end over the weekend in Rockdale, thanks to an effort between the Rockdale Police Department and an eagle-eyed Rockdale citizen. Glen Boswell, 31, a suspect in a capital murder case in Temple, was arrested by Ofc.