CHURCH NEWS

New Hope Baptist holding Family/Friends Day April 24 A Family and Friends Day Program at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church will be held at 3 p.m. April 24. Speaker for the program will be Dr. Dennis Brooks of New Jerusalem Church.

ROCKDALE CHRISTIAN SERVICES

RCS food pantry Rockdale Christian Services operates a food pantry at 224 West Cameron Avenue, open the second and fourth Thursday and Friday of the each month from 10 a.m. to noon.

Thorndale man sentenced to 30 years

  Today in Judge John W. Youngblood’s 20th District Court of Milam County, Patrick Michael Anness, 52, of Thorndale was sentenced to 30 years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice after pleading guilty to a First-Degree Felony, Sexual Performance by Child Under 14.

Local legend about to hit the big time

Local singer/songwriter Brooke Graham is about to hit the big time and it all comes down to a painting her grandmother painted. Mary Lou Loehr’s parents, Bob and Flo Loehr, were very close friends with Brooke Graham’s grandparents, Jake and Dot Barfield.

MDD accepting bids on industrial property

At Monday night’s Rockdale Municipal Development District’s board meeting it was revealed that everything is in place to offer for sale the industrial property located on at 900 FM 486. A new survey has been done and the minimum asking price for the property will be $1.5 million.

Historical commission to meet

The Milam County Historical Commission will conduct its meeting on Monday, at 10 a.m. at the historic Kay Theatre in Rockdale. The purpose of this commission is to preserve, protect and promote history within the county.

Go green in April with these recycling events

Was one of your new year’s resolutions to recycle more? If you’ve fallen behind on that resolution, April is the perfect month to get started because April has a lot of opportunities for you to get on the recycling bandwagon. And Earth Day is on Friday, April 22.

Friday Night Movies at The Kay

April 1 at 7 p.m. Jurassic Park Sponsored by Climate Control AC & Heating Tickets are available at thekaytheatre.com/ movies/

Easter egg hunt and carnival to be held April 15

An Easter egg hunt and carnival will be held on Friday, April 15 at 10 a.m. at Fair Park. In addition to the egg hunt, there will be face painting, carnival games, egg decorating, egg pail decorating, hot dogs and pictures with the Easter Bunny.

Rockdale native seeks funding for horror film

Rockdale native, Michael Fischer, is seeking fundraising for a new film called Up On the Housetop, about a few adult siblings who accidentally murder Santa Claus on Christmas Eve and suffer the wrath of Santa’s vengeful reindeer. See page 2A.