New trash service starts in January

Brannon Industrial Group, the company contracted by the city council to collect trash, will start operating on Jan. 1. This week the company will start collecting the old dumpsters from the former company and replacing them with their own.

Republican county filings as of Tuesday

Precinct filings are as follows, as reported by GOP Chairman Warren Matous: Doug Baker, James Denman and Wyatt Dude Ferris for Precinct 2 Commissioner; Wesley Payne and Johnny Andrews for Precinct 4 Commissioner; Andy Isaacs for Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace; Sam Berry for Precinct 2 Justice of...

Musical weekend in Rockdale

Two musical events were presented last weekend from the jazz music at the Lone Star Jazz Festival to Christmas favorites and Christmas gospel at the Christmas at The Kay annual event.

School board recognized UIL teams on Monday

At Monday’s meeting the RISD School Board recognized the following student groups: • Academic UIL - Elementary/Intermediate and Junior High. • The volleyball team was fourth place in District and advanced to Bi-District.

CUTENESS

CUTENESS—Kristen Johnson, Trap-Neuter-Release coordinator with Milam Touch of Love, shows off one of the kittens who was available for adoption at the MTOL chili fundraiser at Brett’s Backyard Bar-B-Que on Sunday.

Four RHS juniors complete first semester at TBI Temple College

The four Rockdale High School junior students pictured above applied to, got accepted by and just finished their first semester at the TBI (Texas Bioscience Institute) Middle College Program offered at the Hutto campus of Temple College. The students leave at 6 a.m.

Merry Christmas from Milano

Milano held its Christmas Parade on Saturday morning followed by the annual Christmas lunch sponsored by the City of Milano. At right, Santa made an appearance riding with the Milano Volunteer Fire Department. On the left, Scott and Jaxon Owens smile for the crowd.

Four felony arrests made by Rockdale PD

Rockdale Police Officers made four felony arrests during the past week including: • Carlos Dwayne Rubin, 46, Rockdale, two counts assault causing bodily injury family member. • Otilio Ramon Lucio, 40, Dayton, two counts engaging in organized criminal activity.

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.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week included: Dec.