Deadlines ahead for Rockdale Fair pageants

Deadlines for the two 2021 Rockdale Fair pageants are coming up quickly. Entries for the Miss Rockdale Fair Queen Pageant is 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept 19. An entry blank can be found on page 4A. Wednesday, Sept. 22, is the final day to enter the Fair’s Children’s Pageant.

COOKIES FOR CLINICS

COOKIES FOR CLINICS—Pi Epsilon, local chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, recently delivered cookies to Rockdale medical clinics and first responders to show appreciation for their services.

‘7 mindsets’ are new for Rockdale Elementary campus

It is with great pride and excitement that we welcomed our students back to Rockdale Elementary School for the 2021-2022 school year. Our students have been learning our processes and procedures and having a whole lot of fun in the process. Our focus is to “Uplift Others.

RVFD gets calls

There were lots of sirens on various calls in a busy week for the South Milam County volunteer fire department during the week just past.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the Sheriff’s Department Jail Log for Sept. 7-13. The log lists all persons charged with offenses through the Milam County jail in Cameron. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.

35 sentenced in district court

Thirty-five persons were sentenced in recent 20th District Court action, according to Prosecutor Bill Torrey, who listed case dispositions as follows • Abel Jehu Alzalde, 22, Cameron, 17 years confinement in TDCJ after pleading “true” for possession of controlled substance (4 to 400 grams) with...

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

Milam County courthouse records for Aug. 21-31. Compiled from public records available at milam.tx.publicsearch.us. Deed Luminant Generation Co. LLC to Ax Landfill, Industrial Solid Waste Class II – 719.102 acres (3,917).

Chicken dish for cooler temps

The cooler morning temperatures last week had me thinking of cold weather food, but I’m always thinking about food. But I didn’t want something too wintery because I knew the temperature would go up to 97 in the afternoon. Here’s a recipe that worked for me.

GAUSE NEWS

The Gause Volunteer Fire Department will be having a Fish Fry Fund Raiser on Saturday, the 18th beginning at 4pm until they are sold out. Come Early – don’t wait until 6 o’clock to come, because there probably won’t be anyone around. Live music will be furnished by Brooke Graham from Milano.

MILANO NEWS

SUNFLOWER FUN RUN/WALK— The Melodie Hope Jones Memorial Scholarship “Sunflower Fun Run/Walk” will be held Sept. 25 at Davidson Creek Park in Caldwell. There is a kids’ one-mile color run at 9 a.m. and the 5K starts at 9:30 a.m. Cost is $30 for the 5K and $25 for the kids run.