Rockdale High School names top two graduates for 2021

Rockdale High School Valedictorian Arianna Eastridge and Salutatorian Kaitlyn Rash both have firm plans on what they will be doing as their high school careers come to an end Friday. Eastridge, who is the daughter of Antoinette Martinez, is heading to the University of Texas in the fall.

New medical director out to make Milam County home to the healthy

Growing up surrounded by relatives in the medical profession, it surprised no one when Janelle House became a doctor. “My dad was a family doctor, so was my uncle and great uncles,” she said. “Also my grandmother on my mother’s side was a nurse.” “I grew up with it.

ROCKDALE CHRISTIAN SERVICES

RCS food pantry Rockdale Christian Services operates a food pantry at 224 West Cameron Avenue, open 10 a.m. until noon weekdays. Donations of non-perishable food items are welcome, especially one-pound bags of rice, pinto beans, macaroni and cheese, canned soups and peanut butter.

CHURCH NEWS

Meadowbrook VBS set to begin June 7 Vacation Bible School at Meadowbrook Baptist Church will start from June 7, from 9 a.m. to 12-noon, with a virtual trip to Israel. At Destination Dig, kids will unearth more than just dirt.

NEWSBRIEFS

Railroad museum has new hours for summer The Milam County Railroad Museum and Old Town Cameron will kick off new hours in June. The new hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

11-year-old dies in Sunday crash

DPS troopers are searching for a black sedan involved in a hit and run accident Sunday that claimed the life of an 11-year-old girl. The wreck happened at 3:22 p.m., according to a Texas Department of Public Safety report.

Three arrested on felony charges

A Rockdale man, 26, was arrested May 18 at 12:13 a.m.

20TH DISTRICT COURT

Under the direction of Bill Torrey, the Milam County District Attorney, these felony cases were resolved in Judge John W.

MILAM COUNTY GRAND JURY

The following 51 cases were presented to the grand jury and indicted as true bills with one “no bill” on May 20: • Diamond Anthony Ramos, 33, Rockdale, burglary of habitation – assault. • Cecil Ray Baker, 20, Rockdale, burglary of habitation – assault.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S CALLS

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week: May 18—Type of call not listed, East US 79, Thorndale; information, Los Ranchitos Road, Minerva; fraud, private road; information, Gabriel Court, San Gabriel; type of call not listed, West Avenue D, Milano; animal call, FM 2116,...