Nurse tells of COVID-19 rise

Sara Sanders, the Thorndale ISD nurse, told the board at the Jan. 13 meeting that there has been an increase in student cases of COVID-19 in recent days. She also said that the county had asked for a list of staff members that would like to get the vaccine.

Milam County 4-H team wins national title at home

Instead of traveling to Denver, Colorado for a national competition, a team of 4-Hers traveled all the way over to the AgriLife Extension office in Cameron to compete. The team qualified for nationals, but COVID-19 complications made the competition stay local.

MLK Day parade

The Martin Luther King Day Parade began in downtown Rockdale on Sunday and went east down US 79, turning right onto San Gabriel which turns into Plum, then down MLK Drive and ending at Sumuel Park.

County plans big COVID-19 vaccination clinic next week

County Judge Steve Young said that the county should get 600 doses of the vaccine for next week. “Although we do not yet have confirmation, we will set up two clinics to administer the doses, which will be Jan. 27 and Jan. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Good deed

Rockdale student athletes were on the east side, the west side and even out of town Saturday morning to help clean up after the Jan. 10 snowfall that covered Milam County.

Academic UIL East zone at junior high

Rockdale Junior High is hosting the Academic UIL Competition for Middle Schools in the East Zone. Rockdale Junior High is one of four schools in the East Zone which includes Cameron, Lexington and Caldwell. In 2018-19, Rockdale finished in fourth place.

Special delivery

Cheryl Jones, of Rockdale, delivered afghans for the residents of Rockdale Estates & Rehabilitation just before Christmas last year. She crocheted each one of them, she said. Submitted photo

NEWSBRIEFS

Rockdale city election filing is underway The filing period for a place on the ballot is underway. Filing for prospective candidates began Jan. 13 and the last day to sign up is Feb. 12. The last day to declare as a write-in candidate is Feb 16.

Post Oak Savannah water district has new technician

As of Jan. 4, Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District has a news field technician contractor.

Rockdale ISD recognizes annual school board month

The Rockdale Independent School District will join 1,024 school districts throughout Texas to celebrate January as School Board Recognition Month, Superintendent Denise Monzingo announced last week.