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DID YOU KNOW?

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Wed, 05/20/2026 - 10:38
Increasing time spent outdoors enjoying nature can positively affect mood and mental health. Generally speaking, outdoor enthusiasts tend to be happier overall.
Shown here at the celebration for Luke Olivares are Jose Olivares, Cecil Cook, Esmeralda Olivares, Les Bumbguard, Vice Commander George Bunch, Commander Rod Stewart, Luke Olivares, Jim Foster, Tim Gutherie, Jessica and Wesley Janak.

Shown here at the celebration for Luke Olivares are Jose Olivares, Cecil Cook, Esmeralda Olivares, Les Bumbguard, Vice Commander George Bunch, Commander Rod Stewart, Luke Olivares, Jim Foster, Tim Gutherie, Jessica and Wesley Janak.

Olivares headed to Austin’s Texas Boys State as ‘statesman’

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Wed, 05/20/2026 - 10:38
Luke Olivares, son of Jose and Esmeralda Olivares, is heading to the Capital in Austin after being nominated by the American Legion Carlyle Post and Rockdale Independent School District as a statesman at Texas Boys State June 7-13.
THE JUDGES— Milam County 4-H’ers took third place at the District 8 Livestock Judging Contest recently. Shown here are Shawn Leifeste, Wylie Butler, Addison Dach and Kenzie Hobbs.

THE JUDGES— Milam County 4-H’ers took third place at the District 8 Livestock Judging Contest recently. Shown here are Shawn Leifeste, Wylie Butler, Addison Dach and Kenzie Hobbs.

THE JUDGES

News Staff
Wed, 05/20/2026 - 10:38
THE JUDGES
QUICK LOOK

QUICK LOOK

QUICK LOOK

News Staff
Wed, 05/20/2026 - 10:38
Lewing celebrates 100th birthday Dorothy Lewing celebrated her 100th birthday May 13. She has enjoyed extensive travels, hiking, mountain climbing and skiing. She left Texas at age 17 for Colorado to work on the railroad. She returned to Texas to finish raising her family.

Early and election day voting times, locations

News Staff
Wed, 05/20/2026 - 10:38
Early voting for primary runoffs stated on Monday and will continue through May 22. Rockdale’s location is the Patterson Civic Center with voting from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cameron will vote at the Milam County Annex from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

RMDD selects Partners Real Estate for industrial park

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Wed, 05/20/2026 - 10:38
Rockdale Municipal Development District (RMDD) authorized the execution of a memorandum of understanding with Partners—a private, partnership-led, fully integrated commercial real estate firm and one of the largest privately held commercial real estate (CRE) companies in Texas—to serve as master...

Project Cool 2026

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Wed, 05/20/2026 - 10:38
Annual box fan collection and giveaway Rockdale Rotary Club will be actively collecting donations of 20-inch new box fans and/or cash starting May 18 and running through June 12.. This is an annual event created by the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center several years ago.
COFFEE TIME— Rockdale’s oldest organization, the Matinee Musical Club, was the sponsor of First Friday Coffee in May. The coffees are held on the first Friday of each month from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library. Shown here are (L-R) club members Jo Ann Bradford, Gloria Walker, Donnie Rinn, Mona Butala and Pat Owen.

COFFEE TIME— Rockdale’s oldest organization, the Matinee Musical Club, was the sponsor of First Friday Coffee in May. The coffees are held on the first Friday of each month from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library. Shown here are (L-R) club members Jo Ann Bradford, Gloria Walker, Donnie Rinn, Mona Butala and Pat Owen.

COFFEE TIME

News Staff
Wed, 05/20/2026 - 10:38
COFFEE TIME
National archive Swift Boat quilt has Rockdale connection

National archive Swift Boat quilt has Rockdale connection

National archive Swift Boat quilt has Rockdale connection

News Staff
Wed, 05/20/2026 - 10:38
A Rockport woman is turning fabric and memory into a tribute for Vietnam War veterans, stitching together a story she says has gone too long without recognition. Ingrid Little, a naturalized U.S.

FIRE CALLS

News Staff
Wed, 05/13/2026 - 10:33
Rockdale VFD Responded to: • 352 US 77 for a fire alarm at 12:04 a.m. May 6. • Near the 1500 block of East Cameron Avenue for a vehicle vs. deer accident at 5:51 a.m. May 7. • South FM 908 near CR 383 for a large grass fire at 5:17 p.m. May 10.