Blood drive set for Sunday in Thorndale

THORNDALE—There will be a blood drive in Thorndale Sunday at St. Paul Lutheran Church & School from 8 a.m. to noon. All blood donors will receive a headband and there will be COVID-19 antibody testing.

Columbus Day closings for some Monday

Monday is Columbus Day and, while virtually all retail businesses will be open, there are some closings around the Rockdale area. There are classes at Rockdale and Milano ISDs. In the Gause ISDs it’s a teacher work day/student holiday. Thorndale St.

A Fair in the era of COVID

Yes, COVID-19 or not, there’s going to be a 45th Rockdale Fair in 2020. No, it’s not going to be like any previous fair, with most events canceled and others altered.

5-2 vote fires MDD exec director

Citing “irresponsibility and insubordination,” the recently-appointed Rockdale Municipal Development District board—which is now the seven members of the Rockdale City Council—fired Kara Clore, the MDD executive director, at a meeting Monday night in City Hall, “I will tell you what did it for me...

COVID cases drop

New COVID-19 cases in Milam County fell to their lowest level in 17 weeks during the past seven days. If that looks like good news—and it is—here’s another stunner. For several days over the weekend, the county had no COVID-19 patients in area hospitals.

CHURCH NEWS

San Gabriel Christian welcomes the Carrolls San Gabriel Christian Church will welcome Brother Dan Carroll as guest minister at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Brother Carroll was a student pastor at the church in 1966 and met and married his wife, Gloria Story, there.

Half Milam COVID cases still Cameron area

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cameron’s 76520 zip code has contained the majority of cases for the potentially deadly disease. As of Tuesday that total has reached 50 percent. The latest in a series of pie charts was released Tuesday by the Milam County Health Department.

NEWSBRIEFS

New meal program sets startup for this month A Texas Dept. of Agriculture free meal program for Rockdale children and senior citizens plans to start this month, according to spokesperson Leah Knox.

Rockdale responds to 2 vehicle wrecks

Rockdale police handled two accidents both on U.S. 79 with one on Saturday and the other on Monday, according to the weekly police report. In the Saturday accident a pickup and car both received minor front-end damager, the report said.

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.