Local sales tax numbers good

Sales tax figures for City of Rockdale, Milam County and the Rockdale Municipal Development District (MDD) continue to rise in 2020, despite the pandemic.

ONLY TWO NEW CASES WEDNESDAY

From County Judge Steve Young Wednesday night: Today we had two new cases to report and two persons have been discharged.  Additionally, we have three new probable cases and one person was discharged from a hospital.  Wednesday, we tested twelve people in Milano with two positive results.

FIVE NEW CASES TUESDAY

From County Judge Steve Young Tuesday night: We have five new confirmed cases of the virus to report in Milam County.  Eight people were discharged and two were discharged from the hospital. Twenty-two were tested in Thorndale  with one positive test.  Wednesday we will test in Milano and Gause.

EIGHT NEW CASES MONDAY

From County Judge Steve Young Monday night: Monday we had eight new confirmed cases of the virus in Milam County to report.  Three individuals were discharged.  Two were admitted to  hospitals and one was discharged.  Thirty-five people were tested in Rockdale today and two were positive.

NO WEEKEND COVID REPORT, AS USUAL

  As has been the case in recent weeks, Milam County did not receive a weekend COVID-19 report from the state. County Judge Steve Young said a report is expected sometime Monday.

'RED LETTER DAY' NO NEW CASES

  From Milam County Judge Steve Young:   Friday we had no new confirmed COVID-19 cases to report. Three cases were discharged, and no one was admitted to a hospital.  We tested ten individuals in Buckholts, but no positive tests.

ONE NEW CASE THURSDAY

From Milam County Judge Steve Young Thursday night: Thursday we had one new confirmed case of the virus to report in Milam County.  One person was discharged, but we had five new probable cases.  Thursday in Cameron, twenty eight individuals were tested and four were positive.

TWO NEW CASES ON WEDNESDAY

From County Judge Steve Young early Thursday morning: Wednesday we had two new confirmed cases of the virus to report in Milam County and one case was discharged.  No one was admitted to a hospital and one person was discharged from a hospital.

First positive in RISD

The inevitable happened Friday when a Rockdale High School student tested positive for COVID-19, but in-person classes resumed on schedule Tuesday following the Labor Day holiday.

Council okays new fire truck purchase

The City of Rockdale has a shiny, close-to-new fire truck after the city council voted 5-0 to buy one at a meeting Tuesday night in the George Hill Patterson Community Center. “I sincerely appreciate the funds,” volunteer Fire Chief Ward Roddam said. “We work very hard to manage our money.