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HERE'S THE NUMBER FOR MONDAY'S COVID-19 TESTING

Rockdale1
Sat, 05/16/2020 - 09:49
 From County Judge Steve Young Saturday morning:  Coronavirus Testing: Free testing for the virus will be conducted this Monday, May 18, 2020 at the Milano Fire Station from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. This will be mobile testing for those who have symptoms.

COVID-19 COUNT GOES TO 24

Rockdale1
Fri, 05/15/2020 - 06:13
  From County Judge Steve Young earlly Friday: Late yesterday we were informed of a 24th confirmed case of the cornavirus in Milam County.  This person is a Milam County resident who lives in the western part of the county.  This is believed to be a community spread infection.

COVID-19 COUNT GOES TO 23

Rockdale1
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 07:53
 Milam County has logged a 23rd case of COVID-19 virus.  County Judge Steve Young said the person lives in the central part of Milam County, became ill, went to a Brazos County hospital  spent "a couple of nights there and was rleased.

More virus testing set for Monday, Milano VFD

News Staff
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 00:00
With the Milam County COVID-19 case count at 22, and expected to climb (see separate story) another test day has been set for Monday at the Milano Volunteer Fire Department. County Judge Steve Young said tests begin at 9 a.m.

RHS Class of 2020 triumphs

News Staff
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 00:00
Hey Rockdale. The Class of 2020 did it after all. Thanks to the Rockdale ISD, even a pandemic didn’t cheat them out of walking across the turf at Tiger Stadium and being honored for their achievements.

Re-opening, one snip at a time

News Staff
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 00:00
Nobody’s saying anything other than that a potentially deadly, and currently incurable, virus is “everywhere” this week, but things are starting to feel a bit different in the ongoing siege that is COVID-19 and Milam County.

Hutto’s Meadors named new police chief

News Staff
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 00:00
Rockdale’s new police chief won’t have to spend any time learning about Milam County. Jerry “Jay” Meadors is a former police officer in Thorndale and Cameron. He married a Thorndale woman and they’ve lived in the Thorndale area for a dozen years.

MEMORIAL GIFTS

News Staff
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 00:00
Call additions or corrections to The Reporter, 446-5838. • American Cancer Society, Gaye Bland, memorial chair, 963 N. FM 908, Rockdale TX 76567. • American Heart Association Processing Center, PO Box 8411125, Dallas, TX 75284-1125.

No ceremony, but 107 new freshmen

News Staff
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 00:00
Samraj Gill is the valedictorian and Mason Willard is the salutatorian of the 107-member Rockdale Junior-High eighth-grade class of 2020. There will not be an eighth grade promotion in the RJH Gym as usual, due to the COVID-19 situation, according to Principal Kelly Blair,.

Milam dodges violent weather

News Staff
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 00:00
Rockdale and Milam County dodged violent weather that rumbled across Central Texas Tuesday afternoon. Funnel clouds were reported, and posted online, as close as the Lexington area as a line of serious thunderstorms moved from southeast of Austin toward Bryan-College Station.