City council to meet Monday, GoToWebinar

Monday is the Rockdale City Council’s regular meeting date and the session will proceed with some help from technology. “The meeting will be hosted by GoToWebinar,” City Secretary Terry Blanchard said. It starts at 5:30 p.m.

Weekly winners listed in restaurant contest

Amy McQuinn and Reese Weise are this week’s winners in the Rockdale Municipal Development District’s Chow Down Challenge. The Challenge is designed to assist Rockdale restaurants as they attempt to minimize the impact of closing “eat-in” dining during COVID-19. The contest lasts through April 26.

TRAFFIC JAM

TRAFFIC JAM—Milam County DPS State Trooper MIchael McHale one of many law enforcement personnel helping direct traffic at Thursday’s giant food distribution in the KC Hall parking lot. The food distributions are continuing through the COVID-19 situation, with precautions.

South Milam clinics list test protocols

As the number of COVID-19-related cases continues to climb in Milam County, officials of a couple of clinics in Thorndale and Rockdale have listed the way their institutions are handling the testing situation.

CORRECTION

The age of Leroy Wright, Aycock High School sports legend who died recently, was incorrectly listed as 78 in last week’s Reporter. Mr. Wright was 81. He would have turned 82 next month. He died March 21, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

ALL HANDS ON DECK

ALL HANDS ON DECK— Members of the Rockdale Police Department, Milam County Sheriff’s Department and Department of Public Safety were all on hand Thursday in the KC Hall for a huge Central Texas Food Pantry food distribution.

Juvenile incident ends in charges

A bizarre incident last week ended in charges being filed against a 14-year-old male. Lt.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the Milam County Jail Log for March 31-April 6. Jail logs list all persons charged with offenses through the county jail docket. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.

MILAM SHERIFF’S CALLS

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department: Match 31—Disturbance, Whip-O-Will Drive, Rockdale area; welfare check, CR 303 A, Rockdale; welfare check, FM 2269, Cameron area; abandoned vehicle, CR 238, Cameron area; civil matter, CR 402, Gause area; burn ban violation, Oak Park 2, Rockdale; 911...

YARD OF THE MONTH

YARD OF THE MONTH— The yard of Nate Harper and Destiny Hardway (right), 427 E. Seventh Ave., has been named yard of the month for April by Rockdale Earth Day Committee. The home is owned buy Sarah Hardway. It’s the first yard of the month bestowed by the committee.