RDA applying for netzork's Home 'Town Takeover'

Can you think of a town that meets these three req uirements? • The population must to be under 40,000. • The town must have homes and buildings with great architecture ready to be revealed. • The town must have a downtown area that is a bit run down.

One filing for RISD

I t’s been a slow first week for candidates to declare in the May 2. There had only been one filing for Rockdale’s city, school board and hospital district ballots. That came in the school board election where Place : incumbent Julia Cardona has fi led for a new term.

Chase nets charges against 2 juveniles

POLICE REPORT A pursuit involving two 15-year-old male juveniles police suspect of damaging and vandalizing mobile homes ended suddenly Thursday. “ was chasing them both when they attempted to go over a fence,” Lt. S tephen Goodrich told The Reporter. “One got over fence and one didn’t.

RVFD AT PARADE—

The Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department, and Rockdale Police, participate in Sunday’s Martin Luther King Day Parade in downtown Rockdale. Firefighters also diverted traffic while the parade marched east down US 79 from Ackerman to San Gabriel. See more parade photos on pages 1A and 2A.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CALLS

Calls for the Milam County S heriff’s Department during the past week included: Jan.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the Milam County Jail Log for Jan. 14 -20. 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 site of fabled village

One of the most fabled Native American settlements attributed to Texas is a fable no more.

Kindergarten more than just nap time, colors and shapes

RISD REPORT This week Rockdale Elementary School has the spotlight, and Principal Alesha Eoff has given the kindergarten teachers the opportunity to share what is going on with their students this year.

Reporter’s publisher named to TPA Board

GALYESTON—Nen Esten Cooke, co-publisher of The Roc k d a l e Reporter, was elected treasurer of the Texas Press Association, beginning an officer rotation in which he should eventually assume the president’s position.

GRAND JURY REPORT

CAMERON—Twenty-five persons were indicted on 3 cases Thursday by a Milam County Grand Jury, according to Prosecutor Bill Torrey who listed case dispositions as follows: • S hannon Edward Varner, 37, Cameron, aggravated assault with deadly weapon.