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Thu, 11/21/2019 - 00:00

Monday—Potato crusted fish, mashed potatoes with green beans, wheat bread, peaches, milk. Tuesday—Barbecue chicken, vegetable Normandy, macaroni and cheese, wheat bread, Mandarin oranges, milk. Wednesday—Pork roast, baked sweet potatoes, turnip greens, lemon cake, rolls, milk.

Tips for seniors to make the last year memorable

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Thu, 11/21/2019 - 00:00

RISD REPORT The last year of high school can be a year filled with excitement, nervousness and reflection. This week RHS Principal Tiffany Whitsel has some important points for students during their senior year.

THE FINALE

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Thu, 11/21/2019 - 00:00

team, directed by Gabrieale Boriack, made their final appearance of the 2019 football season Friday at Belton High School during the Rockdale-Grandview bi-district playoff game.

EDUCATION NOTES

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Thu, 11/21/2019 - 00:00

Elementary Wednesday—College Colors Day; Byrd’s class goes to Walmart. Thursday–Pre-K Thanksgiving Extravaganza, 9:45 a.m., cafeteria; 504 meetings; Byrd’s class goes to intermediate school. Friday—Distribution of Pack Pals bags; ECC/RTI meetings, first grade and kindergarten.

LORD’S ACRE FUNDRAISER

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Thu, 11/21/2019 - 00:00

Sunday was a special day as St. John’s United Methodist Church held its annual Lord’s Acre event, a major fund-raiser for the congregation that benefits the church and its activities.

4-H’ers advance from county food show to district

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Thu, 11/21/2019 - 00:00

COMMENTS FROM MICAH Milam County 4-H members competed at the County Food Show and Food Challenge 2019, at Bea’s Kitchen in Cameron. Fourteen 4-H members competed, and all will advance to district on Dec. 11 in Belton.

4 GOP races in early filing for primary

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Thu, 11/14/2019 - 00:00

Saturday was the first day to file for a position on March 3, 2020, primary ballots and by Tuesday four contested races, one of them three-way, developed in the Republican Primary, according to County Chair Bill Whitmire.

Whinstone breaks ground

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Thu, 11/14/2019 - 00:00

Chad Harris of Whinstone US said the words about 100 Rockdale and Milam County leaders have been longing to hear Friday morning with the patter of rain on a tent roof keeping the beat. “We are a company that’s here to stay.

He survived Iwo Jima

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Thu, 11/14/2019 - 00:00

Ninety-four year old Gene Luckey (center), who was wounded as a US Marine on Iwo Jima in 1945, was a ‘rock star’ at Monday’s Rockdale ISD Veterans Day observance in the high school gym. Luckey and Roy Becker, also 94, (see page 6B) were the two World War II veterans in attendance.

County seizes Rockdale ‘junkyard’

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Thu, 11/14/2019 - 00:00

The Milam County Sheriff’s Department seized the controversial “junkyard” at 1300 and 1328 West Cameron (US 79) on Monday. Owner Ira Richard “Richie” Thrasher Jr., 43, was charged with bond forfeiture for bail jumping/failure to appear and illegal dumping and is being held on $107,500 bond.