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FIRE CALLS

News Staff
Wed, 07/02/2025 - 11:56
Rockdale VFD Responded to: • 307 Green St. for a fire alarm on June 26 at 6:58 a.m. • Rockdale High School for a fire alarm which was a false alarm on June 28 at 8:14 a.m. • 883 East Third St. for a large brush fire on June 30 at 10:26 p.m.

ROCKDALE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER MENU

News Staff
Wed, 07/02/2025 - 11:56
Monday—Chicken tenders with gravy, roll, mixed vegetables, peaches with whipped topping, 2% milk. Tuesday—Barbecue baked potato, garlic bread, buttered corn, salad, cantaloupe, 2% milk. Wednesday—Oven fried chicken, roll, mashed potatoes, green peas, cake, 2% milk.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

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Wed, 07/02/2025 - 11:56
Milam County courthouse records for June 17-30. Compiled from public records available at milam.tx.publicsearch. us. Deed Without Warranty Reginald Moore, Cleo Moore and Stacie B. Moore Sr. to Stacie B. Moore – 147.6 acres, Peter Brown Survey (2,625). Warranty Deeds Christopher E.
Carrying the stone

Carrying the stone

Carrying the stone

He Told Me To Tell You That Ken Ansell
Wed, 07/02/2025 - 11:56
There’s an old story and it’s not in the Bible, but it makes a great point. Let me share it with you. Jesus was walking one day with His disciples and He asked each of them to pick up a stone and carry it for Him. They all picked up stones, some bigger, some smaller.
If you don’t like something, change it

If you don’t like something, change it

If you don’t like something, change it

Hidden In Christ With God Greg Nichols
Wed, 07/02/2025 - 11:56
When I think of my own world, the advantages I have, the roof over my head, the food in my fridge, the wife at my side, I am sometimes ashamed of my own complaining. However, several figures in the Bible are known for complaining.
CELEBRATING FREEDOM— Rockdale’s Juneteenth Parade Grand Marshall Freddie Robertson waves to the crowd on Saturday as the parade wound down Cameron Avenue on its way to Sumuel Park. At the park were food, drinks, bounce houses, water slides and music to enjoy. Parade organizers Kendra Darnell Lewis and Larry Wilcox had more participants in the parade than in years past. See more photos on page 10A.

CELEBRATING FREEDOM— Rockdale’s Juneteenth Parade Grand Marshall Freddie Robertson waves to the crowd on Saturday as the parade wound down Cameron Avenue on its way to Sumuel Park. At the park were food, drinks, bounce houses, water slides and music to enjoy. Parade organizers Kendra Darnell Lewis and Larry Wilcox had more participants in the parade than in years past. See more photos on page 10A.

CELEBRATING FREEDOM

News Staff
Wed, 06/25/2025 - 10:09
CELEBRATING FREEDOM

POSGCD offers free water testing

News Staff
Wed, 06/25/2025 - 10:09
Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District is offering free water quality testing kits for private well owners in Milam and Burleson counties. Kits will be available from Monday, July 7, through Thursday, July 17, available for pickup and drop-off between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
CHEER CAMP

CHEER CAMP

CHEER CAMP

News Staff
Wed, 06/25/2025 - 10:09
CHEER CAMP
REPTILES!— Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library received a grant by the Texas Library Association and HEB for $2,000 for its Summer Reading Program as well as sponsoring Austin Reptile Shows with Michael Foux where about 150 kids of all ages got to learn about turtles, tortoises, legless lizards, bearded dragons and snakes from six different continents including a boa constrictor which they all got to pet.

REPTILES!— Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library received a grant by the Texas Library Association and HEB for $2,000 for its Summer Reading Program as well as sponsoring Austin Reptile Shows with Michael Foux where about 150 kids of all ages got to learn about turtles, tortoises, legless lizards, bearded dragons and snakes from six different continents including a boa constrictor which they all got to pet.

REPTILES!

News Staff
Wed, 06/25/2025 - 10:09
REPTILES!

Rockdale will show its patriotism

News Staff
Wed, 06/25/2025 - 10:09
The city of Rockdale is planning a project to display its patriotism in full force with a generous donation from RIOT Platforms Inc.