Treadstone Oil donates $5,000 to Gause ISD

GAUSE NEWS The school has received word that Treadstone Oil Co. has given $5,000 to Gause ISD. Many thanks for that! Gause ISD students begin classes for the year Thursday. I was at the school Monday morning and teachers and staff were very busy. They are looking forward to a great year.

SENIOR CITIZENS MENU

Monday—Chicken enchiladas, Spanish rice, charro beans, shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes, wheat tortilla, pears, milk. Tuesday—Tuna macaroni salad, cottage cheese, copper penny salad, saltine crackers, apricots, sugar cookie, milk.

MILESTONES

Marriage Licenses Aaron Landon Gifford and Kathryn Elizabeth Dodd. Jacob Lee Matchett and Dana Lynn Smalley. Tammy Michele Davenport and Cheryl Vogt Treadwell. Edward Autry Dansby Jr and Marissa Marie Ramos. John Garrett Schoppe and Sarah Catherine Kovar. Cody Dale Atherton and Kylie Faith Laws.

Garage sales, much more for Rockdale

It’s the biggest garage sale of the year. Clean out your closets, drawers, garages and sheds. Aug. 30 through Sept. 1 is the annual Citywide Garage Sale. Contact The Rockdale Reporter to be put on the map at 512-446-5838.

Big sales tax year for city, county, MDD

It’s been the year Milam County entities have been waiting for. At least so far. With almost half of 2019 to go, the City of Rock-dale, Milam County and the Rockdale Municipal Development District have posted substantial gains for the year Milam’ County’s August check was $109,226 That’s up 18.

How sales tax collection works

Read the local state sales tax reports, like the one on this page and wondered how it all works? Likes this, according to Comptroller Glenn Hegar.