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Thirty-five receive grand jury indictments Thursday

News Staff
Thu, 07/25/2019 - 00:00
CAMERON—Thirty-five persons were indicted on 42 counts by a Milam County Grand Jury on Thursday: • Robert James Ohde, 39, Rockdale, bail jumping– failure to appear. • Pamela Sue Strasheim, 58, College Station, DWIthird or more. • Jessie Lee Tenner, 35, Rockdale, DWI with child passenger.

RICE’S TURN

News Staff
Thu, 07/25/2019 - 00:00
RICE’S TURN—Some of Rockdale’s oldest streets are getting upgrades this summer. Recently it was San Gabriel and now it’s Rice’s turn. The street is being repaired and upgrades conjunction with a new water line. Here workers install curb and gutter.

GAUSE NEWS

News Staff
Thu, 07/25/2019 - 00:00
Gause Baptist Church will have Vacation Bible School July 29-Aug. 1 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. All children in the community and surrounding area are invited to attend. Gause United Methodist Church will have a one-day Vacation Bible School Saturday. The D.S.

Second high-tech firm eyes Alcoa

News Staff
Thu, 07/18/2019 - 00:00
A high-tech giant Japanese firm hopes to join in cryptocurrency mining at the former Alcoa Rock-dale Operations smelter. County Judge Steve Young said Tuesday GMO Registry wants to sign a lease with Alcoa for the remaining two potlines at the smelter and plans to employ 65 persons.

Pour it on

News Staff
Thu, 07/18/2019 - 00:00
The past few days have been “Concrete Week” in Rockdale with a couple of long-expected pours which will make a neighborhood, and Rockdale drivers happy. Above, concrete for the Sumuel Park splash pad was poured Monday.

Back to prison in fatalities

News Staff
Thu, 07/18/2019 - 00:00
The now 27-year-old man who was the driver in a March 19, 2014, highway accident which claimed the lives of two prominent Rockdale business people is headed back to prison.

RISD sets new student signup

News Staff
Thu, 07/18/2019 - 00:00
Ready or not, here comes school. The Rockdale ISD has announced dates for new student registration for the 2019-2020 school term. New students may register, at all four campuses during these dates and hours: • July 31—8 a.m. to 12-noon, 1 to 4 p.m. • Aug. 1—10 a.m. to 12-noon, 1 to 6:30 p.m. • Aug.

Startup time for Bitmain

News Staff
Thu, 07/18/2019 - 00:00
Bitmain is planning to power up its cryptocurrency mining operations at the former Alcoa smelter as soon as Saturday. Kelly Ballew, facility manager, told The Reporter that’s the target date for power to go to the first line of 13,300 “antminer” computers.

Posters ‘not authorized’

News Staff
Thu, 07/18/2019 - 00:00
The Rockdale ISD’s athletic department has issued a warning to businesses and individuals that a company soliciting for a 2019 Tiger football poster is not authorized to do so by the district.