SWEARING-IN

SWEARING-IN—Rockdale ISD trustees (L-R) Wenda Dyer (Place 5) Charles Miles (Place 4) and Amy Ogea-Casas (Place 3) were sworn in recently during the May school board session. Casas won a contested race on May 4 while Dyer and Miles were unopposed.

$300,000 for ‘junkyard’ cleanup

CAMERON—Milam County commissioners, meeting Monday in regular session, learned the price tag for cleaning up the notorious East Cameron Avenue “junkyard” in Rockdale might cost between $200,000 and $300,000.

NEWSBRIEFS

Homecoming ahead June 9 at civic center Rockdale’s annual homecoming is for everyone when homecomers gather June 9 at the Patterson Center.

AD doesn’t want move to old hospital

CAMERON—Milam Appraisal District (AD) directors voted 2-1 las t week to oppose giving up the district’s downtown Cameron building as part of a proposed swap to locate many entities in the now vacant Cameron hospital.

Police probing $5,000 forgery

POLICE REPORT Rockdale Police are investigating a report of a $5,000 forged check. Lt. Stephen Goodrich said police were notified by the owner of a convenience store who found that expenditure in banking records.

FIRE CALLS

Fire calls for South Milam County volunteer fire departments during the past week through the Rockdale Police Department have been listed as follows: • 1:03 p.m. May 21, burning reported in 16,000 block of FM 486, unable to locate, Thorndale VFD. • 8:19 a.m.

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MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

SHERIFF’S REPORT This is the page where you usually read the jail log, listing persons booked into the county jail during the past week, and the Sheriff’s Report, listing calls made by Milam County Sheriff’s Department. officials. But not this week.

Scholarships add up to $6,500 for Milam 4-H senior

MILAM 4-H NEWS On May 21, Milam County 4-H member Scott Widner was awarded with $6,500 in scholarships because of his achievements in 4-H.

Eyes on the prize

One hundred thirty-three Rockdale Junior-High eighth-graders were promoted to RHS freshmen Thursday morning in the junior-high gym.