Jackpot bean, chili cookoff to benefi t ACS November 10

A jackpot beans and chili cookoff will be held Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Oak Club, 16149 N. FM 486, with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. Kim Jeter, spokesperson, said entry fee is $20 for chili and $10 for beans. Rules are: • Prepare on site. • No beans in chili.

PAWS adoption event scheduled Saturday

Rockdale Pet Adoption Welfare Services (PAWS) will hold a dog adoption event from 8 a.m. to 12-noon Saturday at their downtown location. PAWS is located at 215 North Main. Persons interested in adopting a dog are welcome to come by, according to Dan Ratliff, PAWS president.

Fire victim ID’d after house blaze in September, ‘17

Rockdale police have finally received a positive identification from the victim of a house fire on Sept. 27, 2017. Lt. Stephen Goodrich said the badly burned body recovered from the fire at 409 White was Jackline “Jackie” Hight, the home’s resident.

ROCK STAR

—The town is named for a rock. There’s going to be a rock incorporated into the landscaping at the new Rockdale Police Department, now under construction at the corner of Cameron (US 79) and Green.

Ex-Milam deputy facing charges

A former Milam County Deputy Sheriff is facing several charges in Williamson County, stemming from an argument. Jeffrey Teasdale, 42, a Taylor resident, was arrested by police in that city and charged with assault with bodily injury/family violence and cruelty to non-livestock animals.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the jail log for Oct. 16-22 from the Milam County Sheriff’s Department. Jail logs list all persons charged with offenses through the county jail docket. Charges listed may change during the judicial process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.

FIRE CALLS

Fire calls for South Milam County volunteer fire departments, dispatched through the Rockdale Police Department during the past seven days included the following: • 3:52 p.m. Oct. 16, fire alarm in 600 block of County Road 348, Gause VFD dispatched, termed “false alarm.” • 7:41 p.m. Oct.

Judge may pare suit defendants from 10 to three

WACO—A U. S. District Judge said last Wednesday he will probably reduce the number of defendants in a lawsuit filed by a former Milam County Jail inmate from 10 to three. Judge Alan Albright—after an in-person and by-phone status hearing on the suit filed by Rockdale resident John L.

CHURCH NEWS

The Reporter welcomes news of special events at local area churches. Email bill@rockdalereporter.com or fax to 512-446-5317. RSBC to host revival, play in future weeks Rising Star Baptist Church, 1055 Texas Street, Rev. Royal Johnson, pastor, has a number of activities planned in upcoming weeks.

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The church is both a blessing and a curse. I love her and I hate her, but she’s my mother and I can’t do anything about it. I think Dickens had Sunday in mind when he wrote, “These were the best of times and the worst of times.” Gandhi said of us, “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians.