Bitmain looks to hire locally

The high-tech company which is bringing a much anticipated business to the former Alcoa smelter, says it is looking to hire most employees locally.

Dawn of a new era

It was actually dusk Friday evening when hundreds began to file through the new Tiger Stadium but the concept was the same. The open house, on Rockdale’s open date, marks the beginning of a new era, not only for RHS sports but for the community.

Music, 5K run, chili, woof! at Fall Fest

From music to mutts, from chili to zombies, the first annual Rockdale Fall Music Festival will have something for everyone downtown Saturday.

Phone scam now active

Sheriff Chris White has warned Milam County residents of an active phone scam from a person claiming to be a deputy sheriff. White said a Milam resident reported a call from an individual who said the intended victim had failed to show up for Judge Dave Barkemeyer’s Milam County Court session.

A NIGHT FOR CHAMPIONS

A NIGHT FOR CHAMPIONS—Over 170 people packed the Patterson Civic Center last Wednesday for a banquet honoring the Rockdale Tiger football program and held by Rockdale Masonic Lodge 414, AF & AM. The banquet honored not only last year’s state champion Tigers but also this year’s team.

Two injured in area road accidents

Two persons were injured in separate Rockdale-area rural road accidents during the past week. State Trooper Josh Hendricks said a motorcycle operated by Robby Rundell, 47, of Rockdale, collided with a deer at 7:30 p.m. Sunday on Cypress Trail Road southwest of Rockdale.

NEWSBRIEFS

Drug awareness for Tuesday program The Texas A&M Agri-Life Extension Service, and the Rockdale ISD, are partnering to host an Alcohol & Drug Trends Awareness program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in the Rockdale Intermediate School cafeteria.

Busy October for city library

October will be a busy month at the city library with programs scheduled for three of the month’s four Thursdays. And the annual “lock-in,” held in connection with the Genealogy Center of the Waco-McLennan County Library is set for a Friday. CHEMICALS—It all gets underway at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the jail log for Sept. 25-Oct. 1 from the Milam County Sheriff’s Department. Jail logs list all persons charged with offenses through the county jail docket. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.

REPORTER NEWS DEADLINES

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