FIRE CALLS

Fire calls dispatched from the Rockdale Police Station during the past week included: • 10:58 a.m. Aug. 23, small fire at edge of the woods off south end of Cady Road, Rockdale VFD. • 5:33 p.m. Friday, mobile home fully engulfed in flames, 12856 West US 79 in Thorndale, Thorndale VFD. • 12:38 a.m.

Old Faithful

City Water Department crews have been busy replacing numerous water line leaks all over Rockdale and some are more spectcular than others. This “geyser” actually occurred Thursday as crews replaced a water line on North Wilcox between Cameron Avenue (US 79) and Bell, just one block from City Hall.

Grass fire day

Volunteer firefighters from Milano, Rockdale and Cameron battled a hard-to-fight brush at grass fire off County Road 338 Tuesday afternoon. That call came in a 4:20 p.m. About an hour later Rockdale VFD, with assistance from Black Jack VFD, was called to a grass fire on County Road 320.

Budget Inn granted reprieve from state

POLICE REPORT A Rockdale motel which was threatened with being shut down in June by the state has received a reprieve and will remain open. On June 5 the Budget Inn was visited by the State Fire Marshal, which found “numerous safety violations,” according to Lt.

NO PLACE FOR HATE

—All four campuses of the Rockdale ISD have been honored with the “No Place For Hate” designation by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for the 2017-18 school year.

Drone helps officers apprehend fugitive

SHERIFF’S REPORT The Milam County Sheriff’s Department launched its newly-acquired drone Friday night, guiding officers from four agencies to apprehend a fugitive in thewoods near Cameron.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the jail log for Aug. 21-27 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.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

COUNTY COURT Warranty Deeds Norman Earl Douglas to Alden Dean Crowe – Lots 13-14, Block 51, Burnett Addition (v. 1,344, p. 645). Catherine Griffin, widow of Jiles Griffin, to Alden Dean Crowe – Lots 13-14, Block 51, Burnett Addition (v. 1,344, p. 649).

Ladies Bible study to begin Tuesday

GAUSE NEWS Gause United Methodist Church will begin a seven-week Ladies Bible Study on Tuesday, Sept. 4, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. They will be studying “Discerning the Voice of God” by Priscilla Shirer.

Two arrested in Milano break-in

MILANO—Two persons were arrested Friday, minutes after a “burglary in progress call” was made to the Milam County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Chris White said William Bright III, 55, and 51-year-old Stephanie Russ were taken into custody.