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Rockdale city election filing is underway

The filing period for a place on the ballot is underway.

Filing for prospective candidates began Jan. 13 and the last day to sign up is Feb. 12. The last day to declare as a write-in candidate is Feb 16.

As of Tuesday no one had signed up to run for one of the two council seats that will be on the May 1 ballot.

Preservation foundation holding online auction

When the Rockdale Police Department relocated in March 2019 from the old City Hall, much of the office furniture was left behind.

Before any work on the building can begin, most of these items need to be cleared. On Monday, Vision Historic Preservation Foundation launched an Online Silent Auction to give the community a chance to bid on items through Jan 31.

There are many pieces – mostly office furniture – that are in great shape.

A link to the auction is at www.VisionHistoricPreservationFoundation.org or on the foundation Facebook page.

The Vision Historic Preservation Foundation is also accepting applications for board of director positions through Jan. 31.

Thorndale board votes to extend Ivy contract

The Thorndale Independent School District board voted 7-0 to approve Superintendent Adam Ivy’s contract extension

Ivy’s contract is a threeyear contract in which the board votes annually to “essentially extend it by a year to keep it at three years.”

The district will also hold a board appreciation dinner in the school cafeteria Feb. 15 at 5:30 p.m.

Thorndale hires an assistant administrator

The city of Thorndale hired Dave Denny as an assistant city administrator at its meeting Jan. 11 in City Hall.

The city also ordered a general election for May 1 and will hold it along with the Thorndale ISD on May 31. County equipment will be used in the vote.

Milam County included in feral swine program

The United States Department of Agriculture recently announced it is awarding approximately $1.5 million to the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) to fund three pilot projects to control feral swine in Texas.

Landowners in the project areas which includes Milam County may be eligible for assistance from technicians to trap feral swine on their property.

Contact Liza Parker at 254-773-2250 or by email at lparker@tsswcb.texas.gov. For more information visit: https://www.tsswcb.texas.gov/feral-swine-texas.