25-year sentence for
2017 Cameron murder
CAMERON—A 35-year-old Cameron man was found guilty of murder last week by a 20th Court jury in connection with the 2017 shooting death of a Cameron resident.
Alvin Melton was sentenced to a 25-year prison term by the same jury which found him guilty.
Melton was indicted for murder in February, 2018, in connection with the September, 2017, death of 32-year-old Courtney Latrell Williams.
According to Cameron police, they responded to the 400 block of South Jefferson after receiving a report of shots fired and a shooting victim.
Officers arrived at the scene and found Williams dead from a shotgun wound to the head.
Alvin Melton was charged with murder and his brother, John Leorn Melton Jr., 46, was charged with aggravated assault.
The jury deliberated for just over 90 minutes before assessing the 25-year punishment.
Prosecutor Bill Torrey said Melton will have to serve one-half of his 25-year sentence before becoming eligible for parole.
“That’s day-for-day,” Torrey said.
John L. Melton’s case has not yet been adjudicated.
Surplus food visit set
Thursday at KC Hall
Central Texas Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry will have a distribution at 9 a.m. Thursday, at the KC Hall east of Rockdale.
Since the distribution relies totally on volunteer help, volunteers will be needed and greatly appreciated, according to Deanie Houser, spokesperson.
Contact Houser at 512-446-3336 for further information. Distributions are held the third Thursday of each month. Clients are asked to bring sacks, boxes or containers for groceries.
Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult to participate.
City offering debris
pickup late this week
City Manager Chris Whittaker said city crews will be picking up storm brush and debris for disposal Thursday and Friday.
“If you are a Rockdale resident and have storm brush and debris, place items at the curb before 7 a.m. on Thursday, pickup at no charge,” he said.
Rockdale, and the rest of Central Texas, have been it by almost weekly high winds, large amounts of rain and some hail during recent weeks.
Free shredding event
continues at CNB
Anyone wanting to shred documents which are no longer needed may do so in a free event at Citizens National Bank in downtown Rockdale, 140 East Cameron (US 79).
Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Wednesday, May 15.
While shredding is free to everyone in the community, there’s a suggested donation of a children’s book to benefit the Book-spring children’s literacy program.
Limit is three boxes, no binder clips, no binders, stapled papers or catalogs and items must be under one inch thick.
Flag display at Bridge Park for Memorial Day
American Legion Carlyle Post 358, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6525, VFW Auxiliary and the City of Rockdale will team up to post flags in Bridge Park during Memorial Day weekend in a red-white-and-blue tribute.
Ron Rabinowitz, spokesman, said the groups will post one flag each for area men and women who died in World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War and the Global War on Terror.
“There will be separate sections for each,” Rabinowitz said. “At night lights will bathe the area in red. It’s going to be quite a sight.”
He said the groups will place flags at the park starting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 23. “Anyone who wants to watch is invited to come on out or, even better, help us place them.”
The annual Memorial Day ceremony is set for May 27 at the Legion Post, 2354 North FM 487, th former Rockdale Gun Cub property.
Area 12 water groups set Milano meeting
MILANO—Groundwater Management Area 12 water conservation groups will meet for a joint planning session at 10 a.m. May 30 at the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District office in Milano.
Agenda items include discussion of groundwater availability models (GAM), development of two future pumping scenarios concerning the Sparta/ Queen City-Carrizo-Wilcox groundwater availability model and update, and possible action, on legislation that relates to a joint planning process.
Area 12 consists of the Pose Oak Savannah, Fayette County, Lost Pines, Mid-Texas and Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation Districts.
The meeting is open to the public.
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