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Texas prison director to speak Tuesday
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Friday Coffee at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library will be held on Friday, May 12, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.

Sponsor will be Matinee Musical Club, who will be celebrating National Music Week.

The Matinee Musical Club is the oldest organization in Rockdale and was started in 1909 by Mary Ann Coffield Perry and has been operating continuously since then.

The Milam County Historical Museum will present speaker David Stacks, director of the Texas Prison System, at 6 p.m. Tuesday at 112 W. First St. in Cameron.

There is no admission charge and light refreshments will be served.

For more information contact the MCHM at 254697-8963.

City reminds about fencing regulations

Fences require building permits in Rockdale, whether it’s new construction or reconstruction of an existing fence. We do this so we can alert property owners to height and material requirements, location of underground water and sewer lines, and public utility easements.

A fence is one of the very few things that can be erected in an easement, but if the utility provider needs to access their lines, your fence may have to be removed to allow that to happen.

In a front yard, fences can be no more than three feet high. In side and back yards, fences can be up to eight feet tall.