SALUTING FIRST RESPONDERS— PHI Air Ambulance Network delivered the game ball Friday night at the Tigers vs. Rogers Eagles’ game at Merk Field in tribute to the 9/11 first responders. See more in Sports starting on page 1B. Photo by Steve Young
Rockdale Earth Day will provide sidewalk chalk for a Sept. 19 downtown art event celebrating the International Day of Peace. Local students, businesses, churches and organizations are invited to create peace-themed sidewalk murals.
LENDING SUPPORT— The VFW Auxiliary sponsored First Friday Coffee at the library. Shown are, from left, Rita Johnson, Donna Diver, Paula Stewart, Barbara McDavid, Virginia Macklin, Irene Garza, Donna Nichter, Trish Kubena and Shary Tutt. The coffees are held the first Friday of every month from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
Trent Wages was celebrated by Mayor Ward Roddam and the city council for his 30 years of service to the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department upon his retirement.
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At Monday night’s Rockdale City Council meeting, the 2026-2027 budget was adopted and the tax was set at $0.782141 per $100 valuation, which is the no-new-revenue rate. The council also added an additional option from a company called Equi-Vest Strategies for city employees to save for retirement.
LENDING SUPPORT— The VFW Auxiliary sponsored First Friday Coffee at the library. Shown are, from left, Rita Johnson, Donna Diver, Paula Stewart, Barbara McDavid, Virginia Macklin, Irene Garza, Donna Nichter, Trish Kubena and Shary Tutt. The coffees are held the first Friday of every month from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
Photo by Steve Young The Tiger offense, led by quarterback Greyson Williams (7), lines up for a play Friday night against the Rogers Eagles at Merk Field. The Eagles claimed their first victory over Rockdale since 1944’s 6-0 win.
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