NEWSBRIEFS
Rockdale residents of all ages will have the chance to get “Lost in the 50s Tonight” when the Kay Theatre hosts a 50s Rock and Roll revival on Saturday, March 16.
Lead singer will be Steve “Anton” Raby, former lead singer of Johnny Dee and the Rocket 88s
Music featured will be Buddy Holly, Ritchie Val-ens, The Big Bopper, The Platters, Dion and the Belmonts, The Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley and more.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with music starting at 7. Tickets are $20 each, $30 for couples.
Seating is limited to the fi rst 250.
Also, one number will be selected from written wrist band ticket and will win the $100 cash prize awarded at the break.
Benefit ride scheduled at Nat’s March 30th
A benefit ride/fund raiser for Dendy Brown is scheduled for March 30 leaving from Nat’s near Milano.
Brown was critically injured in an accident last September.
Registration for the ride starts at 9 a.m. Fee is $20 for riders, $25 with passenger. T-shirts are $20, pre-order.
Food is provided to participants.
Barbecue plates, priced at $10, will be sold to the public from 11:30 a.m. until sold out. There’s also live music by Southern Groove, live and silent auctions.
To register, pre-order T-shirts or for more information contact Tammy Neal at 979-571-5930.
Also see Milano News on page 5B.
MARC Ride Committee sets Sunday meeting
The MARC Ride Committee will hold an organizational meeting for the 18th annual ride at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the MARC Center, 1705 Pecos.
This year’s ride will be June 8 as the date has been changed to the second Saturday in June instead of the second Saturday in April, as in the past.
Anyone wanting to assist is asked to attend the meeting or call 512-540-2561 or 512-299-7446.
The ride will begin and end at The Ranch. All proceeds will go to benefit the Milam Adult Resource Center.
Workforce Solutions
sets job fair March 22
Workforce Solutions of Central Texas-Rockdale will host a job fair March 22 at the Patterson Civic Center, according to Julia Cardona, center director.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 12-noon.
She said employers are welcome to attend but must reserve tables by Wednesday, March 20.
For information, call Cardona at 512-446-3220, extension 7012.
One injured Saturday
in crash on FM 908
One person was transported to a Round Rock hospital after an early-morning one-vehicle accident on FM 908 near Rockdale.
State Trooper Michael Tice said a vehicle driven by Breana Guajardo, 19, of League City, left the roadway on a curve and sustained moderate damage.
The driver was taken to Seton Williamson Hospital by AMR ambulance.
The Milam County Department of Public Safety said a report has not been completed on an 11:28 a.m. Saturday accident on US 79 west of County Road 354.
Gause and Hearne volunteer Fire Departments, the Milam County Sheriff’s Department and an AMR ambulance crew responded to the collision, reported to be a rear-end crash involving truck rig and a car.
There was also a fatal collision reported last Wednesday south of Milano. See story page 1A.
Judge hosts mayors for development discussion
CAMERON—Economic development was the topic for discussion between i County Judge and mayors of county cities in a meeting Tuesday at the Milam County Courthouse.
Young reviewed a number ongoing economic development activities he had previously shared with commissioners and the public.
Those included the possibility of solar farm coming to the county, the ongoing Bitmain project at the former Alcoa smelter (see story, page 1A) and increased oil activity in the county’s southeastern corner.
Young noticed the additional oil play has already had an impact on the county’s sales tax rebates.
The judge noted Milam’s central location in Texas and pointed out its closeness to some of the nation’s largest cities.
In addition to geography he pointed out Milam’s advantages in power infrastructure, underground water availability and other areas.
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