City says no to rezoning effort for mobile home park

City council members on Monday voted to deny a rezoning request for a property on North San Gabriel, which would have seen up to 50 mobile home residences established.

MARC Ride to be held Saturday

The 25th annual MARC Ride will take place on June 13 at The Ranch. The ride is the largest fundraiser the center receives. In 24 years, the ride has raised $618,000. Ride registration begins at 9 a.m. and the first bikes will leave at 11 a.m. The fee is $20 per rider or $25 with a passenger.

Rockdale homecoming Sunday

Rockdale Community Homecoming is fast approaching. It is scheduled for Sunday, June 14, at the KC Hall. The honored family this year is the family of Harold and Martha Parsley, deceased, whose family lives in Rockdale.

YARD OF THE MONTH

The home at 520 West Belton Avenue has been nominated many times over the years, but the owner of the home, Rey Mata and David Melton, have close ties to Rockdale Earth Day and have chosen not to accept the award in the past six years. But they did this year and deservedly so.

Upcoming library summer fun

Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library has some fun activities coming up for kids in the month of June. “What is a Dinosaur” presented by A&M paleontologist Liam Norris will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 12. Norris will bring some fossils of dinosaurs and a show and tell.

FIRE CALLS

Rockdale VFD Responded to: • 1700 Brazos at the Career Academy building for a fire alarm on May 27 at 8:11 a.m. • 144 CR 313 for a two-vehicle accident/rollover with unknown injuries on May 29 at 5:40 p.m. • 3015 South US 77 for a vehicle fire on June 1 at 1:16 p.m.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff's Office during the past week included: Tue sday, May 26— Assault, Oak Park One, Rockdale; vandalism, US 77; medical call, FM 112; disturbance, US 77; disturbance, TX 36; civil matter, CR 420; theft, CR 255A; assist other agency, 15th Street, Cameron; welfare...

Two felony arrests made by Rockdale PD officers

Rockdale Police Officers made two felony arrests dur ing the past week including: • Sarah Lovato, 40, Rockdale, was arrested by Ofc. Wachtel for probation violation. • Gerald Wayne Keefer, 67, Bryan, was arrested by Sgt. Lentz for possession of a controlled substance (1 gram to 4 grams).

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Jail log lists all people charged with offenses through the county jail in Cameron. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. • Clara Louise Massa, 31, Milano, DWI with blood alcohol greater than 0.15, released.

Aggie Moms looking for help

The Milam County Aggie Moms are $1,400 dollars short of completely funding their endowment with the TAMU Foundation. The endowment ensures scholarships for Milam County students for as long as the University exists.