It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Rockdale Downtown Association’s annual Community Christmas Tree lighting was a big success last Thursday evening with the most attendees to date in the past three years.

LIGHT UP ROCKDALE

Juan Rubio and his crew put up lights on all the downtown buildings this year, the first decorations for Rockdale in three years. A group of individuals, organizations and businesses raised $32,850 for new decorations, and a workday on Saturday saw a lot of them go up.

City, RMDD adopt new logo in rebranding effort

The City of Rockdale and the Rockdale Municipal Development District (RMDD) recently adopted a new logo and tagline. The RMDD approved the new brand at their Oct. 23 meeting and the city council adopted the brand on Nov. 13.

Early filings announced

Early filings for county positions were announced last week by Milam County Judge Bill Whitmire. The deadline to file 6 p.m. Dec. 11 so this story could change in the next few weeks. Two positions, so far, will be contested races.

POSGCD to hold hearing

Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District (POSGCD) will hold a public hearing for the adoption of its 2024 budget, production fees, transportation fees and fee schedules at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the office in Milano. The current production fee is $0.

QUICK LOOK

Christmas Roundup applications are available at the Rockdale Reporter, Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library, Citizens National Bank, Classic Bank, Rockdale Federal Credit Union, Rockdale Chamber of Commerce, Rockdale City Hall, local churches and all school campuses.

ORGANIZATIONS

Rockdale Rotary Club meets the first, third and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department from noon to 1 p.m. Lunch is provided. Rockdale Noon Lion’s Club also meets at RVFD on the first and third Wednesday of each month with lunch provided.

GAUSE NEWS

This time of year is great for not knowing what the weather will be. We watch the Weather Channel and local TV stations to see what they say. Monday in Gause is dreary and no sunshine this morning. There are so many things people need fixed in their lives the weather is their least worry.

When someone violates their probation

I’ve written before about the two different types of probation in Texas – regular and deferred. In this article, I’ll discuss what happens if someone violates a condition of their probation. While someone is on probation – they usually have a lot of conditions attached to it.

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. • Mark Anthony Borgas, 22, Cameron, obstructing highway passageway, released.