School board hears enrollment reports from principals

Assistant Superintendent of State and Federal Programs Tiffany Whitsel presented a review of the ESSER III Safe Return to School Plan Update at Monday night’s school board meeting. Coaches Sean Lexima and Danielle Froggatt presented the athletic review to the board.

MONEY FOR TEACHERS

Georgia Marshall (center) presents over $400 to Rockdale Elementary School Principal Shannon Pourmanafzadeh (L) and Assistant Elementary Principal Ashley Willard (R). The money came from the Chamber of Commerce’s Farmers Market on Main who held the fundraiser.

TxDOT WORK

heard back from our contact at TxDOT and we learned that the striping of parking spaces in downtown will start on Sept. 1 and railing should start being put in around Oct. 1.

Milam-Burleson water summit draws 300

Groundwater experts came to the Caldwell Civic Center on Aug. 17 to speak at the ninth annual Milam and Burleson Counties Groundwater Summit. About 300 people attended the summit this year.

Substitute teachers training set for Sept. 7

Mandatory training for all new RISD substitute teachers will be held Thursday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to 12-noon at the Rockdale ISD Conference Center at 1205 Murray Ave. This training will include processes for the automated substitute service system Rockdale ISD has implemented.

Rockdale MDD to host open house about Rockdale’s future

The Rockdale Municipal Development District (RMDD) will host a Rockdale Mid-Century Plan Community Open House at Patterson Civic Center from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29. A process is already under way to update Rockdale’s comprehensive plan which will take our city into the year 2050.

CLOSE CALL

A field on CR 306 caught on fire Tuesday afternoon and was a little too close for comfort to Rockdale Intermediate School. Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department, aided by Milano and Thorndale VFDs, had the fire put out very quickly and stayed there overnight to make sure the fire wasn’t rekindled.

ORGANIZATIONS

Rockdale Rotary Club meets the first, second and fourth Tuesdays of each month At the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department from noon to 1 p.m. Lunch is with provided.

REUNIONS

Holliman-Tuma Family Reunion set for Sept. 3 The 92nd annual Holliman- Tuma Reunion will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, at Rockdale VFW, 978 W. Cameron. A fully-catered barbecue meal of beef brisket and sausage with all the trimmings will be served at noon for $17 for adults.

GAUSE NEWS

Charlie has retired from house cleaning and now we have a new lady cleaning for us. If you are looking for a new cleaning lady, you might give her a call—Tonya Dinnerson, 254383-5379. Jimmy Young visited in Gause on Monday. It was good to see him.