FIRE CALLS

Rockdale VFD Responded to: • West city limits for a report of a grass fire which turned out to be a vehicle smoking but no fire on Dec. 9 at 4:51 p.m. • Near the intersection of Jesse Street and Praesel Drive for a vehicle vs. pole with unknown injuries o Dec. 10 at 6:12 p.m.

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. • Kanami Amanda Ellis, 26, Round Rock, public intoxication, released.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Office during the past week included: Tuesday, Dec.

More Christmas desserts to try

Rolo Cheesecake Bars For the crust: 1-1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup sugar 6 tbsp of butter, melted For the cheesecake: 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, room temperature 1/3 cup caramel sauce 1/3 cup sugar 1 egg 1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1-1/2 cup mini Rolos For the chocolate ganache: 8 oz...

Cow Calf Clinic set for Jan. 8

The 45th annual Central Texas Cow Calf Clinic will be held Jan. 8 at the Youth Expo Building in Cameron. This event will boast an outstanding variety of speakers from various aspects of cattle production to provide ranchers with valuable information to utilize in their operations.

HIGH HONORS

Officers Shelby Rodriguez, Lindsey Jacobs and Sgt. Johnathan Richardson responded to a residential fire alarm on Rockdale Road on July 22. Upon arrival, the three officers rescued an adult female from the burning home and Sgt. Richardson and Ofc.

A very MARC Christmas

MARC consumers had their annual Christmas party at the Kay Theater last Wednesday and enjoyed a fajita meal provided by Little Tiger Learning Center and the MARC Board, a movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, sponsored by Pruett Insurance, gifts provided by the First Presbyterian Church and...

DONATIONS

Bit deer's Rockdale oper ations provided some Christmas cheer to several of Rockdale's finest organizations: a $10,000 donation to the Rockdale Volun teer Fire Department, a $5,000 donation to Rockdale Christian Services food pantry, and shown here, a donation of $5,000 to the Rockdale ISD Edu...

HISTORICAL COMMISSION

The Milam County Historical Commission had their last meeting of the year at the Milam County Museum on Mon day, December 1. Seated, left to right: Elissa Benford, Paula Sisco, Sha ron Luedecke, Kerri Cunningham, Elaine Baumann, Eunice Stigall.

RISD Christmas Band concert

The RISD Band program will hold its Christmas Concert on Thursday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m. in the RHS auditorium. The night will feature the Rockdale Beginning Band, the concert/Symphonic Band, the Jazz Band and the Big Blue Band.