Rockdale High grad writes, sings way to win

Courtney Eoff, one of the winners in the “Lone Star Song Search,” has been singing all her life. “That’s the way the story goes,” she said. “Before I was talking, I was humming. I come from a musical family. My mom sings and dad plays the guitar and sings.

Court hears about money, grants from the rescue act

Milam County Judge Steve Young told commissioners about the The American Rescue Plan Act at the Monday court meeting in the courthouse. Because of the Biden administration’s plan, the county will have $2.4 million coming to it probably this month and another $2.4 million early next year.

Citizens get good news about water-rate increases at council meeting

At Monday night’s Rockdale City Council meeting, the citizens of Rockdale got some good news from City Manager Barbara Holly during the budget workshop.

Ward Roddam to be honored at reception

The Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department will host a reception Saturday to honor Ward Roddam’s 31-year career with the department. It will be from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Rockdale Fire Station at 301 Wilcox St.

Rockdale native gets honor at Prairie View

Arbranae Sessoms earned dean’s honor status at Prairie View A&M University which is for students with GPAs of 3.0 to 4.49. Sessoms graduated from Rockdale High School where she was on the track team. She hopes to become a lawyer.

Scholarships available for Rockdale seniors

Here is a list of available scholarships and their deadlines for seniors at Rockdale High School to apply for this year: Blue Gold Scholarship, deadline April 30; Knights of Columbus Scholarship, deadline April 30; New Salem EEA, deadline April 30; Rockdale Masonic Lodge/Tom Martin Memorial...

Fundraiser to benefit the Place for Hope

The ninth annual Hope Night, a fundraiser for the Place of Hope, will be Friday at the Milam County Cowboy Church at 2100 US 77 in Rockdale. A dinner will be served and tickets are $25.

Milam A&M club plans Aggie muster April 21

The Milam County A&M Club will hold their annual Aggie Muster on Wednesday, April 21, at 44 Farms near Cameron. The muster will begin at 7 p.m. with a dinner, followed by the speaker.

Sunset Angus Ranch joins Angus association

Sunset Angus Ranch, of Rockdale, is a new member of the American Angus Association that has its headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo. The association, with more than 25,000 adult and junior members, is the largest beef breed association in the world.

Goodwill worker did the right thing

A Goodwill employee in Norman, OK, was surprised when she sorted through clothing and found $42,000, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens. Meanwhile, the unidentified donor must have had the shock of her life when she discovered that she had lost a good deal of money.