Rockdale working to keep water towers, wastewater plant going

The Rockdale Public Works Department is working in this period of unprecedented cold to keep the water towers and wastewater plant operational. So far, the city has been successful through the efforts of employees.

Schools closed on Wednesday

RISD is extending the school closure through Wednesday due to the winter storm. If further school closures are necessary, the district will notify families as soon as possible.  

Courthouse closed until Thursday

Bad weather is shutting down the Milam County Couthouse on Wednesday and it is closed today. "Tonight we face more sleet, snow and freezing conditions.  Therefore the roads will be hazardous tomorrow and it makes no sense to come in on Wednesday.

Milam County COVID-19 death toll at 36

Another COVID-19 related death has occurred bringing the Milam County death toll to 36, County Judge Steve Young reported in this daily email. "Our active infections dropped by 16 to 159," he said. There will be no COVID testing in Cameron today, due to the weather.

County offices closed

All county offices are closed Friday due to concerns about the cold weather. They will also be closed Monday for Presidents' Day.

Weather closure

On Monday all HealthPoint Clinics will be closed due to weather. On Tuesday, all HealthPoint Clinics will open at 10 am.  

Milam County death toll from COVID-19 stands at 35

Two more Milam County residents have died from COVID-19 in Milam County. This brings the death toll to 35, since the pandemic started early last year. In addition, the active cases rose again Wednesday, to 175.

COVID-19 forces RISD to make calendar changes

Citing a rising number of COVID-19 cases, Rockdale Independent School District is making changes to the calendar. Due to the rising numbers of COVID cases in our district, we have decided to make the following changes to our calendar: “Safety is always a priority for our students and our staff.

MDD, Rockdale redo actions challenged by suit

At Monday night’s meeting of the Rockdale Municipal Development District, the board voted to name Uryan Nelson of the Central Texas Council of Governments as the district’s interim manager and then later after an executive session charged him with firing the current executive assistant for the...

Frying up funds

The fish fry fundraiser for Alex Sandoval at Brett’s Backyard BBQ was a success on Saturday.