49 COVID-19 positives found in Rockdale

Ninety-six individuals were tested in Rockdale and forty-nine were positive, which is a 51% positivity rate. In the past 28 days of testing we have now tested 1,194 individuals with 346 positive results, with an overall positivity rate of 29%.

MDD board fills offices

The Rockdale MDD board, meeting the first time since a judge shut it down last month, hired the Central Texas Council of Governments at a special meeting Monday night to be the interim manager for the Municipal Development District.

Holiday closings

Here are closings for Christmas: • City Hall and the City Library will be closed both Thursday and Friday. • County offices will be closed Thursday and Friday. • Post Office will be closed Friday. • Rockdale Federal Credit Union will close early Thursday and be closed all day Friday.

COVID-19 takes 11th Milam County life

COVID-19 took another Milam County resident last week lifting the county’s death toll to 11. The county’s positivity rate is up to 27% while the county’s number of cases has returned to its record high. There are currently 142 cases in the county.

Christmas by night and day

The two photos show a Rockdale house in the 400 block of San Gabriel Street adorned for the Christmas season. The homeowners went all out decorating with lights, stars, snow men, snow flakes, wreaths and bows, a big toy soldier and, of course, Santa Claus.

Judge gives highlights of past work

County Judge Steve Young gave a state of the county address during the Dec. 14 Commissioners’ meeting in the Milam County Courthouse in Cameron. “It is highlights of what we have accomplished in the past two years,” Young said.

Slow is the flow

Traffic was slowing down last week on U.S. 79 as crews for Texas Department of Transportation’s contractor, Big Creek Construction, worked on extending and placing new end treatments for perpendicular drainage structures.

Milam senator files bill in advance of opening day

Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, has filed legislation to grant the state’s Office of Public Insurance Counsel authority to better represent the interests of Texas consumers in matters related to health insurance networks.

Hearing planned for water district

The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District will hold a public hearing Jan. 12 at 5:30 p.m. to get public comments on the proposed Desired Future Conditions for the area aquifers that were recently adopted by Groundwater Management Area 8 under 36.108, Texas Water Code.

Ag board is now taking applications for member

The chief appraiser is taking applications for a new member to fill a vacancy on the agricultural advisory board to act as an adviser to the chief appraiser on the valuation and use of agricultural land.