Hospital district’s tax rate to stay at 6.5 cents

The Rockdale Hospital District’s (RHD) tax rate will remain at 6.5 cents for another year. Karolyn Puccio, hospital board president, told The Reporter, that the board met on Friday and decided not to increase the tax rate.

‘We’re creating our new normal’

Almost two in three students enrolled in the Rockdale ISD—and almost three of four enrolled at the high school—elected to start the 2020-2021 term with “in person” learning Thursday.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CALLS

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week : August 11—Alarm, 22 Hills Road, Gause; information, Capital Lane, Davilla; welfare check, South 7th Street, Milano; traffic complaint, CR 420, Thorndale area; welfare check, Whip O Will Drive, Rockdale; traffic complaint, East...

NEWSBRIEFS

Blood drive Aug. 28th at Meadowbrook BC An American Red Cross Blood Drive has been scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 28 at Meadowbrook Baptist Church. “The need for blood and platelets is constant,” coordinator Tatiana Olivares, an RHS sophomore, said.

CTFB visit set Thursday at KC Hall parking lot

The last Central Texas Food Bank (CTFB) Mobile Food Pantry distribution of August in the KC Hall parking lot will be held on Thursday, according to Rockdale Christian Services Chair Pam Warren. Distributions are held the first and third Thursdays of each month. 9 to 11 a.m.

‘New’ drug turns up in Rockdale

Rockdale police had their first encounter with a new type of illegal substance during the past week. Lt. Stephen Goodrich of the Rockdale Police Department said a 30-year-old Rockdale woman was arrested before dawn Monday and charged with possession of a controlled substance (less than one gram).

TRAFFIC STOPPER

TRAFFIC STOPPER—Literally. This giant transformer slowed, and at times shut down, traffic along US 79 through Rockdale as it zig-zagged its way through the heart of downtown one morning early last week.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the Milam County Jail Log for Aug. 11-17. Jail logs list all persons charged with offenses through the county jail docket. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.

YARD OF THE MONTH

YARD OF THE MONTH—The home of Dr. John Mike and Mrs. Jenie Weed at 2105 Sager is the Yard of the Month for August presented by Rockdale Earth Day. Shown here in a secret, sunken garden, the Weed family will receive a $25 gift certificate from Bloomers Garden Center in Elgin.

MISD school year begins Thursday

(A typographical error was made in the headline of last week’s Milano News, listing an incorrect date for the start of school. The date—Aug. 20—was correct in the story. The Reporter regrets the error and the confusion it caused.) The school year will start for Milano ISD students on Thursday.