REPORTER WINS STPA SWEEPSTAKES (AGAIN)

 For the 18th time, The Rockdale Reporter has won the Sweepstakes Award, the highest bestowed by the South Texas Press Association, the nation’s largest regional press association.  Awards for 2020 were announced online Friday, Aug. 7.

DON'T GET COVID SCAMMED

Posted due to a request from the public: Are there really people so low they would try to bilk us out of our money by preying on our justifiable fears of the COVID-19 Pandemic?  Oh come on, you know the answer to that one.

THREE NEW CASES

Milam County Judge Steve Young said late Tuesday  three new COVID-19 cases were reported in the county..  No new hospitalizations.

SIX NEW CASES

From County Judge Steve Young: Sunday we had a young athlete test positive for the virus.  This young person practiced last week and then scrimmaged on Friday evening and Saturday morning.  On Sunday the person had symptoms and tested positive.

SIX NEW CASES

From County Judge Steve Young: Sunday we had a young athlete test positive for the virus.  This young person practiced last week and then scrimmaged on Friday evening and Saturday morning.  On Sunday the person had symptoms and tested positive.

WEEKEND COVID-19 REPORT QUESTIONED

Milam County Judge Steve Young said no new cases of COVID-19 were reported by the state over the weekend. "I think there was some sort of a mixup by the state," he said. "The same thing happened last weekend." Cumulative case count remains 346 with 32 active.

NINE NEW CASES ON FRIDAY

From County Judge Steve Young Friday night: Today we have nine new cases to report.  However, the Health Department discharged three cases and none were hospitalized.

TESTING SET THURSDAY IN THORNDALE

From County Judge Steve Young: COVID testing in Thorndale: The state will provide free COVID testing in Thorndale on Thursday, August 13, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

FOUR NEW CASES ON THURSDAY

 From County Judge Steve Young: Today we have four new cases to report.  However, two of the four were hospitalized.    Milam County:   Confirmed cases 337 up 4 Active cases 25 up 1 Probable cases 11 Monitored 54 up 3 Hospitalized 3 up 2 Deaths 3 no change

Sales tax holiday set on weekend

Shoppers can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday, Saturday and Sunday, The law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — priced below $100, saving shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend.