4 GOP races in early filing for primary

Saturday was the first day to file for a position on March 3, 2020, primary ballots and by Tuesday four contested races, one of them three-way, developed in the Republican Primary, according to County Chair Bill Whitmire.

Whinstone breaks ground

Chad Harris of Whinstone US said the words about 100 Rockdale and Milam County leaders have been longing to hear Friday morning with the patter of rain on a tent roof keeping the beat. “We are a company that’s here to stay.

He survived Iwo Jima

Ninety-four year old Gene Luckey (center), who was wounded as a US Marine on Iwo Jima in 1945, was a ‘rock star’ at Monday’s Rockdale ISD Veterans Day observance in the high school gym. Luckey and Roy Becker, also 94, (see page 6B) were the two World War II veterans in attendance.

County seizes Rockdale ‘junkyard’

The Milam County Sheriff’s Department seized the controversial “junkyard” at 1300 and 1328 West Cameron (US 79) on Monday. Owner Ira Richard “Richie” Thrasher Jr., 43, was charged with bond forfeiture for bail jumping/failure to appear and illegal dumping and is being held on $107,500 bond.

Direction change on water

The City of Rockdale is pivoting in a slightly different direction on its massive water plan after some potentially positive changes were communicated from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB).

Tiger Learning Center wins awards

The emphasis is definitely on the “learning” part of the Tiger Learning Center at the Rockdale Independent School District (RISD. The center, located on the elementary campus, provides day care for children of RISD employees and others affiliated with the school system.