Chamber banquet Thursday

QUICK LOOK The Rockdale Chamber of Commerce Banquet is set for Thursday at the KC Hall and it’s “going Jollywood” this year. “People are going all out ‘Hollywood style,’ this year and dressing the part,” Chamber spokesperson Denise Brock said.

Late diplomas still available

The Rockdale ISD may still award diplomas to former students who did not pass the required mandated state test. That new program is still available for former students who entered ninth grade before the 2011-12 school year.

St. Joseph’s asked to open clinic

Rockdale Hospital District board members believe they are just a couple of steps away from getting CHI-St. Joseph’s of Bryan to re-open three clinic suites at the former Richards Memorial Hospital. St. Joseph’s is a well-known, well-established and highly-respected health care provider.

THE ‘BUSINESS’ PART

—Here’s a part of the new city jail most people will hopefully never see. Hopefully. During a Thursday tour of the new facility by city employees and Rockdale’s engineering firm (L-R) Lon Williams, Ofc. Johnathan Richardson, Barbara Williams and Paula Phillips check out the cells.

‘Earth month’ events set in April

As has been the case in recent years, Rockdale’s annual Earth Day observance will be more like Earth Month.

Two die Tuesday in US 77 accident

Two Milam County residents died Tuesday afternoon in a four-vehicle, chain reaction collision in a US 77 construction zone north of Minerva.

Fine, appeal in US 79 ‘junkyard’ saga

A longstanding legal process by the City of Rockdale, addressing what has now been twice ruled a “junkyard” along US 79, appears to be entering a new phase.