NEWSBRIEFS

Annual police-RVFD event ahead Feb. 23rd The 12th Annual Police/ Firefighter of the Year Banquet is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 23 at the KC Hall in Rockdale. The event ticket will include a barbecue meal, catered by Chris Kelm, dance with Kenny Orts, silent auction, and live auction.

42 tourney honoring Graham Dickerson

The third annual Graham Dickerson Memorial 42 Tourney will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church. The church is located at 852 County Road 458.

‘Natural causes’ suspected in death

POLICE REPORT Police believe natural causes led to the death of a man at Budget Inn during the past week. Lt. Stephen Goodrich told The Reporter police responded to a call at the motel in connection with the death.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the Milam County Jail Log for Feb. 5-11. 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.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CALLS

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department from Feb. 5-11 included: Feb. 5—Information, CR 458A, Thorndale area; information, CR 264, Maysfield area; traffic complaint, FM 485 east of Cameron; disturbance, CR 344 Loop, Milano area; theft, CR 273; trespassing, CR 404 Loop, Davilla area. Feb.

Fire claims rural home

FIRE CALLS A rural home in the Thorndale area burned to the ground early Monday morning. The Thorndale and Rockdale Volunteer Fire Departments were called to the site, 2718 County Road 455 at 3:10 a.m.

Hitting the road for cotton, melons, oil

2019 BLACK HISTORY SERIES, PART ONE The 2019 theme for the traditional black History month (February) is black Migration. This involved black family or individual movements from the deep south to the east or west of the United States to escape traditional farm life and hardships.

Career spanned police, ‘Ella’ and church

This is the fi nal of a two-part series on Dr. Leroy Swift. Part one was published last week. Swift began his law enforcement career as a patrolman at the Kansas City Missouri Police Department after serving in the U.S. Army as a military police officer and a high speed (Morse Code) radio operator.

TAPR hearing set for school board meeting

A hearing for public discussion of the annual Rockdale ISD Texas Academic Performance Report is set for the February 18 RISD school board meeting at 5:30 pm in the Central Administration Building.

Fish Hippie church

He told me to tell you that Love is only known by the action that it prompts (John 3:16). In other words, you can tell me that you love me, but for me to really know that you do you need to show me. Bob Goff wrote a best selling book, “Love Does.” The title alone makes the point.