Blood drive set for Jan. 31st

MILANO NEWS Ablood drive for Gause resident and Milano High School graduate Dendy Brown is scheduled Jan. 31 at the Gause ISD gym. In September 2018, Dendy was critically injured in an auto accident and required multiple surgeries and transfusions as part of his medical treatment.

MLK MARCHERS

—Young and not quite as young, they came to downtown Rockdale Sunday to participate in the annual Martin Luther King Day Parade. Some marchers even shared photos along the way. The parade included vehicles, horses and those who walked the route on foot.

MLK Day

Actually it was a day early as about 60 persons, many in vehicles, a few on horseback and these on foot, participated in Rockdale’s annual Martin Luther King Day Parade Sunday.

Sandow still on pollution list

During the 60-plus years of power being generated by coal-fired plants at Sandow, the facilities were frequently cited on a list of polluters by environmental groups. Friday it happened again, a full year after Luminant ceased operations at the site.

No change in school ‘letter, number’

The official 2017-18 Texas Education Agency (TEA) “A-F” Accountability Ratings were released last week and for Rockdale ISD, there’s no change from the preliminary numbers reported in a Reporter story last Aug. 23. Rockdale ISD received a “C” and a number grade of 74.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear editor, Thanks to all the wonderful people who donated money and sponsored our children in foster care and kinship care for Christmas. Our children are all from Milam County and most have been traumatized by parental drug abuse and neglect.

HISTORIC

—Geri Burnett of Rockdale (center), chair of the Milam County Historical Commission, was awarded the state commission’s John Ben Sheppard County Historical Commission Leadership Award Thursday during a banquet at the Sheraton Austin Hotel.

Expectations change with the student

RISD REPORT When considering our children’s abilities, sometimes it is difficult to determine what their level of performance or success should or will be as they grow and develop.

Healthy snacking begins, ends with choices

Are you wanting to start healthy habits, but you don’t know where to begin? Start small. Switch unhealthy snacks for fruit or raw vegetables. Each new habit will add up to a healthy lifestyle. Here are some more Tips for healthy snacking: • Build your own.

COLLEGE SCHOLARS

Milam students earn honors listings BELTON—A number of Milam County scholars have earned honors at The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor during the 2018 Fall Semester. Named to the Provost’s Honor Roll were the following: • Annie Hasselbach and Emily McCoy, Rockdale. • Tyler Dent, Cameron.