Three sentenced in 20th District Court

CAMERON—Three persons were sentenced in recent 20th District Court action, according to Prosecutor Bill Torrey as follows: • Lizza Michelle Flores, 28, of Rockdale, was sentenced to four years confinement in the Texas Dept.

NEWSBRIEFS

VFW Post hosting free July Fourth breakfast Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6525 of Rockdale will host a free breakfast from 7 to 10:30 a.m. July 4th at the post home at 978 West US 79. Commander Larry Rubi-no said the public is welcome to attend.

Three accidents reported in week

POLICE REPORT Rockdale police investigated three traffic accidents during the past week. Also during the week a 27-year-old Rockdale woman died in the city jail. Police said she hung herself and the Texas Rangers are investigating. (See story page 1A).

Fire Chief saves life, gets ‘reward’

Question: What do members of the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department do when they’re off duty. Answer: Members of the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department are never off duty. Fire Chief Ward Rod-dam said last week a package arrived for him at the fire station bearing some special items.

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CALLS

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department: June 26—Information, North Jefferson, Cameron; civil matter, CR 433; animal call, FM 487; harassment, East Umlang, Thorn-dale; information, West Main, Buckholts; 911 call abandoned, CR 333; suspicious activity, US 77, north of Burlington; welfare...

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the jail log for June 26-July 1 from the Milam County Sheriff’s Department. 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.

FIRE CALLS

Fire calls dispatched through the Rockdale Police Department during the past week were listed as follows: • 10:09 a.m. Saturday, grass fire, 1200 block of County Road 314, Milano VFD. • 4:26 p.m. Saturday, grass fire County Road 316 at FM 908, Rockdale VFD. • 5:18 p.m.

Rockdale reports first triple-digit reading Sunday

After flirting with the triple-digit plateau for most of June, the mercury edged over it on the first day of July. The U. S. Weather Service thermometer read an even 100 at KRXT-FM on Sunday. It wasn’t exactly chilly in the month just past. Several highs of 99 were recorded.

COURTHOUSE RECORDS

COUNTY COURT Deed Without Warranty Thomas Lloyd Bishop to Rodney Smith and Tina Smith (v. 1,340, p. 433). Warranty Deeds Resston Dal Weaver and Amanda Kay Weaver to Walter Wallace Jones and Cheryl Jones – Lot 4, Fairview Subdivision (v. 1,340, p. 275).

MILANO NEWS

The City of Milano had its annual Fourth of July parade and free hot dog meal on Wednesday. Results of parade winners will be in next week’s column. STATE—Congratulations to the 12u Milano Wolfpack and 10u Boom softball teams for making the TTAS state tournaments for their respective divisions.