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BE SAFE!

BE SAFE!—There are now new “drive carefully” signs around all four Rockdale campuses thanks to the Rockdale Rotary Club. As a club project, Rotarians arranged for new signs, installed them and painted the support poles. Helping with the installation project were Rotarians Rev.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CALLS

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week included: May 15—Welfare check, FM 485, west of Yarrelton; animal call, FM 1915; traffic complaint, CR 259, Maysfield area; suspicious activity, East Avenue A, Milano area; suspicious activity, CR 233, Milano area; welfare check,...

Milano campus on state honor roll

MISD REPORT Our seniors are preparing to transition into the next phase of their lives. Graduation is 7 p.m. Friday evening, in the Geneva Paceley gymnasium. Our eighth graders will have their promotion ceremony at 6:30 p.m.

Twenty-six persons draw indictments on Thursday

CAMERON—Twenty-six persons were indicted on 32 counts Thursday in the May session of the Milam County Grand Jury, according to Prosecutor Bill Torrey, who listed case dispositions as follows: • Cameron Lee Terry, 25, Rockdale, assault family violence–impede breath.

NEW TERMS

NEW TERMS—A majority of the Rockdale ISD Board of Trustees was sworn in to new terms during Monday’s school board meeting. From left: Charles Miles, Place 4; Raymon Puente, Place 1; Julia Cardona, Place 7; Troy Zinn, Place 2. All were re-elected on May 5. Only Car-dona had a contested race.

THORNDALE BUSINESS

THORNDALE BUSINESS—Floyd’s Glass of Taylor has been named business of the month by the Thorndale Area Chamber of Commerce. Front (L-R) Chamber Directors Peggy Weise, Ethel Seelig; behind sign Ann and Floyd Zuehlke Jr.

ORGANIZATIONS

The Reporter welcomes news of special events from area organizations. Email bill@rockdalereporter.com or fax to 512-446-5317. Music club awards scholarship, enjoys songs about ‘home’ Matinee Musical Club met May 14 at First Presbyterian Church with Donnie Rinn and Mona Butala hostesses.

GAUSE NEWS

Gause ISD eighty-grade graduation will be held in the school gym at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24. Thursday and Friday will be early release at 12:30 p.m. Friday is Awards Day and that begins at 8 a.m. in the school gym.

JUST THE BEGINNING

JUST THE BEGINNING—The transformation of 84-year-old Tiger Field into a brand new football and track facility is a big project in more ways than one. First task was to demolish the old facilities and within the first couple of days last week that was in high gear.