At last!

It’s been many months coming, but excavation work has started on a new $6.5-million, 80-bed nursing home adjacent to Rockdale Intermediate School (background).

2nd indictment for ex-Milam employee

CAMERON—A former employee of the Milam County Tax Office was indicted for the second time this year by a Milam County Grand Jury Thursday. Lydia Cervantez, 56, was indicted for aggravated perjury. In February, Cervantez was indicted for false name/ information, forgery of vehicle registration.

Reporter sports nabs first again at TPA

MONTGOMERY—For the second straight year, The Rockdale Reporter received first place in sports coverage at the 2018 Texas Press Association awards banquet Saturday. The TPA Better Newspaper Contest is a state-wide competition.

New water program meeting set Thursday

Rockdale’s Patterson Civic Center will be the site of the second of three meetings Thursday to introduce land owners to a new program the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District says will preserve and protect aquifers. Time is 6 to 9 p.m.

Deputy indicted, ex-captain sentenced

CAMERON—A Milam County Deputy Sheriff was indicted for criminally negligent homicide on Thursday. The next day a former jail captain drew probation and was ordered to pay $56,000 in a theft case.

Cameron site for fireworks on the 4th

Next Wednesday is the Fourth of July and it’s Cameron’s turn. The county seat will host the annual fireworks spectacular, which will come after an evening of activities at Wilson-Ledbetter Park on FM 1600 near Cameron’s southern city limits.

NEWSBRIEFS

Milano native killed in Brazos ATV accident A 21-year-old Milano native died last Tuesday afternoon in an all-terrain vehicle accident in Brazos County. According to the Brazos County Sheriff’s Department, Blake Harless was killed about 3:30 p.m. along Millican Creek Trail near FM 2154.

FIRE CALLS

Calls for are volunteer fire departments dispatched from the Rockdale Police Station during the past week included: • 9:42 a.m. June 19, lift assist, 900 block of Cady Road, Rockdale VFD. • 12:20 p.m. June 20, 18-wheeler smoking, Texas 36 and US 79 in Milano, Milano VFD. • 1:59 p.m.

Driver indicted in injury to cop

A 46-year-old Rock-dale man who was involved in a two-vehicle collision that injured an RPD sergeant earlier this month was indicted in connection with the incident by a Milam County Grand Jury on Thursday.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: NO PROBLEM

—What does the Rock-dale VFD get when it gets two calls essentially at the same time? Answer them both, professionally and quickly, and take care of the situations. That’s what happened at 1:59 and 2:02 p.m. last Wednesday.