Regional Academic UIL contest set for Saturday

Academic UIL will compete at regionals in Corpus Christi on Saturday. Praying for safe travels and continued success for those kids. BLESSED— There have been a lot of sad moments for my family recently, but then Easter arrived and I was reminded how truly blessed we all are.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

April 25—Shaun Bradshaw. April 28—Holden Helgren. April 29—James Rackley. Apr i l 30— Ginger Green, Juno Ponnaiya.

Spiritually getting old

I’ve shared before about the dust mop of a dog we call Buster. Santa Claus gave him to our youngest daughter Klaire when she was in 4th grade. Buster has been referred to as the gift that kept on giving - sometimes that giving was good and sometimes it was not so good.

The church: relationship to God business

The University Christian Movement, with offices in New York City, voted itself out of existence in 1968. On their door, one of the participants posted this sign: “Gone out of business— didn’t know what our business was.” Didn’t know what their business was!

EARLY VOTING STARTS TODAY IN MILAM COUNTY

QUICK LOOK

This Friday, April 18 is the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Fair Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. In addition to the Easter Egg Hun, there will be photos with the Easter Bunny, face painting, bounce houses and lots to eat and drink.

Jubilee Days winners announced

Jubilee Days was a big hit in Rockdale this week at Fair Park with lots of family fun, music and the popular Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival from Lyford. Musical guests were Crossroads Band on Friday night and Billy Holt on Saturday.

Suicide closes US 79 Thursday

Milam County Sheriff's Office responded to a mental health crisis call in the 3000 block of CR 322 last Thursday for a possible suicidal subject with a firearm. Units arriving saw a white GMC truck driven by Arvin Jones leave the premises and so they turned around to follow.

Council forum Tuesday night

The Rockdale Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Rockdale Downtown Association (RDA), will hold a City Council Candidate Forum at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the Patterson Center.

NEW THORNDALE HIGH SCHOOL

Thorndale ISD held a pep rally-style groundbreaking ceremony for its new high school east of the football field on Friday. According to superintendent Zack Kleypas work will begin immediately and the class of 2027, who are currently sophomores, will be the first to graduate from the new school.