Plea ends Gause homicide case

A Gause man pleaded guilty recently to possessing a prohibited weapon, a plea which also ended a homicide case. Eddie Wayne Wright drew five years deferred adjudication in 20th District Court.

Gause ISD out for spring break next week

GAUSE NEWS Gause ISD students and teachers will be out of school for spring break next week, March 12-16. Everyone involved is hoping the weather will be nice for planned trips or staying home and getting caught up on activities that have had to be postponed or just haven’t gotten done.

New member, lots of activities, banquet on tap for Chamber

CHAMBER CHAT Congratulations to Canvas Crazee for being a new member of the Rockdale Chamber. They are located at 113 North Main. Brenda Neidhart is the owner. We will have their ribbon cutting on March 17. Come join us. BANQUET—Don’t forget, the Rockdale Chamber banquet is Thursday at the KC Hall.

FIRST FRIDAY

The usual large crowd was on hand Friday morning at the city library for the free monthly First Friday get-together. This edition featured a brief address by volunteer Dave Melton (above, right) on plans for the 2018 Earth Day in Rockdale. Earth Day activities are set for April 20 and 21.

‘Being there’ is half the battle

RISD REPORT The importance of children attending school has and always will be a major reason for their success in school.

New football field planned

There’s going to be a new Tiger Field. The most sweeping change to Rockdale’s athletic facilities in 84 years is planned with the confi rmation last week that $5 million in improvements are in the works. And it won’t require a bond issue, according to Rockdale ISD Supt. Dr. Denise Monzingo.

Monuments man

History is a little more visible after some work by Juaquin Smith (above) and Pat Zapata. They raised monuments at the city library to make them more easily seen. The monuments depict firefighters J. W.

City marketing director starts

Nicole Hirsch’s job is Rockdale. The city’s fi rst-ever marketing director’s fi rst day on the job was Monday and she is already making the rounds, learning the city and people she will assist. “It’s exciting,” she said. “This week I’m meeting many people and I’m ready to help in any way I can.

Voters will judge candidates Tuesday

Rockdale and Milam County voters will go to the polls Tuesday to settle a number of nominations in the Republican and Democratic Primaries. Early voting ends Friday. See boxes for early voting and election day information. Use your new yellow voter registration cards.

Texas! What a great trip it’s been

Chet Garner loves Texas. And Texas loves Chet Garner. After sitting down with him for an hour it’s easy to see why. The host of the popular PBS television series The Daytripper was in Milam County Thursday as featured speaker at the Cameron Chamber of Commerce Banquet.