Officers respond to three traffic accidents during the past week

• Ofc. Lentz responded to Hillyer at Wilcox in reference to a hit and run on July 11 at 3:50 p.m. • Ofc. Lentz responded to near Josie at Cameron Avenue for a two-vehicle accident with no injuries on July 11 at 5:34 p.m. • Ofc.

FIRE CALLS

Rockdale VFD Responded to: • 213 Ford Lane for illegal burning of a large brush pile on July 11 at 8:46 p.m. • Wilcox at Cameron Avenue for traffic control on July 12 at 9:42 p.m.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Jail log lists all people charged with offenses through the county jail in Cameron. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. • Brian Leon Robinson, 37, Cameron, housed for treatment center. • Demetrius David Shouse Jr.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff ’s Office during the past week included: July 9—Suspicious activity, TX 36; information, CR 232; abandoned vehicle, TX 36; abandoned vehicle, TX 36; animal call, FM 908; information, TX 36; information, Seventh Street, Cameron; information, US 77; information, TX...

The following 39 cases were presented to the GRAND JURY and indicted as True Bills with no “No Bills” on July 11, 2024:

JOHN L. ROBERTSON, JR.

Drone show a huge success

Rockdale’s f irst ever drone show sponsored in partnership by the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce, the City of Rockdale, RIOT Platforms and the Sesquicentennial Committee, drew a huge crowd Thursday night at Fair Park at the July 4th Celebration.

New Rockdale city manager sworn in Monday

Mayor Ward Roddam administered the oath of office to new Rockdale City Manager Tim Kelty at Monday night’s city council meeting. Kelty comes to Rockdale most recently from Freeport but has also been city manager in two other Texas Cities, Red Oak and Anderson.

BIG CROWD

Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library’s First Friday Coffee, sponsored by Main Street Bookshop, attracted over 200 people and featured six local authors signing books as well as El Camino Real de los Tejas Traveling Exhibit, the Rockdale Historical Society’s posters of Rockdale’s earliest pioneers...

Sesquicentennial Events

FRIDAY, JULY 12 9 to 11 a.m.—Friday Coffee at the library featuring book signings by authors Nathan Br yan, Susan Cole, Tamara Powell, Shari Seifert, Kristie Self and Martha Wells, as well as the El Camino Real de los Tejas Traveling Exhibit and a 10 a.m. presentation about Dr.

QUICK LOOK

Dixie Whitmore turns 90 this week and a birthday celebration will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church Family Life Center. She has been the pianist for the church for over 40 years and has played and taught piano since she was 12 years old.