CHURCH NEWS

Pleasant Retreat chili supper set for Sept. 23 Pleasant Retreat Methodist Church will hold their annual chili supper on September 23 from at 5 p.m. with an auction beginning at 6:30 p.m. The church is located at 852 CR 458 near Thorndale.

And the stacks came tumbling down

On Friday morning, the first of two implosions at Sandow Lakes Ranch (SLR) brought down three smokestacks, several concrete silos and a large piece of metal hanging off the side of Unit 5 power generating unit.

HAPPY RETIREMENT

HAPPY RETIREMENT

MDD, city council meet to discuss the soon-to-come Rockdale growth

A joint meeting between Rockdale MDD and Rockdale city council was held Tuesday night to discuss the impact that the Sandow Lakes Ranch (SLR) Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Center will have on Rockdale.

Rockdale’s International Day of Peace Celebration

International Day of Peace is Thursday, September 21, and Rockdale is getting into the spirit of it with A Night of Peace celebrat ion at Wolf Park at 7:30 p.m. sponsored by Rockdale Earth Day.

Planning for the future of Rockdale

Planning for the future of Rockdale

QUICK LOOK

Cedar Hill Nature Preserve is hosting another “Walk the Rancherìa Grande” hike on Saturday, Oct. 14, starting 10 a.m,. in Gause. The event is free of charge but registration is limited to the first 30 people. Go to https://www. cameron-tx.

CHEERS FOR PUPUSAS

CHEERS FOR PUPUSAS

RPD reports two felony arrests, one accident over the past week

Rockdale Police Officers made two felony arrests over the past seven days including: • Edward Cyril Wilson III, 50, Rockdale, was arrested o n T hursday b y Ofc. Lentz for possession of a controlled substance (less than 1 gram).

FIRE CALLS

Responded to: • Spruce Street for grass and trees on fire on Friday. • Back to Spruce Street for a rekindle on Friday. • 935 East US 79 for illegal burning on Saturday. • South FM 908 at US 77 for a report of smoke and possible flames on Sunday.