City council talks budget and water, update on pipe replacement project

City of Rockdale’s fiscal year 2023-2024 budget was the main topic covered in Monday night’s city council meeting.

Vision announces grant for interiors

Vision Historic Preservation Foundation hosted First Friday Coffee at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Lbrary bringing a scale model of The 1895 and a display of historical information about The 1895.

ROCKDALE HOMECOMING DONATION

The good folks at Hochheim Prairie Insurance gifted the Rockdale Homecoming Association a check for their work. Shown here are president of Hochheim Prairie No.

Speaker topics announced for GW summit

The annual Milam and Burleson Counties Groundwater Summit will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Caldwell Civic Center. The summit is free and open to the public with lunch provided.

ORGANIZATIONS

O.J. Thomas 58th reunion August 12 The O.J. Thomas Alumni Community Resource Center will hold their 58th annual homecoming on Saturday, Aug. 12, with a tailgate party from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a barbecue lunch at noon. A dance will be held in the cafeteria from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. featuring Joe Tex II.

GAUSE NEWS

It’s a beautiful July morning. It’s the time of the year for the temperature to be getting to the 100-degree mark. Wayne’s family will have the Holdiness Family reunion on Aug. 5-6. We will be inside at the Senior Citizens Center in Milano. Remember when all activities were held out in the heat?

Countywide meeting to help Yates set for July 16

There will be a countywide community meeting at 2:30 p.m. July 16 at the Cameron Fire Station to organize plans to help Diane Yates rebuild her home after she encountered an unscrupulous contractor. Please go and find out how you can help. The world needs more kindness.

FIRE CALLS

Responded to: • 129 Oaklawn for a report of a neighbor burning and also some type of explosion on Tuesday. • CR 429 for a report of a fire on Wednesday. • 140 West Cameron for a one vehicle accident on Monday. • The 8100 block of South US 77 along with AMR for a two-vehicle crash.

Six arrested on felony warrants over past week

Rockdale Police Officers made six felony arrests dur ing the past week including: • Jennifer Hamilton, 39, Rockdale, was arrested on Tuesday by Ofc. Wachtel for possession of a controlled substance (less than 1 gram) in a drug free zone. • Ronald Batiste, 58, Dime Box, was arrested Tuesday by Ofc.

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. • Helen Marie Reese, 50, Milano, theft of property ($100 to $750), released on $1,000 bond. • Lee O.