Sometimes monuments don’t seem to be monuments

From Shakespeare’s King Henry the Fifth: “Then shall our names, Familiar in his mouth as household words Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb’red.” On Memorial Day, those who have sacrificed their lives in the service of our country shall be “freshly rememb’red.

CHURCH NEWS

Cowboy Church VBS to be held June 6-9 Milam County Cowboy Church will hold Vacation Bible School June 6-9 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The theme will be “The Armor of God.” Bible school is free and includes dinner each night and a T-shirt. Register by May 21 at milamcountycowboychurch. org.

ROCKDALE CHRISTIAN SERVICES

Rockdale Christian Services operates a food pantry at 224 West Cameron Avenue, open the second and fourth Thursday and Friday of the each month from 10 a.m. to noon.

The following 53 cases were presented to the GRAND JURY and indicted as True Bills with no “No Bills” on May 22, 2023.

  DANIEL WAYNE TOVAR, 40, of Rockdale, State Jail Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance Less than One Gram   ALEX RAYMOND BODDEN-JEFFRIES, 25, of New Orleans, State Jail Felony, Theft $2,500 - $30K   RICHELLE MURSHELL MARTIN, 30, of Houston, State Jail Felony, Theft $2,500 - $30k   JESSIE...

Foster to speak on leadership

On Thursday, May 18, Col. Chad Foster, garrison commander at Fort Cavazos in Killeen, will be coming to the Patterson Civic Center in Rockdale, to talk about leadership.

NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK

NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK

Alcoa retirees meeting to be held June 8

Rockdale Alcoa retirees next meeting will be held Thursday, June 8, at the Thorndale Veteran’s Memorial Hall. Doors open at 5 p.m. with a business meeting at 5:45 p.m. A fried fish dinner will be served for $15 each. The dessert group will be last names starting A-L.

Genealogical society set to meet May 23

The Milam County Genealogical Society will hold their May meeting at the VFW Hall Post 6525 on Tuesday, May 23 at 2 p.m. This move is due to renovations at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library. Visitors are always welcome. For more information contact Jack Brooks at 512-955-1834.

QUICK LOOK

The Rockdale Homecoming Association is busy finalizing plans for the annual citywide Homecoming to be held Sunday, June 11 at the Patterson Civic Center. The honored business is McVoy Grocery & Feed Store. If you are an early bird, doors will open at 9 a.m. for coffee, donuts and conversation.

Council distributes $34,580 in HOT funds

The Rockdale city council distributed $34,580 in Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funds to a few organizations who had petitioned to receive them. The Girls Softball Association will receive $18,150 for district and state tournaments.