Leaders, volunteers work to bring CASA to county

A gathering of 22 people met on Sept. 12 at the historic Kay Theater. Among those in attendance were the Milam County District Attorney Bill Torrey, along with Milam County Judge-elect Bill Whitmire and Pct. 2 Commissioner- elect James Denman.

School board hears reports from department heads

At Monday night’s RISD School Board meeting, Assistant Superintendent Pam Kaufmann, delivered the Back-to-School Update and a report covering enrollment, athletic and band participation numbers, and the attendance initiative.

Apache Pass cookoff, car show big hit

‘The Queen and I’, a DAR blog post by Lynn Young

The Reporter doesn’t know if anyone else in Milam County has met the Queen of England, but we’re thinking probably not.

Working together to address school attendance

With September being National Attendance Awareness Month, Rockdale ISD is focusing on its goal of achieving a 96 percent attendance rate across all campuses for the current school year. Achieving this goal will require all stakeholders to work together.

GOAL REACHED

Davilla Fall Fest set for Oct. 1st

The Davila Fall Fest will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Davilla Community Center located at 20803 North FM 487. Fun and games include ring toss, fishing pond and duck pond, cake walk, bean bag toss, a hayride, a bounce house and a petting zoo.

RIBBON CUTTING

RIBBON CUTTING—The Rockdale Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for We Care, Seniors Helping Seniors, LLC, owner Carolyn Stone. Pictured are (L-R) Robin Yoakum, Stone and Amalia Carrizales.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week included: Sept.

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. • Ignacio Castillo, 32, Cameron, DWI with blood alcohol level greater than 0.15, released on $1,500 bond.