Johnson new city secretary, replaces Blanchard after 13 years

Shanna Johnson is the new Rockdale City Secretary taking over for Terry Blanchard who, after 13 years on the job, is now the city secretary in West Lake Hills outside Austin.

Apache Pass cook off, car show Sept. 16-17

Apache Pass will hold their third annual cookoff and car show on Sept. 16-17 and will have retail vendors, food and drink vendors and giveaways. Live music acts will be Kenny Orts and Wynn Williams. There will also be a Kid Zone with inflatables.

Meadowbrook Baptist to host Hospitality Day

Meadowbrook Baptist will host their Hospitality Day from 8 a.m. to 12-noon Saturday, Sept. 10, in the fellowship hall. Hospitality Day is like a garage sale except everything is free. If there is a family in need of anything, please text 512-760-0166 and they will try to accommodate that need.

September food giveaway dates listed

“The Rockdale community is lucky to have two different food sources available so one is open each week. Central Texas Food Bank (CTFB) brings a mobile pantry to the KC Hall on the first and third Thursdays of the month. Distribution is from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The next mobile pantry is on Sept.

WHAT ARE THESE GUYS DOING?

Don’t worry. It’s just Oncor replacing all of Rockdale’s US 79 power poles. They are shown here on Monday in front of Big Boys Barbeque as they make their way west. The old poles will be taken down by Oncor when they have finished installing the new ones.

Garage sales set Saturday and before

The first Saturday in September is Rockdale’s annual citywide garage sale. While Saturday is the big day, a number of garage sales will start early on Friday and a few on Thursday. About two dozen garage sales are expected. See ad on page 2A.

Make this tuna pasta salad and share quality family time

COMMENTS FROM MICAH MICAH HOLCOMBE Milam County Extension Agent Eating meals together promotes quality time for child and adult interaction. Family dinner provides time to share activities from the day or discuss upcoming events. And there is a food health connection.

Sept. 1 is enrollment day for Milam County 4-H

MILAM 4-H NEWS MICAH HOLCOMBE Extension Agent September is here which means it is time to enroll in 4-H. Milam County 4-H starts today, Thursday, Sept. 1. You can enroll online by going to www.join4h.com and select the Join 4-H link on the front page.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

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

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.   • Thomas Lopez, 28, Rockdale, aggravated assault causes serious bodily injury, in custody on $20,000 bond.