FIRST SANTA LETTER

FIRST SANTA LETTER—Deon Williams wins the award for the first Letter to Santa for 2021. The Reporter Gang hopes Santa brings him everything on his list.

CHURCH NEWS

Rockdale Ministerial Alliance to hold service The Rockdale Ministerial Alliance will hold a Thanksgiving service at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, at First Baptist Church. Pastor Royal Johnson will deliver the message and afterward a light meal will be served.

Meet RJH math team

Rockdale Junior High is blessed with a fantastic math team that works well together, and has a big love for math, but more importantly for their students. The team is made up of Cheryl Meuth, Anna Bland, Alexis Fields, Deana Zinn and Jade Laake. Learn more about them below.

iNaturalist app program demonstration Nov. 11

The Little River Basin Master Gardeners and the El Camino Real Master Naturalists of Milam County are hosting “There’s an App for That” at the Patterson Civic Center on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. The public is invited so mark your calendars and download the app.

SUCCESSFUL BENEFIT

SUCCESSFUL BENEFIT—The Milano Volunteer Fire Department held a fundraiser for Robert Whitmore on Sunday with pulled pork sandwiches and all the trimmings including dessert. Over 400 plates were sold and fellow firefighters from all over the state showed up to help.

CHAMBER HISTORICAL MARKER

CHAMBER HISTORICAL MARKER—A historical marker dedication at the Chamber of Commerce was held Sunday. Shown are (L-R) Chamber Board members Monique Gebhart, Michelle Toungate, Chamber Executive Director Denise Brock, Curah Beard and Chamber Board President Sonny Lillard.

Officer Parker made felony arrest Nov. 4th

Officer Catherin Parker of the Rockdale Police Department made a felony arrest during the past week. Arrested last Thursday on a local warrant for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle was Jeremy Johnson, 42, from Rockdale.

FIRE CALLS

Rockdale VFD Responded to: • A two-vehicle accident near 1714 FM 1712 on Friday. • A vehicle that hit a deer at US 79 and CR 335 on Saturday. • East US 79 across from CR 335 for a report of a fire. It was a controlled burn which had not been called in on Saturday.

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 Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. • Jeremy Shaun Johnson, 42, Rockdale, unauthorized use of motor vehicle, released.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

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