MDD votes to pay off loan early

The MDD board of directors voted to authorize $91,000 from its funds to pay off 2013 bond debt early. They then voted to apply some of the saved money from paying off that bond debt to payments for the 2016 bond debt.

City addresses reason for Rockdale current water-rate formula

At a July 12 hearing on water quality in the Rockdale City Council chamber, questions turned away from the hearing topic to the high price of water service in the city. City officials addressed the questions matter-of-factly. The pipes in the city are old, very old.

Summit attendees will get valuable information

Visitors to the annual Milam and Burleson Counties Groundwater Summit will be able to learn new information about Post Oak Savannah Aquifer Conservancy Program and many other topics at the Aug.

Feed me

Tank, the two-ton hippopotamus at Capital of Texas Zoo in Cedar Creek, between Austin and Bastrop off US 71 on Jenkins Road, is ready for some hay. Visitors to the zoo can throw hay in Tank’s wide-open mouth for a fee once inside the zoo out in the country. Reporter/David Money

Rockdale’s sales tax report still outpacing last year’s

The sales tax returns for Rockdale from the state comptroller’s office continue to hold a two-digit lead over numbers from the same time last year, according to May figures released by the comptroller’ office.

Sandcastle competition is Aug. 21

The question on a lot of minds come Aug. 21 will be: Who will win the coveted Golden Bucket Award at the AIA Sandcastle Competition?

Bible school smiles

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church held it Vacation Bible School recently and was themed “Fruit of the Spirit.” Submitted photo

NEWSBRIEFS

Register for now for rainwater class Friday Post Oak Savannah’s Rainwater Harvesting 101 is Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. Interested people can attend either in person or virtually, but you must register at https://posgcd.org/event/rwh-0721/.

Two arrested for felonies

A 21-year-old Rockdale man was arrested Friday at 2:26 a.m. by officer Zachary Krejci. The man was arrested on Milam County warrants for bond forfeiture/possession of controlled substance (less than 1 gram) and bond surrender/possession of controlled substance (1-4 grams).

FIRE CALLS

• Wednesday, 11:03 a.m., Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department, along with two officers, responded for traffic control for a wide load coming through town. • Wednesday, 5:09 p.m. Gause VFD responded to US 79 and CR 347 for a grass fire in the ditch • Friday, 4:22 a.m.