Annual Thorndale VFD cookoff draws record crowd of cooks

Organizers of the 30th annual Thorndale Volunteer Fire Department BBQ Cookoff said there were 88 cookoff teams this year making it the most ever in the history of the fundraiser. Here are the winners by category: Overall Champions 1. Patin Construction No. 3, Brian Fisher, Thorndale. 2.

Investment company spends $1.8 for rapper’s sneakers

Would you buy someone else’s used sneakers? Well, someone did just that recently and paid $1.8 million for the privilege, says the Association of Mature American Citizens. But these were not some run-of-the-mill “kicks,” as your kids might call them; they once belonged to Kanye West.

Workforce, Whinstone, Temple College join forces

Workforce Solutions of Central Texas in partnership with Whinstone US collaborated with Temple College to provide two 1.5-hour training sessions aimed at developing skills and retainability of their employees.

Expert not forecasting grid problems like those in winter

The energy conservation alert from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) last month has caused concern that outages and rolling blackouts will wreak havoc like they did in February when an ice storm crippled the state, but a Texas A&M expert doesn't expect any major issues this summer.

Intersection closure for sewer line maintenance

  The intersection at Cherry Lane and West Cameron Avenue will be closed June 29th from 6 a.m. to approximately 6 p.m. for sewer line maintenance.

Grand jury indicts man for murder

Israel Ballester II was indicted for murder Tuesday by a Milam County grand jury in Cameron. The grand jury found enough evidence to have him tried on a first-degree felony, murder charge and two counts of second-degree felony, aggravated assault with deadly weapon.

RISD board names new principal

Rockdale Independent School District has hired Cheyenne Miller as the new principal of Rockdale Intermediate School. Rockdale ISD trustees named Miller at the June 21 board meeting. Miller is currently the assistant principal of Rockdale Intermediate.

Rockdale fixes missed evaluation

The Rockdale City Council made up for an oversight Monday night by giving Municipal Judge Jerry Waggoner a positive evaluation during an executive session in City Hall.

County to pursue internet upgrade grant

Milam County commissioners voted to apply for a grant to bring fiber optic cable for better internet speed to the county at a special meeting in the courthouse June 21.

Reason to celebrate

Above, Terri Williams, left, carries the Juneteenth parade sign along with Kefa Mitchell down US 79 on June 19 during the parade in Rockdale.