ORGANIZATIONS

POSGCD hosts Zoom landscape class Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District is hosting a virtual Landscape Irrigation class Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12-noon on Zoom.

Sales tax holiday on emergency equipment coming up

With the potential for severe weather approaching, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds Texans they can purchase certain items tax-free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on April 24, and ends at midnight April 26.

Giving mission

St. John’s United Methodist Church delivered a carload of items for Place of Hope as the church’s mission project for February and March. Shown here with some of the donated items are Brenda Allen, Brenda Baker and Gloria Walker.

Water-line replacement will disruption service

  Rockdale city workers will replace a water line with the work scheduled to begin Thursday morning. Customers on the east side between Williams Avenue and Hunters Chase Apartments may have low to no pressure Thursday 8 p.m until approximately 8 a.m. on Friday.

COVID-19 clinic will accept walk-ins Friday

This week the county will administer about 300 second-round shots in Rockdale on Wednesday, about 300 second-round shots Thursday, in partnership with the military friends and there will be a large first-round clinic in Rockdale on Friday. Walk-ins may come to the Friday clinic.

Virtual landscaping irrigation class April 24

The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District will host a virtual Landscape Irrigation class this April 24 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

County to start giving shots to 16-year-olds

The county will begin offering COVID-19 shots to school students 16 and older, Milam County Judge Steve Young said in his daily email. Contact your school administration for a consent form and for dates and times of vaccinations.

Miller-Starnes dealership sold to Alpha One Motors

In 1963, first-class postage cost five cents, “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom,” debuted on NBC and Ernie Miller bought the Rockdale Chevrolet-Buick dealership from Louis Gest. “The last time this dealership changed hands, John F.

Rockdale’s Whinstone sold to Riot

Riot Blockchain Inc. announced April 8 that it had signed an agreement to acquire Whinstone US Inc., including all of its assets and operations, for consideration of $80 million cash plus a fixed 11.

Rockdale High grad writes, sings way to win

Courtney Eoff, one of the winners in the “Lone Star Song Search,” has been singing all her life. “That’s the way the story goes,” she said. “Before I was talking, I was humming. I come from a musical family. My mom sings and dad plays the guitar and sings.