100 days smarter

Pre-K students at Rockdale Elementary School celebrated their 100th day of school by dressing as 100-year-old grannies and grandpas this past Friday. The pre-K teachers dressed as “The Golden Girls”—from the 1980’s television show, not the drill team.

Keep heart healthy, protected

For those with heart conditions or other medical conditions that may weaken your heart, keeping your heart protected during a pandemic is important. Cholesterol and blood pressure issues, as well as arrythmias or cardiomyopathy, are heart conditions that can make contracting COVID-19 more serious.

NEWSBRIEFS

SHSU announces Fall 2020 President’s List The students listed on the President’s Honor Roll at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville are undergraduates who have achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours.

Groundwater Area 12 planning meeting set

Groundwater Management Area 12 will meet Friday for a planning session. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. This meeting will be held via web conference at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/176076885. Attendees may also join by phone at 646-749-3122 with access code 176-076-885. Attendance is free.

Traffic stop nets drug arrest

A Rockdale man was arrested after running a stoplight in downtown Rockdale on Friday. At 10:07 p.m., Rockdale police officers, Dillian Ford and Byron Frank land, observed a vehicle run the red light at the intersection of North Main and West Cameron Avenue.

Candidate filing deadline Friday

There are still more open seats than there are candidates that have filed to run in the area elections on May 1. With the filing deadline on Friday, candidates are still few and far between for the first weekend in May general election as of press deadline.

Just when you think you have heard it all, there is this

A Beaverton, OR mom left her car running as she stepped into a local store and, sure enough, a car thief drove off with her vehicle. Unbeknownst to him, there was a four-year-old child in the back seat, says the Association of Mature American Citizens.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

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

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.

FIRE CALLS

• Tuesday, 11:35 a.m., Thorndale Volunteer Fire Department along with the Milam County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for a two-vehicle accident on US 79 and CR 440. • Friday, 2:03 p.m.