Turkey giveaway winners named

The Christmas turkey giveaway, sponsored by local merchants through the Chamber of Commerce, has begun and will run until the week of Christmas. Here’s how it works. When KRXT plays a “gobbling” sound if you are the first to call you will win a $15 gift certificate toward the purchase of a turkey.

Conservation district OKs fees after hearing

The board of directors of the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District approved the production and transport fees for 2021 after a public hearing. The production fee is 1.3 cents per 1,000 gallons permitted and 10 cents per 1,000 gallons permitted for the transport fee.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

Milam County courthouse records for Nov. 18-27. Compiled from public records available at milam.tx.publicsearch. us. Deed William Bennie Nelson to Resource Financial LLC – V284, P146. Deed Without Warranty Patricia Ann Gay to L. Michael Gay – 18 acres, John Butler Survey 103.

Rotary donation

Miller-Starnes Chevrolet-Buick recently donated $2,000 to the Rockdale Rotary Club in the showroom of the Rockdale dealership. Shown are (L-R) Miller-Starnes President Allan Miller, Rotary Treasurer Gaye Bland, Rotary President Dyann White and Miller-Starnes Vice President Kerry Starnes.

Water districts to hold Dec. 10 meeting

The groundwater conservation districts with ties to the Groundwater Management Area 12 as designated by the Texas Water Development Board, which includes Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District will hold a joint planning meeting at 10 a.m. on Dec. 10.

Superintendent gives state of district report

Superintendent Denise Monzingo presented the state of the district at the Rockdale ISD school board meeting Monday night in the district’s conference center on the high school campus.

Board canvasses Nov. 3 vote

At the Nov. 16 meeting of the Thorndale ISD board of trustees voted 7-0 to approve the election returns of the Nov. 3 vote as presented.

Testing resumes after holiday break

There was not had a lot of reporting over the holiday from our medical providers. However, there are six new probable cases to report.  Twenty-nine cases were discharge over the break, including nine PCR cases and twenty probable cases.  There were no new hospital admissions.

WORK DELAY

The work along US 79 by the Texas Department of Transportation in Rockdale’s downtown has now been postponed twice and still has no new start date.

Holiday closings

Here are closings for Thanksgiving: • Area schools are out all week (Nov. 23-27). • City Hall and the City Library will be closed both Thursday and Friday. The library will also be closed Saturday. • Thursday garbage pickup will be made Friday and Friday pickup Saturday.