EIGHT NEW CASES TUESDAY

From County Judge Steve Young Tuesday night: Tuesday we had eight new confirmed cases of the virus to report in Milam County.  Two individuals were admitted to  hospitals and one person was discharged, for a total of nine persons in a hospital.

ONE NEW CASE MONDAY

From County Judge Steve Young Monday night We have one new confirmed case of the virus to report in Milam County.  Fourteen individuals were discharged.  One person was admitted to a  hospital.  Tuesday we are testing in Thorndale at the Firemen’s Hall from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

RHS TESTS POSITIVE

Milam County Judge Steve Young confirmed to The Reporter Monday morning that a Rockdale High School student tested positive for COVID-19 Friday. Young said the district notified parents about the situation.

FOUR NEW COVID CASES FRIDAY

From County Judge Steve Young Friday evening: Friday we had four new cases and one discharged case to report.  We tested twelve individuals in Buckholts and two were positive.  The tests we used were the 15 minute swab antigen tests and thus the positive results are included in our probable cases.

TWO NEW COVID CASES ON THURSDAY

From Milam County Judge Steve Young Thursday night: Thursday we had two new confirmed cases of the virus to report in Milam County.  Six individuals were discharged from the active case list.  A Milam County adolescent has been diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.

MILAM BURN BAN LIFTED

The Milam County outdoor burn ban was lifted at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, according to County Judge Steve Young.  The burn ban lifting applies only to rural areas of the county. Municipalities in the county have their own, permanant, outdoor burn bans.

Garage sales all over city this weekend

It’s that weekend again. Rockdale turns into a giant flea market on Labor Day weekend and that’s the case Thursday through Sunday. The annual event is sponsored by the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce.

Labor Day closings announced

Monday is Labor Day and all South Milam County schools will have a vacation day. • Rockdale, Milano, Thorndale and Thorndale St. Paul’s and Gause will be out. • There will be regularly-scheduled garbage pickup in Rockdale on Monday and throughout next week. • Rockdale City Hall will be closed.

Offer to buy Old City Hall

A Rockdale couple has submitted a $100,000 cash bid to purchase the 125-year-old former Rockdale City Hall with an eye toward beginning a $4-million fund-raising effort to restore the historic structure to its Victorian-Era glory.

Up-and-down COVID count continues

The up-and-down metric that is the Milam County COVID-19 count ticked up again during the past week, but the week saw the much anticipated beginning of “quick testing” with 24 persons tested Tuesday at the Thorndale VFD Fire Station. Rockdale’s testing won’t be until Monday, Sept.