Four arrested during local raid Tuesday

The Milam County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Bastrop Sheriff’s Office raided a location in the 400 block of Cypress Trail Loop just west of the Rockdale city limits Tuesday afternoon, according to Sheriff Chris White.

No accidents inside city limits third straight week

Chalk in up to Shelter-In-Place. For the third consecutive week-long reporting period there were no motor vehicle accidents reported to Rockdale police within the city limits.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the Milam County Jail Log for April 7-13. Jail logs list all persons charged with offenses through the county jail docket. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. • Scott Ray Lewis, 43, Rockdale, DWI, released on $1,500 bond.

A DARK DAY

A brief-but-intense thunderstorm blew through Rockdale and South Milam County about 3:15 p.m. Thursday. Here, city crews work on flash flooded Meadow Drive as the system which turned day into night departed to the southeast. Multiple trees and limbs were reported down in the area. At 3:21 p.m.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CALLS

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week included: April 7—911 abandoned call, CR 145, Cameron area; 911 abandoned call, FM 486, Thorndale area; information, CR 314, Rockdale area; assist other agency, FM 485; type of call not specified, CR 267; information, Ben Milam...

FIRE CALLS

• 3:30 p.m. Thursday, air conditioning smoking, apartment in 1,000 block of West Cameron Ave. (US 79). • 3:31 p.m. Thursday, Rockdale VFD dispatched to Calhoun Blvd. for report of possible fire started by lighting and discovered a burning pit fire. • 3:40 p.m.

Fundraiser winners announced

We have a little bit of news this week, as the local Texas Blaze RTX held its gun fundraiser and has announced its winners. The 10 winners were as follows: David Goeltz, Tiffani Scott, Cathy Rinaldi, Ken White, Phil Concan, Cody Loehr, Traci Ricketson, Eric White, Armando Martinez and Jess Miller.

FREE SENIOR MEALS

Volunteer Greg Barber picks up frozen meals for delivery to senior citizens from Carolyn Cooper, director of the Rockdale Senior Citizens Center. More will be available next week, probably Wednesday and Thursday, April 22-23, Cooper said.

RISD issues end-of-term guidelines

If Rockdale ISD students don’t return to class for the final six week of the school term—as now seems increasingly likely—the district has prepared updated grading guidelines. According to Supt. Dr.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

COUNTY COURT Warranty Deeds Denise Annette Holmes Wallace to Thomas Doss and Aileen Doss (1,095). Gregory Mendoza and Pauline Mendoza to Jerry Del Jordan Jr. and Stephanie Renee Jordan – Lots 14-18, Block 45, Buckholts (1,098).