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School trustees set Wednesday meeting

Rockdale ISD trustees were to have met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 22) in the RISD Central Office, 520 West Davilla. Agenda items include adopting numerous police manual updates and reports on student discipline and class ranking.
Chase nets charges

Chase nets charges

Chase nets charges against 2 juveniles

POLICE REPORT A pursuit involving two 15-year-old male juveniles police suspect of damaging and vandalizing mobile homes ended suddenly Thursday. “ was chasing them both when they attempted to go over a fence,” Lt. S tephen Goodrich told The Reporter. “One got over fence and one didn’t.
Reporter 2nd in TPA state sweepstakes

Reporter 2nd in TPA state sweepstakes

Reporter 2nd in TPA state sweepstakes

“Love and concern for comunity is ovious.” That was a judge from the Tennessee Press Association’s assessment of a first-place statewide-winning editorial by The Roc k d a l e Reporter.
RDA applying for netzork's Home 'Town Takeover'

RDA applying for netzork's Home 'Town Takeover'

RDA applying for netzork's Home 'Town Takeover'

Can you think of a town that meets these three req uirements? • The population must to be under 40,000. • The town must have homes and buildings with great architecture ready to be revealed. • The town must have a downtown area that is a bit run down.

One filing for RISD

I t’s been a slow first week for candidates to declare in the May 2. There had only been one filing for Rockdale’s city, school board and hospital district ballots. That came in the school board election where Place : incumbent Julia Cardona has fi led for a new term.
Chase nets charges against 2 juveniles

Chase nets charges against 2 juveniles

Chase nets charges against 2 juveniles

POLICE REPORT A pursuit involving two 15-year-old male juveniles police suspect of damaging and vandalizing mobile homes ended suddenly Thursday. “ was chasing them both when they attempted to go over a fence,” Lt. S tephen Goodrich told The Reporter. “One got over fence and one didn’t.
RVFD AT PARADE

RVFD AT PARADE

RVFD AT PARADE—

The Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department, and Rockdale Police, participate in Sunday’s Martin Luther King Day Parade in downtown Rockdale. Firefighters also diverted traffic while the parade marched east down US 79 from Ackerman to San Gabriel. See more parade photos on pages 1A and 2A.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the Milam County Jail Log for Jan. 14 -20. 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.
Milam site of fabled village

Milam site of fabled village

Milam site of fabled village

One of the most fabled Native American settlements attributed to Texas is a fable no more.