The old-fashioned way

Back before signal lights someone had to stand and direct traffic at major intersections and that’s the way Rockdale had to handle it Thursday morning when the signal lights failed in all four directions at the Cameron-Main (US 79-FM 908 Northbound) corner.

Workshop Thursday on petition

The Rockdale City Council will hold a workshop session at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at City Hall to discuss a petition the city recently received asking for an election May 2 to decide where to allocate sales tax funds currently being collected by the Rockdale Municipal Development District (MDD).

No races with a week to file

There must be some poker players in Rockdale politics because someone must be holding cards close to the vest. With a week to go before the Feb. 14 filing deadline there are no candidates for the Rockdale City Council and only one for the school board.

DA contest tops spending in first report

Look at most major intersections in Milam County and you will know there’s an election coming up on March 3. It costs money for all those signs and other campaign expenses. Candidates are required at intervals to report how much they’ve received and spent.

Flu ‘vacations’ over

Students in two Milam County schools are back in classes after unexpected “vacations” due to flu absences. Thorndale ISD students were back on Monday and classes in the Buckholts ISD resumed Tuesday. It was business as usual in Rockdale and other area districts. Rockdale ISD Supt.

Arf! Rockdale’s first dog park to open

For years Rockdale animal lovers have dreamed of having a dog park to take Fifi and Fido for an afternoon of leg-stretching and stick retrieving. That dream is now a reality. The City of Rockdale’s new dog park will host a “soft opening at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12.