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Milam suicide follows shooting in Bell County

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Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00

Milam County Sheriff Chris White said a 34-year-old Georgetown man took his own life Friday during a standoff with the sheriff’s department and DPS in the 17,700 block of FM 486 south of Pettibone. White said Jason Earl Merritt shot himself in the head at 4:34 p.m.

OTHER SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CALLS

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Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00

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Zorro’ knife threat leads to arrest of 11-year-old boy

‘Zorro’ knife threat leads to arrest of 11-year-old boy

News Staff

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00

Rockdale Police said a threat by an 11-year-old boy to carve a Zorro-like “Z” into the flesh of another 11-year-old led to an arrest on Saturday. “The two were arguing and a knife was produced,” Rockdale Police Lt. Stephen Goodrich said.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

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Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00

Here is the Milam County Jail Log for Oct. 1-7. 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.

ORGANIZATIONS

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Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00

Sharp cemetery business meeting to be held Saturday The Sharp Cemetery Association will hold its annual business meeting Saturday, Oct. 12, at 10 a.m. at the Sharp Presbyterian Church annex on North FM 487. For more information contact Mollie Modesette at 512-964-5547.

CHURCH NEWS

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Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00

HUTTO—A spaghetti dinner and fund raiser will be held at Williamson County Higher Education Center, 1600 Innovation Blvd., from 5-9 p.m. Oct. 26, for Todd Meaker, senior construction inspector for the City of Hutto.

Allen Sanders dumps

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Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00

Allen Sanders dumps a bucket of golf balls on to the 17th hole of the Rockdale Country Club on Saturday afternoon during the Noon Lions Golf Tournament.

Bless ‘em all

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Thu, 10/03/2019 - 00:00

Rev. Gary Veit, pastor of Peace Lutheran Church says a blessing for “Mia” and for owner Kim Summers during a Blessing of the Animals Saturday morning at the church. More than a dozen owners brought pets for the event. Virtually all of the animals attending were rescue dogs and Rev.

SCOUT CEREMONY

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Thu, 10/03/2019 - 00:00

Girl Scout Troops 9605 and 9603 on Sunday held their end-of-year Bridging Ceremony at Rockdale American Legion Carlyle Post 358.

RISD sets credit-by-exam dates

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Thu, 10/03/2019 - 00:00

Rockdale ISD, in compliance with Texas Education Agency requirements and RISD board policy, has set its policies and procedures for credit-by-exam for acceleration in grades K-12.