COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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$30,000 for MARC

As of Monday, that’s the total for the 18th annual Milam Adult Resource Center (MARC) Ride, sponsored Saturday by Bad to the Bone Riders. “Other money is still coming in,” ride spokesman Charles Starr said.

MDD hears about industrial hemp plans

The Rockdale Municipal Development District (MDD) met in special session Friday to hear an entrepreneur talk about plans to bring jobs to the Rockdale area. Jerry Walters II is the CEO and co-founder of Oppidian Wellness Inc.

NEWSBRIEFS

Temporary water bill help planned by city To temporarily aid senior citizens with increased water bills, the City of Rock-dale is working with The Area Agency on Aging to provide supplemental financial assistance to qualified seniors, according to Curah Beard, city marketing director.

Police arrest unclad visitor at new station

POLICE REPORT The new Rockdale Police Station has only been open a few months but its history already includes one of the strangest arrests in department history. Lt.

THANKS, DPS

THANKS, DPS—Department of Public Safety Area 6A06 recently donated a new, handmade picnic table to American Legion Carlyle Post 358. Post Commander Jim McKimmey presented a certificate of appreciation to the DPS. From left, front, are DPS Sgt.

Reported missing teen found safe

A 15-year-old juvenile female, reported missing from her grandparents home in Milam County, has been found safe, according to the Milam County Sheriff’s Department. The teen has been reunited with her family, according to Sheriff Chris White.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the Milam County Jail Log for June 4-10. 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.

And that’s the trouble with unwritten rules

EDITOR’S CORNER There are places which have so-called unwritten rules and no area has more than baseball. One of the most understood of the unwritten rules is that when a pitcher is throwing a no-hitter you don’t lay down a bunt. You have to break it up “fair an square,” whatever that means.

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