Mobile foodbank to offer drive-through pickup service

Rockdale Christian Services Food Pantry has designated handicapped parking and pickup at the mobile food bank distribution center at the Knights of Columbus Hall. This service is a new addition to help meet the needs of the pantry’s clients, according to food pantry officials.

Local churches host VBS this summer

Parents looking for something for their children to do this summer can enroll their them in summer church camps. These vacation Bible schools are being taught throughout the summer season and offer a variety of activities with a Christian message for students of all ages.

CHURCH NEWS

Baptist church hosts movie night The movie “Let There Be Light” will be screened outdoors at the San Gabriel Baptist Church at 7 p.m., Friday, June 7. Admission is free. There will be food and entertainment before the movie begins at 263 County Road 421A, Thorndale.

They did it!

Rockdale, Milano and Thorndale seniors will graduate this week end. Rockdale and Milano will hold graduation exercises Friday, with Thorndale following Saturday. See photos of all the grads in this week’s special section. 

Memorial Day closings slated

QUICK LOOK Monday is Memorial Day and that’s a holiday for just about everyone. Classes will already have concluded by Monday in all South Milam school districts. Area financial institutions will close and there’s no mail delivery. The city library will be closed.

First, a ‘band aid’

It’s not the start of the major overhaul of Rock-dale’s “since forever” red water problems, but a project now wrapping up at the Mill Street Water Plant is targeted to help out in the short run.

Memorial Day: Ceremony, flags at Bridge Park

It’s always a red-white-and blue Memorial Day in Rockdale but the 2019 observance will have some extra patriotic color as the area observes wartime fallen American service personnel.

Chamber lists new board of directors

The Rockdale Chamber of Commerce now has what is a substantially new board of directors. Executive Director Denise Brock has released the list, which contains the names of seven new directors named since the 2019 Chamber banquet in March. There’s also a change at the top.

New stadium hosting first set of grads

The new Tiger Stadium will host its first Rockdale High School graduation ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Former Rockdale pastor Rev. Ken Ansell will deliver the graduation address for RHS’s 102-candidate Class of 2019.

TEACHERS OF THE YEAR

—The 2018-19 school year is ending this week in the Rockdale ISD and the distirict has named its teachers of the year as follows: Glenda Walker, high school; Lisa Flores, intermediate; Kathryne Roddam, junior-high; and Dawn Byrd, elementary.