Free app can aid public in emergencies

Rockdale’s Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home is providing a free phone app which just might save your life. Vital ICE (In Case of Emergency) is available on either the Apple App Store or Google Play. It only takes a few minutes to fill out.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

221-225 E. Cameron • Rockdale 512/446-5838 • Fax 512/446-5317 www.rockdalereporter.com THURSDAY, MAY 16 • Free Food Distribution 9 a.m., Rockdale KC Hall parking lot. • City debris pickup, call City Hall 512-430-2511. FRIDAY, MAY 17 • City debris pickup, call City Hall 512-430-2511.

BUSINESS OF THE MONTH

BUSINESS OF THE MONTH—The honors just keep coming for Brett’s Backyard Barbecue. The popular eatery was named Business of the Month for May by the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce. Brett’s is located at 449 West Cameron (US 79).

Homecoming gets ‘new look’ in 2019

Rockdale’s annual homecoming will have a new look when homecomers gather June 9 at the Patterson Center.

NEWSBRIEFS

25-year sentence for 2017 Cameron murder CAMERON—A 35-year-old Cameron man was found guilty of murder last week by a 20th Court jury in connection with the 2017 shooting death of a Cameron resident. Alvin Melton was sentenced to a 25-year prison term by the same jury which found him guilty.

FIRE CALLS

Calls for are volunteer fire departments dispatched through the Rockdale Police Department during the past week included the following: • 6:48 p.m. May 7, power line arcing in tree, 200 block of Russell, Rockdale VFD. • 3:10 p.m.

‘Junkyard’ charges net arrest Friday

POLICE REPORT A 43-year-old Rockdale man, charged with 13 counts of bond forfeiture on an original charge of keeping a junkyard at 1300-1328 East Cameron (US 79) was arrested Friday by the Milam County Sheriff’s Department. Ira Richard “Richie” Thrasher Jr. was released on $6,500 bond Sunday.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CALLS

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week: May 7—Information, Budget Inn; welfare check, US 77 and County Road 233; information, CR 260 and FM 485, Branchville area; traffic complaint, US 290 underpass, Buckholts area; information, FM 2095, Cameron area; trespassing, Elm...

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the Milam County Jail Log for May 7-13. 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.

County eyes ‘One-Stop’ offi ce plan

CAMERON—Milam County commissioners, meeting in a special session Thursday, heard County Judge Steve Young provide further details on his hope to consolidate most county offices into Cameron’s former hospital.