County, city continue sales tax gains

Milam County and the City of Rockdale continue their spectacular recovery in sales tax rebates. That also goes for the Rockdale Municipal Development District.

McCall senior V-P at Rockdale bank

Richard Earl Williams, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, and John Minor, President and Chief Lending Officer of Classic Bank, N.A., announce that Kelli McCall has been hired as Senior Vice President and Loan Officer of the Rock-dale branch.

QUICK LOOK

Longhorns visiting park this weekend Fair Park already looks a lot like Texas but it will really look like the Lone Star state this weekend.

Junkyard: Indictment, resolution

CAMERON— In what’s being called a “multi-front” approach to try and get a stretch of East Cameron Avenue cleaned up, the Milam County Prosecutor’s office has obtained an indictment and a county commissioners resolution directed at its owner within a five-day period.

7-year saga: PD up and running

The seven-year quest to place the Rockdale Police Department in a brand new building ended last Wednesday (April 17) with the first day in its new building, corner of East Cameron (US 79) and Green.

25 years in child sex

CAMERON—A 25-year-old man from a San Antonio suburb received a 25-year prison sentence last week after he was accused of having sex with a 12-year-old girl he met online. James Dion Furlow, 27, of Selma pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a child, according to Prosecutor Bill Torrey.

‘Something happened’

That was the consensus of the more than 125 who attended a first-of-its kind “Pray for Rockdale” event Good Friday afternoon at Tiger Field. Rev.

First early votes cast for May 4th

There’s less than a week of early voting left in Rockdale, and across the area for the May 4 city and school board elections. Through 5 p.m. Tuesday, 50 votes had been cast in the Rockdale elections which feature three city races, a school board contest and a city charter amendment ballot.

‘VOTE FOR ME’

—Five candidates on the May 4 city and school election ballot in Rockdale participated in a Meet the Candidates event Thursday at the VFW Hall.

Holy smoke! Brett’s cracks BBQ elite

A Rockdale barbecue trailer, open less than one year near the Cameron-Wilcox (US 79-FM 487) intersection, has joined a select group. This week, Brett’s Backyard Barbecue, owned and operated by Brett Boren, was named No.