MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff's Office during the past week included: May 6—Scam, Oak Park Four, Rockdale; motor assist, CR 333; disturbance, FM 3242; trespassing, CR 340; traffic complaint, Cypress Trail Loop; traffic complaint, Bell/Milam Counties; traffic complaint, FM908; traffic hazard,...

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Jail log lists all people charged with offenses through the county jail in Cameron. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. • Timber R.

Rockdale police make four felony arrests, report two accidents

Rockdale Police Officers made four felony arrests dur ing the past week including: • Brandon Cornwell, 41, Rockdale, was arrested by Ofc. Lentz for two counts of possession of a controlled substance (1 to 4 grams) and for tamper/ fabricate physical evidence with intent to impair.

FIRE CALLS

Rockdale VFD Responded to: • US 77 at CR 314 for a truck which ran off the road on May 6 at 1:50 p.m. • FM 1786 at East US 79 for a two-vehicle accident on May 7 at 8:12 a.m. • 2800 CR 232 for a tractor on fire on May 7 at 2:07 p.m. • 2300 block of West Cameron for a vehicle vs.

QUICK LOOK

The 91st annual Citywide Homecoming will be held at the KC Hall on June 8. This year’s honorees are Charlie McGregor and the RHS Class of 1975. Coffee and donuts begin at 9 a.m. with class photo being taken at 11 a.m.

Voters choose Willie, Casas, Heintze, Miles

In yet another poor voter turnout for Rockdale city and school elections, the following races were determined. Rockdale City Council— Daniel Willie won the open westside spot with 130 votes (56.77%) to incumbent Kyle Walker’s 78 votes (34.06%) and Taylor Hjorth’s 21 votes (9.17).

Liu family churns out scholars

Alvan Liu has received acceptance letters from some very fine schools including Yale, Brown, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, John’s Hopkins and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and has chosen MIT because they offered a good financial aid package.

RIBBON CUTTING

Rockdale Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Craven It Specialties on Friday with a DJ playing music, food and goody bags to celebrate its opening. The store sells tie-dyed apparel, home decor, mugs and more and supports causes like autism aware ness, anti-bullying and animal rescue.

National Train Day set for Saturday at depot

National Train Day is May 10, and celebrates the completion of the first transcontinental railway in 1869. The Rockdale Depot Museum, Hearne Depot and Milam County Railroad Museum in Cameron are collaborating to offer a special day trip to all three museums.

MUSICAL FRIDAY

Matinee Musical Club hosted First Fri day Coffee at Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library. Club members (L-R) are JoAnn Bradford, Margie Dunkel, Gloria Waker, Pat Owen, Mona Butala and Donnie Rinn.