Reporter adds Thomason, Paschall

Two new employees have recently joined the staff at The Rockdale Reporter. Wynton Thomason was welcomed to the newsroom in July and Cassidy Paschall was welcomed to the ad sales staff in September. SPORTS—Thomason was raised in Rockdale and graduated from Milano High School.

Entertainers listed for downtown Music Fest

Live music for almost 14 straight hours is on tap downtown Oct. 6 when the Rockdale Downtown Association hosts the first annual Rockdale Fall Music Festival in and around Wolf Park.

Water fix plan takes next step

A permanent fix for Rock-dale’s red water woes may be one step closer as the Rockdale City Council on Monday okayed applying for $45,090,000 in Texas Water Development Grant funds for a system overhaul.

EIGHT LIVES LEFT

—There weren’t any people at home at 12:24 p.m. Sunday when fire broke out in a room at 723 West Bell. Neither occupant—John Glenn and his mother, Mary—was in the home but the Rockdale VFD rescued two cats from the home and administered oxygen to them.

WELL WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

—Almost from the moment the first shovel of dirt was turned on the new Tiger Field there was “Internet-coffee shop” talk to the effect that there wasn’t enough room on the re-oriented site to include visitor side bleachers. There was.

Six sentenced in 20th District Court

CAMERON—Six persons were sentenced during the past two weeks in 20th District Court, according to Prosecutor Bill Torrey, who listed case dispositions as follows: • Paul Ocie Hartman, 31, Houston, three years deferred adjudication, $7,275 restitution to the victim after pleading guilty to theft of...

NEWS BRIEFS

Campus Councils seek volunteers for openings The Rockdale ISD has openings for the following places on Campus Education Councils: Elementary, two parent representatives; one business representative; intermediate, one business, one community; junior-high, two parent, one community; high school one...

Vehicle, foot chase ends with arrests Monday evening

POLICE REPORT An attempted traffic stop Tuesday night on Pear Street became a vehicle chase out to rural area, then a foot chase and finally ended with the arrest of two Rockdale women. Lt. Stephen Goodrich said Ofc.

HOUSE FIRE

—The Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department attacked a Sunday afternoon house fire at 723 West Bell from all angles. Volunteers responded at 12:24 p.m. to the home of Mary Glenn and her son, John. The RVFD was able to keep the damage confined to the bedroom where the blaze started.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CALLS

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week included: Sept.