Community ‘Summer Splash’ set for Friday, sponsored by city, PTO

A “Community Summer Splash,” sponsored by the City of Rockdale and the Rockdale ISD Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) has been scheduled for Friday at the city pool. Water slide, bounce house and concessions will start at 6 p.m. and the pool gates will open at 7 p.m.

Bitmain: ‘Just the start!’

It’s even getting bigger! And yes the exclamation point is appropriate.

Steel going up

There was lots of action again during the past week at the site of the new Rockdale Police Station, Green at Cameron (US 79). Structural steel went up and is continuing. Plumbing and drainage work has been completed and a slab poured.

Heat wave boils to 111 but not a record (yet)

Rockdale logged six consecutive days of highs at 105 or greater, topping out at 111 Monday, but the summer of 2018 hasn’t yet entered the record books. The 111 reading is two degrees shy of Rockdale’s all time high of 113 recorded Sept. 4, 2000.

Milam Sheriff Greene dies after valiant fight in ICU

Milam County Sheriff David Greene died in a Portland, Oregon hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) Friday night. The sheriff, 65, who was stricken with a massive heart attack while on vacation in Oregon June 26, had waged a valiant, odds-defying struggle for 24 days.

County residents to face new tax vote

Milam County voters will be asked to approve or reject a new tax in the November general election.

22 indicted by grand jury Thursday

CAMERON—Twenty-two persons were indicted Thursday in the July session of the Milam County Grand Jury, according to Prosecutor Bill Torrey, who listed them as follows: • Amber Rose Trejo, 25, Rockdale, possession of controlled substance (1-4 grams).

NEWSBRIEFS

Dr. Weed retirement reception set Aug. 10 “Rockdale’s doctor” is retiring. Dr. John M. Weed III who returned to his home town to begin his medical practice 44 years ago this month will be honored with a retirement reception Friday, Aug. 10, at the Patterson Center. Hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Dr.

Arrest ends case of sexual assault

POLICE REPORT An arrest last week in Thorndale ended a sexual assault of a child investigation for Rockdale police. Lt. Stephen Goodrich said Don Craig, 50, of Rock-dale was arrested July 18 by Thorndale Police Chief Martin Jackson on a Rockdale PD warrant.

‘GOOD-BYE SHERIFF’

—This is Rockdale and this is also how the route looked for more than 70 miles Tuesday as the late Milam County Sheriff David Greene came home for the final time.