Cardona, Coppedge, Barcak win

City council candidate Richard Coppedge and Jason Barcak and school trustee Julia Cardona won contested races Saturday in city and school balloting in Rockdale.

Quiet in the library!

Let’s see, 500s-science, 800s-literature, 900s-flugelhorns. Yes, a flugelhorn in the library and there weren’t any “shushes!

Shooting death probe over

An investigation into the shooting death of a Thorn-dale resident the night of July 4, 2017, has been officially closed. And it’s been ended without any criminal charges being filed, according to Thorndale Police Chief Martin Jackson.

Deputy involved in fatality

A Milam County Deputy Sheriff was a driver in a tw0-vehicle crash which claimed the life of a prominent Cameron civic leader last week in that city. Few details are being released by the Department of Public Safety, pending completion of an investigation. Rev.

Hear our prayer

That was the petition of more than 60 Thursday in a noon luncheon gathering in the Murray Street Church of Christ Fellowship Hall as Rockdale observed the National Day of Prayer. Three local pastors, including Dr.

540,000 bucks goes to Milam in seized cash

Financially-strapped Milam County will get a $540,000 windfall after the largest cash seizure by law enforcement in county history—more than $830,000—closed with a plea bargain last week.

Juvenile convicted of indecency with child

CAMERON—A juvenile whose place of address was listed only as “Milam County” was convicted of indecency with a child after a four-day jury trial last week . Prosecutor Bill Torrey said the jury returned a verdict of “true” to the charge of indecency with a child by sexual contact.

NEWSBRIEFS

School board picks contractor for stadium Meeting mostly in executive session Monday, the Rockdale ISD board of trustees selected Built Wright Construction of Waco as the general contractor for its Tiger Field renovation. Project cost was pegged at $5,090,412.

‘Domestic’ calls dominate week for local police

POLICE REPORT Calls to household and family situations dominated a busy week for Rockdale police, according to Lt. Stephen Goodrich. Police made two felony arrests during the past seven days.

OUT OF THE PAST—

It was called the “dinky,” it was familiar to generations of Rockdale and Milam County residents in decades gone by and it’s now part of the elaborate layout at the Milam County Railroad Museum, 101 West Main in downtown Cameron.