July 4th parade, lunch plans set

Plans have been announced for the annual City of Milano Fourth of July parade and hot dog luncheon. The theme for this year’s parade is “A Grand Old Flag.” All individuals, groups and organizations are invited to be a part of the parade.

MILANO NEWS

Gage at 254-541-2816. PRAYERS—Prayers continue for the Blake Harless family. Blake, a 2016 Milano High School graduate, died last week in an ATV accident. VOLLEYBALL CAMP—The Lady Eagle volleyball camp will be held July 23-25 at Geneva Paceley Gym.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

COUNTY COURT Warranty Deeds John Andrew Isaacs and Rita Kay Isaacs to David Bowser and Robin Bowser – 0.917 acres and 30-foot wide non-exclusive easement, James Dunn Survey A-146 (v. 1,339, p. 531).

GAUSE NEWS

Wanda and Al Coats accompanied Paula and Ray Coats to Dallas on Friday to see their granddaughter, Caitlyn Coats, graduate from nursing school with an RN degree. She will go to work in Houston mid-July. On Thursday, they went to Fredericksburg on a tour to see the painted churches.

RECOGNIZE THEM?

Chances are pretty good you’ve walked up and down these ramps and stairs at some point in you life. They are from the old Tiger Field stands which were razed to make way for the new stadium. being built this summer.

Thorndale cookoff set for weekend

QUICK LOOK THORNDALE—The 28th annual Thorndale Barbecue Cookoff will unreel Friday and Saturday. The annual Thorn-dale Revue beauty pageant is 7 p.m. Thursday at the Thorndale High School cafeteria There will be dances in the Thorndale City Park Pavilion both nights.

Here’s what it will look like

This is the answer to the question uttered by just about everyone who has driven down Murray Avenue since work on Rockdale’s new football stadium began last month. Thanks to the Rockdale ISD, here’s an architectural rendering of the finished project, expected before summer’s end.

Architect: Use $1M donation for outside of Old City Hall

The architect who presented a feasibility study on restoring Rockdale’s Old City Hall to the city council last week has an idea on how to proceed with the complicated process.

CELEBRITIES

—Gerald Anderson, great-nephew of rodeo immortal Bill Pickett, visits with Mattie Pearl McBride, Juneteenth parade grand marshal, as they prepare to unveil a storyboard marker in downtown Rockdale Saturday.

A day for history: Pickett and Juneteenth

February is Black History Month but Saturday was certainly Black History Day in downtown Rockdale. In addition to the annual downtown-to-Sumuel Park Juneteenth Parade, a storyboard marker was dedicated honoring legendary African-American cowboy Bill Pickett.