HOT TIME DOWNTOWN

—But scores of people braved temperatures, and humidity, well into the 90s Saturday afternoon to attend a couple of events, the dedication of a storyboard in honor of Bill Pickett, who is credited with the first “bulldogging” near this site in 1903, and the start of the annual Juneteenth parade.

Five sentenced in district court

CAMERON—Five persons were sentenced during the past week in 20th District Court of Milam County, according to Prosecutor Bill Torrey who listed case dispositions as follows: • Brent Lee Nunn, 36, of Rosebud, was sentenced to two years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ)...

NEWS BRIEFS

Surplus food giveaway Thursday at KC Hall Central Texas Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry will host a distribution at 9 a.m. Thursday, at the KC Hall, according to Denise Sifuentes, spokesperson.

Rain

Through 6 a.m. Wednesday, Rockdale’s official two-day rainfall total in the U.S. Weather Service gauge at KRXT-FM was 1.03 inches as tropical moisture streamed up into Texas. A chance of rain is also forecast for the next few days with another system possible next week.

‘Endangering’ charge for vandalism on field

POLICE REPORT A call to police Friday night reporting someone “cutting doughnuts” with a vehicle on a Rockdale Youth Baseball Association field off Wilcox Avenue resulted in a child endangering charge being filed against a Rockdale woman. Lt. Stephen Goodrich said when Ofc.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Here is the jail log for June 12-18 from the Milam County Sheriff’s Department. Jail logs list all persons charged with offenses through the county jail docket. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.

LEADING THE WAY

—A Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department pumper led the way for Rockdale’s annual Juneteenth Parade Saturday, which made its way to Sumuel Park from downtown. The RVFD also handled traffic control. Police also participated in the annual event.

Scam alert issued after phony letters

SHERIFF’S REPORT Area officials are cautioning Milam County residents about a scam after phony letters asking for money to facilitate a “designation of homestead request.” That’s actually a free service. According to Cameron Police Sgt.

Stadium boosts building year (already) to sixth-highest ever

It’s far from a surprise, but a certain little construction project in Central Rockdale has already lifted 2018 into the top six years, all-time, for construction.

Milam row crop tour set June 29

THE AG SIDE The Texas A&M Agri-Life Extension Service of Milam County will hold our annual crops tour Friday, June 29. It will start at the extension office in downtown Cameron. The tour will visit plots and discuss current issues related to row crop production in the county.