They meant it

Plum Street, Rockdale’s second busiest (after Main Street) railroad crossing, was closed Thursday as part of a general track maintenance project by Union Pacific Railroad. The project continued this week but the crossing is open. There’s lots of activity going in a couple of blocks downtown.

City candidate forum Thursday

Candidates in the two contested May 5 Rockdale City Council races will face the public Thursday afternoon in a Meet the Candidates Forum at the Patterson Civic Center. The Rockdale Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center is hosting the event which begins at 5:30 p.m.

Holy Week services start Monday

Peace Lutheran Church, 303 Meadow Drive, will host the Rockdale Ministerial Alliance-sponsored Holy Week luncheons during the noon hour Monday through Friday, March 26-30.

New field next step approved by RISD

It’s full speed ahead on a $5-million project to upgrade Rockdale ISD athletic facilities, including a new Tiger Field.

I-14 route? Only guesses so far

Where are you going Interstate 14? That’s a question many Milam County residents would like answered but it appears a firm decision on a route in this neck of the woods may be years away. Dr. John M.

MILESTONES

—These members of Milam County’s El Camino Real chapter of Texas Master Naturalists recently were awarded pins for achievements. From left, Kim Summers, 500 hours; Joyce Connor, 2,500 hours; Donna Lewis, Don Travis, Carol Williams, Lisa Milewski, recertification. Go to txmn.

State still working on bones found near 908 last year

POLICE REPORT Forgotten about the human bones found near FM 908 last December? Rockdale police haven’t and neither has the state of Texas. Police Chief Thomas Harris said his department was contacted Monday by a state agency in its quest to identify the remains.

Spring brings out scam calls for SO

SHERIFF’S REPORT The approach of spring apparently brought out the scammers during the week as the Milam County Sheriff’s Department answered three scam attempts, one in the Thorndale area.

Busy spring on the way in Rockdale

CHAMBER CHAT Thursday, the Rock-dale Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center will sponsor a City Meet the Candidates Night at the Patterson Civic Center from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

ON TRACK

—Rockdale has been a railroad town since the first I&GN train arrived in 1873 and there’s been a reminder of that over the past week as a Union Pacific work crew is in town performing extensive track maintenance.