Athletic parent meeting scheduled

The athletic parent meeting for fall sports for high school and junior high football, volleyball and cross country begins at 6 p.m. July 27, at the high school auditorium. The meeting will go over the athletic handbook for junior high and high school athletes.

‘Pigskin and Pearls’ event set for Aug. 24

The first annual Pigskin and Pearls event will take place the day before the season opener against Teague, on Thursday, Aug. 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. The event is for all varsity football moms and will cost $20 per person.

‘Decals with Dad’ to be held August 18th

Fathers and male role models for all varsity football players are encouraged to attend Decals with Dad on Aug. 18. After practice that day, at approximately 6 p.m., the mentors will help the boys apply the decals to their helmets. There is no charge for the event.

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE FISHING REPORT

Wat e r sl ight l y stained; 84 degrees; 0.58 feet below pool. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits fished over hydrilla along the south shore. Crappie are good on 1/32 ounce jigs fished over structure in 4-10 feet of water. White bass are fair on slab spoons fished over road beds.

Tiger athletics looking for student trainers

Anyone interested in becoming an athletic training student aide for the 2023-2024 school year needs to go to http://bit. ly/tigerathletictraining to complete the application and email Coach Pringle at kayleigh.mccormick@rockdaleisd. net. Applications will not be accepted after July 27.

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE FISHING REPORT FOR AREA LAKES AND RESERVOIRS

Wa ter sl igh t l y stained; 84 degrees; 0.33 feet below pool. Black bass are fair along the south shore in the hydrilla. Crappie are good using 1/32-ounce jigs fished over structure in 5-15 feet of water. White bass are good on slab spoons fished over main lake humps.

Youth camp

The third annual Rockdale Full Gospel Community Agility Training Camp was held on Saturday for students ages 7 to 17. The church provided free breakfast and, above, pickle ball was one of the activities.

‘Meet the Tigers’ set for August 5th

The “Meet the Tigers” event will take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at Tiger Stadium.

Hello, Rockdale

Last December my wife and I saw a Facebook post about a home for sale here in Rockdale. Neither of us had even heard of Rockdale before, but they were having an open house the following weekend, so we thought it would be fun to take a drive and check it out.

Local league softball comes to an end

CORSICANA—The Rockdale Scrappers finished a very successful season as state runners-up in the 15-and-under division last week. The girls star ted of f the tournament with two st raight v ic tor ies over Teague 24-0 and a very tough Corsicana team 8-2.