Rockdale News

Anne Mayer of College Station uses a dashboard shade as a rain cover while she makes her way toward the entrance of the Bryan H-E-B on Villa Maria at Texas Avenue shortly after noon Tuesday.

The San Gabriel Christian Church will be celebrating 155 years of worship and service to God and the community on Sunday, June 28th.

John E. Murphy, Acting United States Attorney, announced that Frank Sanchez, Jr., of Rockdale, Texas, was sentenced this afternoon to ten years in federal prison for possession of child pornography.

Resston Weaver was among those laid off by Alcoa in Rockdale. After another job proved short-lived, he was hired at Luminant for about what he made at Alcoa.

The youth group from St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rockdale will be hosting a 3-on-3 basketball tournament at Charlie Martin Park in Milano.

A Tuesday night auto accident near Rockdale has claimed the life of a local man.

A stolen vehicle investigation last week lead police to incidents where a stolen debit card was used twice in Rockdale, resulting in the arrest of a Milano woman.

A Tejano singing legend was briefly a guest of Milam County last week but Little Joe Hernandez says he was the victim of identify theft by someone who opened a fake checking account.

Florentino H. Rodriguez, 84, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, May 17, 2009, at a local care center.

A 25-year-old Madisonville man was returned to Milam County from that city on Friday to face charges stemming from the April 29 theft of $12,000 in cash at Brookshire Bros.

It's a "mini-election" that could have "maxi impact" for Rockdale. A select group of voters will go to the polls Saturday at City Hall to decide if a half-cent sales tax formerly collected by the Rockdale Hospital District in part of the Rockdale area will be channeled into economic development.

A Rockdale woman arrested in a theft from a local grocery store has been released from the Milam County Jail after posting a $10,000 bond.

Police are continuing an investigation into an incident in which a pickup stolen in Rockdale was recovered in San Antonio by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms .

Early voting is very light in Rockdale for the May 9 election which will determine whether a Rockdale Municipal Development District is formed and will get to use a one-half cent sales tax previously earmarked for the Rockdale Hospital District.

No one was injured in an early morning house fire Sunday that destroyed much of a Rockdale home, officials said.

Most students in the Rockdale ISD will have the option to ride a limousine to school starting in August.

The weak economy is hitting Energy Future Holdings as big electricity customers cut back.

Police are investigating a shoplifting incident at Wal-Mart and a gas drive-off reported during the past week at Cefco.

Officials have revealed the identity of a worker killed in a Central Texas gas well blowout.

Rockdale Police Chief Thomas Harris is proud of his department. "I've always believed we have an exceptional small-town police force with dedicated, hard-working people," he said.