(ROCKDALE)–ROCKDALE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE

ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT THE WATER

SYSTEM OVERHAUL AND RISING WATER RATES IN A TOWN

HALL MEETING SET FOR TODAY. THE CITY COUNCIL

IN THE MEETING MONDAY APPROVED THE FIRST READING

OF THE ORDINANCE AMENDING THE WATER AND

WASTEWATER RATES. THE RATES WILL BE RAISED IN ORDER

TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF A 30 YEAR LOAN THROUGH

THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD IN ORDER TO

OVERHAUL THE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS, WITH

48 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE WATER SYSTEM AND

15 MILLION FOR THE SEWER SYSTEM.

(TEMPLE)–TWO BODIES FOUND IN RURAL OKLAHOMA

ARE THE BODIES OF 2 TEMPLE RESIDENTS MISSING SINCE

JAN. 4TH. TEMPLE POLICE SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT

THE OKLAHOMA STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE HAS

POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE BODIES AS THOSE OF

28 YEAR OLD JENNA SCOTT AND 32 YEAR OLD MICHAEL

SWEARINGIN. THE BODIES WERE FOUND IN A GRAVE ON

COUNTY ROAD 1140 IN THE AREA OF CLEARVIEW,

OKLAHOMA.

(UNDATED)–THE MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

IS NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC ABOUT ANOTHER PHONE SCAM.

A SCAMMER CLAIMING TO A BE A DEPUTY WITH THE MILAM

COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TELLS THE RESIDENT THAT

THEY WILL BE ARRESTED FOR MISSING JURY DUTY, AND

TO PAY FINES BY MONEY CARD BY PHONE TO AVOID JAIL.

THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE REMINDS THE PUBLIC THAT

DEPUTIES DO NOT MAKE CALLS LIKE THIS AND THEY DO

NOT TAKE PAYMENTS BY MONEY CARD OVER THE PHONE.