(ROCKDALE)–THE CITY OF ROCKDALE HAS ANNOUNCED
THAT A CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE HAS BEEN REINSTATED
ONTO THE BALLOT AFTER BEING PREVIOUSLY REMOVED.
ROCKDALE CITY MANAGER BARBARA HOLLY SAID
TODAY THAT CITY WAS TOLD BY THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF
STATE’S OFFICE THAT THE COUNTY INCORRECTLY STRUCK
JOHNATHAN YOUNG FROM THE VOTER ROLLS, AND THAT HE
WAS REINSTATED BACK TO DECEMBER 2022. HE WAS
PREVIOUSLY LISTED AS INELIGIBLE AS A CANDIDATE
FOR THE ROCKDALE CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE HE WAS NOT A
REGISTERED VOTER.
(ROCKDALE)–THE STORM SYSTEM THAT MOVED
THROUGH CENTRAL TEXAS BROUGHT MORE RAIN TO
ROCKDALE AND MILAM COUNTY. ROCKDALE RECEIVED
2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HERE AT THE KRXT STUDIOS.
THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADS THIS
MORNING ACCORDING TO THE MILAM COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE. THE REGION WAS AFFECTED BY
RAINFALL. THE ROCKDALE TIGER BASEBALL PLAYOFF
GAME WAS POSTPONED AS LIGHTNING MOVED INTO THE
AREA AND DELAYED THE 6 PM START TIME UNTIL THE
GAME WAS FINALLY CALLED AT 8 PM.
(AUSTIN)–ROCKDALE POLICE, THE MILAM COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND SEVERAL FIRST RESPONDERS
WILL BE RECOGNIZED TODAY FOR THEIR ACTIONS DURING
A STANDOFF A YEAR AGO. ROCKDALE POLICE AND
FIRE DEPARTMENTS, CAMERON POLICE DEPARTMENT,
AND THE MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WILL BE
HONORED WITH THE OUTSTANDING TEAM AWARD AT
A CEREMONY TODAY IN AUSTIN. THE AWARDS STEM
FROM A MAY 30, 2023 INCIDENT HERE IN ROCKDALE.
43 YEAR OLD TROY ALDEN WHITESIDE BARRICADED
HIMSELF INSIDE HIS RESIDENCE AT 542 COLLEGE.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY SWAT TEAM NEGOTIATORS
WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. NEGOTIATIONS WENT
ON THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT UNTIL WHITESIDE
SURRENDERED THE NEXT MORNING. WILLIAMSON
SWAT TEAM AND NEGOTIATORS WILL BE HONORED
AT THE CEREMONY.
(CAMERON)–MILAM COUNTY HAS BEEN IN
COMMUNICATION WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS AS
PLANNING GOES ON WITH GROWTH COMING TO THE
ROCKDALE AREA AND MILAM COUNTY. THE COUNTY
HAS HAD CONGRESSIONAL VISITS FROM REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE OFFICES OF U-S SENATOR TED CRUZ, U-S
SENATOR JOHN CORNYN, AND U-S CONGRESSMAN
PETE SESSIONS. COUNTY JUDGE BILL WHITMIRE SAID
IN HIS JUDGE’S REPORT THIS WEEK THAT PLANNING
WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS IS IMPORTANT AS GROWTH
HAPPENS.
(ROCKDALE)–ROCKDALE I-S-D HAS A NEW
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. MONICA ELIZONDO IS THE
NEW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL FOR
THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. SHE TAKES OVER THE
POSITION PREVIOUSLY HELD BY CHEYENNE BABB.
SHE PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT MATHEMATICS AT
THE INTERMEDIATE, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
LEVELS AT TAYLOR I-S-D, AND SERVED AS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AT “STEM”
ACADEMY IN ODESSA FOR SIX YEARS. SHE
HAD A PREVIOUS CAREER IN ENVIRONMENTAL
AND PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY.
(ROCKDALE)–THE ROCKDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HAS A NEW DIRECTOR. LUCITA RODRIGUEZ IS THE NEW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE ROCKDALE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. SHE WAS INTRODUCED AT THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE AWARDS BANQUET LAST WEEK.