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(ROCKDALE)–THE 18TH ANNUAL BUDDY ONEY TOY

RUN AS HELD SATURDAY. ENTRIES WERE DOWN SLIGHTLY

AT 38, BUT THE EVENT RAISED A RECORD 13,650 DOLLARS

BY ABOUT 25 HUNDRED WITH MORE DONATIONS AND

MONEY STILL COMING IN. 100 PERCENT OF THE PROCEEDS

WILL GO TO THE MILAM COUNTY CHILD PROTECTIVE

SERVICES PROGRAM, MILAM CONTY BROWN SANTA,

THORNDALE CARES AND ROCKDALE CHRISTMAS ROUNDUP.

(TEMPLE)–A MAN WANTED BY TEMPLE POLICE IN

CONNECTION WITH A FATAL TEMPLE SHOOTING HAS BEEN

ARRESTED AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. 24 YEAR OLD

RICARDO SALAZAR WAS WANTED ON A WARRANT FOR

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL

SHOOTING AT A TEMPLE DOWNTOWN BAR ON THURSDAY

NIGHT. HE WAS APPREHENDED BY TEMPLE POLICE. 18 YEAR

OLD JUSTIN HIX TURNED HIMSELF IN TO POLICE FRIDAY

ON A WARRANT FOR MURDER IN THE CASE. THE SHOOTING

OCCURRED AROUND 10:15 PM THURSDAY AT THE HAT

TRICK INDOOR SOCCER BAR AT 217 NORTH MAIN IN TEMPLE.

(BURLESON COUNTY)–THE BURLESON COUNTY SHERIFF’S

OFFICE IS SEEING A STRING OF THEFTS IN THE COUNTY OVER

THE PAST FEW WEEKS IN SNOOK, COOKS POINT, DEANVILLE

AND CALDWELL. BURLESON COUNTY CHIEF SHERIFF’S DEPUTY

BILL RIOS SAID SIX THEFTS WERE REPORTED FROM OIL

RIGS. SUSPECTS WERE STEALING COPPER WIRE, BATTERIES,

AND SOLAR PANELS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM. THE

SHERIFF’S OFFICE ASKS PEOPLE WITH OIL RIGS ON THEIR

PROPERTY OR NEARBY TO BE VIGILANT, AND REPORT

IF YOU SEE ANY LIGHTS AT ODD TIMES AT THOSE LOCATIONS.

(THORNDALE)–THE CITY OF THORNDALE HAS

ANNOUNCED THAT THE BOIL WATER NOTICE HAS BEEN

RESCINDED. THE 8 INCH WATER MAIN BREAK IN THE

800 BLOCK OF EAST MICHALK WEDNESDAY RESULTED

IN THE STATE REQUIRING A BOIL WATER NOTICE.

THE CITY OF THORNDALE HAS TAKEN NECESSARY

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO REPAIR THE LEAK AND RESTORE

PRESSURE, AND TESTS CAME BACK CLEAR. THE CITY

OF THORNDALE SHARED THE TEST RESULTS WITH THE

STATE, SO THE STATE LIFTED THE BOIL WATER NOTICE.

IT IS NO LONGER NECESSARY FOR THORNDALE WATER

CUSTOMERS TO BOIL THEIR WATER PRIOR TO

CONSUMPTION.

(UNDATED)–AN ACCIDENT WITH A WRONG WAY DRIVER

LED TO DELAYS ON THE LITTLE RIVER BRIDGE EAST OF

CAMERON JUST AFTER 10 PM LAST (SATURDAY) NIGHT.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT THE BRIDGE WAS CLOSED

AND DRIVERS WERE ENCOURAGED TO FIND ALTERNATE

ROUTES AS AUTHORITIES RESPONDED.