Columns & Opinions
GAUSE NEWS
Wanda and Alfred Coats have a new great-grandson born July 26 to Trey and Melanie Coats in Houston. Ray and Paula Coats are grandparents.
MASK DONATION
Members of the St. Thomas Episcopal Church donated KN-95 masks to the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department in appreciation of all they do for the community. St. Thomas Bishop Committee member Zephyr Marek (far left) made the presentation to (L-R) Assistant Fire Chief James McQuinn, Captain Trent Wages and firefighter Brian Wallis. Rockdale Reporter/Kyle Cooke
ANXIOUS MOMENTS
The Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a lightning strike in the 1700 block of Highland Street at 2:21 p.m.e Friday afternoon during a brief, but violent, thunderstorm which quickly dropped 1.26 inches of rain at Rockdale s official weather gauge at KRXT-FM. On Monday the RVFD went to Cameron to assist at a house fire in that city which led to the death of a Cameron woman. Reporter/Mike Brown