🌱 Which Rockdale residents were sentenced in Milam County’s latest court docket?
Rockdale, Texas Patch AM: a 2 min readGood morning to you Rockdale! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Rockdale residents were sentenced in Milam County’s latest court docket?
- How was Rockdale’s former hospital pulled into a national fraud case?
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 71.
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Multiple felony, misdemeanor cases result in sentencing in 20th Judicial District Court of Milam County (kdhnews.com) — Recent Milam County court sentencings include several Rockdale residents receiving prison, jail, and probation terms for offenses ranging from drug possession to family violence and registration violations. These outcomes, handed down in Judge John W. Youngblood’s court, highlight ongoing criminal justice activity directly affecting Rockdale families and neighbors. 
• United States: Laboratory Executives, Marketers, and Physician to Pay Over $2M to Settle Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks to Doctors (thestkittsnevisobserver.com) — A federal False Claims Act settlement names Little River Healthcare in Rockdale as one of the facilities where lab tests were ordered amid alleged kickback arrangements to a Texas physician. While the case is national in scope, it ties Rockdale’s former critical access hospital to a broader investigation into improper payments for lab referrals.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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