Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO... The Rockdale Boys’ Band had been giving a series of weekly public concerts, the most recent of which was Monday night of this week. The temporary band stand was erected in the business district and a set program of music was prepared for each concert.

Going to school

(This week we are rerunning former editor Mike Brown’s column about back to school from Aug. 20, 2020. It’s amazing to us how far we have NOT come. We are back to square one with the Delta variant, and school is starting again during a huge spike in cases just like in 2020.

A little levity for a scary back-to-school

Since laughter is the best medicine, how about a little school humor to start us off? Teacher: How old is your father? Student: He is six years old. Teacher: What? How is that possible? Student: He became a father only when I was born. Teacher: Maria, go to the map and find North America.

Lots of Milam County news and updates

Milam County Small Business Grants Three weeks ago, the Commissioners Court approved a grant for up to $10,000 for any Milam County business located in and doing business in Milam County that suffered a loss of revenue during the pandemic. We have received over 100 applications.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO... Superintendent G.L. Marshall announced the faculty of the Rockdale Public Schools for the coming school year. Sept. 13 has been set as the date for the opening of the fall session.

Be Jesus to others before it’s too late

A few weeks ago I was asked about where we go when we die. For the Christian death is only a door we pass through to be with our Heavenly Father, while the event for the unsaved is quite the opposite. Following is a story about death prior to Christ’s Crucifixion.

Grilled salmon, eggplant dish

At our house we love grilled salmon. Our griller is Dad and he usually keeps it simple by just adding olive oil, salt and freshly-ground black pepper. He grills it low and slow with the grill top down. It’s so good that way.

Be grateful

As you are driving down Cameron Avenue and you see all the work going on, please be thankful that our water issues are, at long last, being addressed. Every city council for the past – what? – 75 years or more has kicked this can down the road and done nothing about it.

Showing some love makes you feel good

Let’s just get the bad news out of the way first: for a variety of reasons there will be no Fall Music Festival this year. Very sad, but there were just too many obstacles for us to overcome.

Lots of Milam County news and updates

Milam County small business grants Two weeks ago, the Commissioners Court approved a grant for up to $10,000 for any Milam County business located in and doing business in Milam County. In just two weeks we received over 70 applications!