Downtown revitalization

The sidewalk work going on downtown is supposed to be finished in front of The Reporter at the end of May and I’m starting to get very excited about our downtown changes. It’s going to look so good when it’s all done.

Go eat with my cousins at The Piano Bar

In yet another instance of things returning to normal, we took Mom out to eat at the Piano Bar & Steakhouse on the Friday night before Mother’s Day, and boy was it delicious. We really haven’t been going much of anywhere over the past year, especially Mom and Dad, so it was a real treat.

RPD should be downtown; here’s a spot

(A column from Bill Cooke from 2016 makes a suggestion about the location of the police station. He was only one block off from where the police station finally ended up relocating.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO... County Agent Banzhaf announced that Col. Clarence Ousley, formerly Assistant Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, would talk in Cameron to discuss the cotton market problem. May 16, that grand old bird, the stork, visited the home of telephone manager, Mr. and Mrs. R.S.

Ready to receive blessings

The Apostle Paul tells us in Romans 15:13, “I pray that God, who gives hope, will bless you with complete happiness and peace because of your faith. And may the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope.” That’s rich, isn’t it?

Suffer the little children to come unto me

Summer Break is upon us. Two weeks of school left and the kids will be home. Several local churches have youth programs to keep them busy and I have already seen some congregations preparing for Vacation Bible School for the younger kids.

Christianity and the arts, now and then

The year was 1669 when Dutch painter Rembrandt first put paint to canvas in creating what is regarded by many as the greatest picture ever painted. The painting, aptly called “The Prodigal Son,” depicts the well known parable in the Gospel of Luke.

Herd immunity

We keep hearing a lot of information about herd immunity, but what does it mean? The following information draws heavily from the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) and gives us information that we can all understand.

Modern dancing is so very old fashioned

I love everything about oxymorons. I think they are so funny and I even love saying the word. The one we’ve all been saying since last year is social distancing. Whoever came up with that either needs a pat on the back or to be shot. I’m not sure which. Here are a few others. Liquid gas.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO... Trade Day was held every second Monday in Rockdale, where provisions were made for the sale, exchange or barter of any article farmers had to dispose of. Rockdale Public School term was to closed May 27, with commencement exercises following May 27 and 31.