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. Gause ISD teachers have started school. Students will begin classes Thursday, Aug. 13.

ORGANIZATIONS

Murray Cemetery Assoc. annual meeting canceled The Murray Cemetery Association’s annual meeting which is normally scheduled for the third Saturday in September is canceled this year due to COVID-19 concerns, according to Pam Warren, spokesperson.

Milam 4-H facing another challenging year

This year has been challenging for 4-H with the COVID-19 situation. We will be working with club managers to publicize 4-H meetings this year on 4-H Blasts, 4-H Facebook and on the website. We do not know the meeting dates as of now or if they will be face to face or virtual.

Try these

The first Reporter stories on the COVID-19 Pandemic were in early March. One reported that schools would be out until “at least March 23” and added the qualifier “Count on it being longer, perhaps much longer.” Little did we know then, huh?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear editor, The Kay Theater Board would like to thank The Rockdale Reporter and all of our wonderful supporters for their concern and giving to the Kay Theater during the current pandemic and in the past.

Some craziness about growing corn here

I made a trip to Taylor the other day by myself. My sister-in-law, Noelia, is usually with me whenever I go anywhere outside of Rockdale, but because she and I weren’t talking and laughing on this particular trip I noticed something. There are fields and fields full of dead corn everywhere.

Free rapid testing coming to Milam County

Clearly, we need more testing for the COVID-19 virus. In fact, what we really need is rapid same day results testing. What we see over and over is the receipt of test results a week or so later after the test.

Looking back...Through The Reporter Files 10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO

100 YEARS AGO.... About 200 Cameron boosters came to Rockdale as part of a countywide goodwill trip. There were speeches by Rockdale Mayor E. A. Camp and County Judge W. G. Gillis. “Every church bell was rung and whistle was brought into service,” The Reporter noted.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thanks for Earth Day efforts by volunteers Dear editor: April 22, 2020 was the 50th anniversary of global celebrations for Earth Day. It would also serve as It would also serve as Rockdale’s 6th annual community celebration.

I’m the reason my mother’s hair is white

This is the story of how I, alone, am responsible for the color of my mother’s hair. When I was in 6th or 7th grade I used to do a lot of babysitting for a family with two kids. A boy, age four and a girl, age two. I loved those little kids and we always had a good time when I was keeping them.