School plan debut set for Thursday

Rockdale ISD Supt. Dr. Denise Monzingo will announce the district’s plans for the start of the 2020-21 school year in a Zoom (video) call from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. “The link to the meeting will be emailed to all parents on Thursday,” she said.

SNIP, SNIP—

SNIP, SNIP—A recent ribbon cutting was held in honor of new Rockdale business Big John’s Automotive joining the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce. Those present included John Arentz II, Shannon Arentz, Shirley Arentz, John Arentz III, Nick Arentz and Anastasia Arentz.

Some recipes using fresh tomatoes

We have been enjoying all the fresh tomatoes lately. We’ve been eating lots of BLTs and that salad with cucumbers, tomatoes and onions with vinegar and spices. Here’s a pasta recipe using fresh tomatoes that is uncooked. Now is a good time to make it.

Friend in need

This virus thing is affecting our community in ways we could not have even dreamed. An example. Turn to page 6B. Rockdale’s Kay Theatre is hurting from the lack of bookings caused by the virus. We all know, of course, large gatherings are prime breeders of COVID-19.

Herculean effort getting kids in school

This week the RISD’s announcement is coming after presstime about what the 2020-2021 school year is going to look like. I do not envy those making these decisions. I have a lot of friends who are teachers and a lot of friends with school kids. Some are in both groups.

Thanks for doing your part to control virus

For months I have been writing asking every citizen of the county to do his part to fight this terrible virus.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO.... Rockdale was shocked by the sudden death of 53-year-old John Hale Sr., manager of Scarbrough & Hicks firm. Hale had locked up the store, asked his daughter, Louise, to drive him home and passed away from what was termed “acute indigestion.

The numbers

A comment made by a member of the public after one of the recent COVID-19 updates posted on The Reporter website—www.rockdalereporter. com—points out just how difficult it is to grasp exactly how to react to the numbers we get every day on the virus’s surge.

Editorial ‘nailed it’ on lack of after-hours care

Dear editor, Mike Brown’s editorial in last week’s Rockdale Reporter “Our turn when?” echoes my sentiments, and probably the rest of Milam County’s residents, exactly. Cameron will be the only one to benefit or use those facilities for “after-hour care.

Being adopted by a dog is good luck

I was really having a nice Monday last week. I was in a very good mood. So not a typical Monday at all. Or maybe just a particularly good Monday. At any rate, that night I was sitting outside in my chair when I got pooped on by a bird.