Change and growth are up to us

JUDGE’S COMMENTS For the past eleven months we have been promoting economic development in Milam County. In those months we have made a lot of progress and good things are happening. For example, we have had four successful economic summits in the county to bring this issue to the forefront.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO..... Former Cameron City Marshall Tom Parker was convicted of manslaughter in a Waco federal district court for killing his brother-in-law, Joe White. It was the fourth trial for Parker. Two had ended in mistrials and a third ended when a juror became ill.

Thanksgiving goals

He told me to tell you that Ilove Thanksgiving. I’m not sure why, I’m not a foodie and we don’t do big family affairs. Maybe it’s the calm before the storm. The calm before Christmas is what I’m talking about.

360 jobs

ARockdale minister once told a story about a church business meeting attended by a very elderly man who was one of the “pillars”—quotation marks on purpose—of the congregation. After about an hour, the gentleman began banging his cane loudly on the floor until he was recognized by the chairman.

Raw eggs, hamburger patties, mac & cheese, mumps

FALLING FAR FROM THE TREE When I was in the fifth grade in Mrs. Joan Thoede’s class I got a terrible case of the mumps in my salivary glands. You don’t hear too much about mumps anymore, but they are still around even though there is a vaccine.

Milam County: Jobs and opportunities

JUDGE’S COMMENTS Recently we met with Bitmain, Whinstone, Texas Workforce Solutions, the school superintendents and others to discuss filling the many new jobs that are coming to the area.

Through The Reporter Files

Looking back... 100 YEARS AGO.... Otis Dodson, described as a young man from Alabama, died when apparently trying to dismount in Thorndale from a freight train on which he had been hitching a ride from Thrall. The freight car passed over him.

Ultimate honor

Monday was Veterans Day. Four days previously, a Rockdale veteran, and legendary businessman, received an award that is mind-boggling. Milton R. “Jim” Currey, a World War II veteran, received his 75-year-pin from the American Legion that day at his home.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear editor: I hear people talk about how bad the youth of today are, they’re lazy, you can’t trust them and all they want to do is play their video games. Well, I’ve been hearing that since I was a kid, except for the video games part.

Finnish pancakes big hit at Zombie Run

For those of you who know me know I like to cook. And I like to eat even more. We haven’t had much in the way of food writing or recipe sharing in The Reporter for a while. If we do something food-related it’ll be elsewhere in the paper.