The gifts we possess

What’s the hardest thing you have ever done? Can you remember the hard days, the hard seasons I can think of a lot of them. In Luke 9:51 it says, “When the days drew near to Him to be taken up, He set His face to go to Jerusalem.

6 million

We are in the middle of National 4-H Week. It’s Oct. 6-12. Everybody knows what 4-H is, but during this week it would be instructive to learn a bit more about this remarkable organization. If you think 4-H is for farm kids you’re right. If you think 4-H is just for farm kids, here comes a surprise.

RISD, SFE providing free meals to students

Rockdale ISD, and partner Southwest Food-service Excellence, is now offering free meals at breakfast and lunch to all students at the elementary and intermediate campuses.

A handyman, but a better friend, father

On Thursday, we at The Reporter bid farewell to Cliff Dungan, our printer, handyman and photographer. He passed of mesothelioma on Sept. 27, leaving his wife Betsy, daughters Shannon and Candace and two beautiful grandchildren. He was 75 and had worked at The Reporter the past 17 years.

Looking back...

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO.... Tragedy in the Coffield Farms area near Rockdale as a child died when it became en tangled in its crib, tried to kick free and sustained a broken neck. Dr. M.

More vendors listed for Senior Expo at KC Hall

The Senior Expo is coming up on Wednesday, October 16th in Rockdale at the KC Hall, from 8 a.m. to 12-noon. This event is for older adults and caregivers who would like to learn more about health and safety of senior citizens. Come join us.

Praying for our enemies

He told me to tell you that Ilike the story about a man who turned 100 years old. The local newspaper sent a reporter out to interview him and one of the questions they asked him was, “what is the best thing about turning 100?” The old man replied, “That’s easy. I don’t have any enemies.

Former MHS coach has the hits

Since retiring from Milano ISD in May, former basketball coach Alvie King has achieved recent success in another career, songwriting. The song, “Buffett on the Radio”, written by King and performed by Tropix reached number three on Sunday, Oct.

DID YOU KNOW?

The United States National Park Service was established in 1916 by then-President Woodrow Wilson. Though the Park Service was established, the first National Park actually preceded the Park Service by almost 50 years, as President Ulysses S.