County budget: Raises, no rate increase

JUDGE’S COMMENTS During the last two weeks your Milam County Commissioners Court has worked out a preliminary county budget for 2020. If approved, there will be no new county taxes for 2020 and there will be no layoffs or budget cuts.

Church does help

He told me to tell you that The Bible is full of stories of people who have left everything to follow Jesus. People like Matthew who had a lucrative business collecting taxes and John, James, Andrew and Peter who were doing well as commercial fisherman.

Moon pride

It’s still impressive 50 years later and modern comparisons aren’t fair Fifty years ago Saturday, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the surface of another world. That’s hardly news.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Many positive thingsvhappening in our town Dear editor: Anyone who knows me knows that I love Rockdale, Texas with its rich heritage and bright future. I live here because this is where I want to live.

Photo aging? Nope, they need more apps

Have your gotten a post yet from some of your favorite millennials which shows a photo of them aged to look like they are “old?” The quotes are there because, as millennials will discover, “old” is a moving target. Right now many of them think 40 is ancient. It’s from a new app.

County unity driving development push

Whinstone, USA wants to lease four potrooms (the remaining two potlines) at Alcoa for GMO Registry to begin another cryptocurrency mining operation. Company representatives will be back next week to finalize the lease agreement with Alcoa and the new operation could be up and running within 60 days.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO.... Rockdale residents voted in favor of a $75,000 bond issue to construct a new high school. Vote was 92-19. Classes for high school and intermediate students were being held in the City Hall and current primary school until the new school was completed.