Hurricane Season: Why is Houston there?

EDITOR’S CORNER Whenever hurricane season swirls around I think of Houston. And whenever I think of Houston, the first thing I think of is “why did they put the nation’s fourth largest city in a swamp where water cannot drain?” Actually, that’s not true.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO.... A devastating fire swept through a block of businesses in Gause. Most heavily damaged was the J. R. Fraim Mercantile Store where the blaze started. Other businesses damaged included the Gause Guide newspaper and Godfrey Barber Shop. O. L.

He watches over us

Lift up your eyes Passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and, using her hands to feel, made her way to the seat he had told her was vacant.

Go ahead and wash somebody else’s dishes

He told me to tell you that Our baby-girl is soon to be a senior at Houston Baptist University. She has been busy not only making the dean’s list but also moving up the on campus housing food chain. She started out with seven other girls sharing a four bedroom dorm room with only two bathrooms.

BIBLE VERSE

Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. You’ll receive the same judgment you give. —Matthew 2:1-2 (CEB)

$115 (not $4,000) won’t fix many potholes in Milam County

JUDGE’S COMMENTS This is the gist of an article that I wrote about three years ago.

Milano selected for one-act play contests

MISD REPORT Last year, in an incredible football game, we snapped Bremond’s 49-game winning streak. Friday night, our football team snapped another impressive Bremond streak. Bremond had not lost a home football game in over four years.

Lots of fun activities for fall in Rockdale

CHAMBER CHAT The Milam County Area Go Texan Fundraiser is Sept. 29 at the KC Hall. I will find out who is performing by next week, so please check back. Ginno’s’ Italian Restaurant, 1200 W. Cameron (US 79) has now opened a bar and has an all new menu.

‘Transfoming’ at RJH

RISD REPORT Junior-High Principal Kelly Blair discusses changes at the campus: Rockdale Junior High Teachers have new and improved tools to help them engage your students in meaningful and valuable learning.