CHURCH NEWS

Landmark Baptist revival set for April 7 Landma rk Bapt i st Church will hold a revival April 7 to 10 each night at 6:30 p.m. Rev. Rodney McDuff from Eastside Baptist Church in Rusk will be the guest preacher. A meal will be served on Sunday and Wednesday night before the services.

The greatest story ever told

It could be that after Jesus told the now eternal story of the erring son who was yet welcomed home by his father, one of his listeners asked Jesus, “Did that really happen, what you just told us, or did you just make up that story?” Jesus may well have said, “I just made it up.

Grand Dame of real estate switching it up after 45 years

If there’s a Grand Dame of real estate in Rockdale, it’s Judith Matula, and everyone knows that. And after 45 years in the business Judith is making a big change. “This was the hardest decision of my life,” she said.

DONATION

The Rockdale ISD Education Foundation (RISDEF) announced that it has received a $1,000 gift from Alpha Tau Delta to meet the needs of teachers and students in the Rockdale Independent School District.

Late Rockdale native Moultrie named to MEAC Hall of Fame

NORFOLK, VA – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced f ive members of the 2024 Hall of Fame Class, where native Rockdalian and former Howard Univer sit y track coach and athletic director, the late Bill Moultrie was among this year’s honorees.

City enters MOU for real estate

The city council met in executive session on Monday night to “deliberate about purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property for the purpose of commercial development inside the district boundaries.

Holy Week sunrise services, luncheons

Holy Week luncheons, sponsored by Rockdale Ministerial Alliance, will be held Monday through Wednesday, March 25-26-27, at Peace Lutheran Church, 303 Meadow Dr. Each luncheon will include food, fellowship, music and a short devotional from noon until 1 p.m. Host churches are St.

Home garden tour planned for May 11

Rockdale Earth Day will hold 2024 Home Garden Tour, an exploration of some of Rockdale’s finest home gardens on Saturday, May 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

QUICK LOOK

The spring “Meet the Tigers” will be held on Saturday at the Rockdale Tiger baseball field and will include several events. A Facebook auction begins at 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday’s events include an alumni game at 10 a.m. with registration beginning at 9:15 a.m. A fish fry dinner begins at 11 a.m.

ORGANIZATIONS

Rockdale Rotary Club meets the first, third and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department from noon to 1 p.m. Lunch is provided. Rockdale Noon Lions Club also meets at RVFD on the first and third Wednesday of each month with lunch provided.