News
It appears Milam County's week-long break from new COVID-19 cases is over.
Nobody is saying it’s statistically meaningful, but it sure feels good.
Milam County got a much-needed breather from new COVID-19 cases over the Memorial Day holiday weekend and beyond.
Sports
When athletes reach the professional level, they can feel as if they’re at the top of the world.
By Raynard’s Rap Raynard Churchwell
Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Scott Hawkins, who will be leaving for the head coaching post at Liberty Hill, tried hard to hold back tears as he thanked the community of Thorndale for t
Columns & Opinions
Our lives right now are part funeral, part monastery and part stuck in an airport with no connecting flights.
By He Told Me To Tell You That Ken Ansell
Each year, millions of young people commit to the sacraments and profess to fulfill the tenets of the Christian faith.
There have been lots of casualties in the fight against COVID-19 but, fortunately, Memorial Day was not one of them.
Lifestyle
Kayla Renee Faust and Allen O’Neil Faust of Rockdale announce the birth of their son, Casen Allen Faust, on May 8, 2020, at St. David’s Georgetown Hospital.
Springfield Missionary Baptist Church will hold a 34-Year Anniversary Celebration for Pastor S.L. Ross Sr. at 11 a.m. Sunday at the church.
Obituaries
Saturday, May 23, 2020, marked the loss of long time Rockdale resident, June Corrine Setzer Neal. M r s . N e a l died at her home.
SPRINGFIELD, MO— Patsy Ruth (Hawley) Oeser, formerly of Rockdale, died Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Springfield, Missouri.
Margaret Geneva Havel of Rockdale died Friday, May 8, 2020.
Due to the current Covid-19 situation, a private fami ly ser v ice was held at Salty Cemetery.
Photo Galleries
One person died around 8 a.m. Wednesday after a fire gutted her rural residence on in the 1700 block of County Road 355 Loop.
Five inches of rain overnight Thursday triggered flooding in Rockdale's "low places" including Meadow Drive. Numerous streets were closed.
Rockdale Reporter
221 E. Cameron Ave
Rockdale, TX 76567
512-446-5838