RISD adopts $28.4-million budget

Ken Esten Cooke Publisher
Wed, 06/17/2026 - 10:34
The Rockdale Independent School District’s board of trustees will balance the district’s budget...
LOTS OF TRUCKS— Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library held its annual Touch -A-Truck event to kick off its summer reading program on Friday in the East Bell Taphouse parking lot in association with the Rockdale Police Department, the City of Rockdale’s Public Works Department, Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department and Allegiance Mobile Health. Here some youngsters are finding out what is inside an ambulance.

LOTS OF TRUCKS— Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library held its annual Touch -A-Truck event to kick off its summer reading program on Friday in the East Bell Taphouse parking lot in association with the Rockdale Police Department, the City of Rockdale’s Public Works Department, Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department and Allegiance Mobile Health. Here some youngsters are finding out what is inside an ambulance.

LOTS OF TRUCKS

News Staff
Wed, 06/03/2026 - 06:00
LOTS OF TRUCKS
Rockdale celebrates freedom!

Rockdale celebrates freedom!

Rockdale celebrates freedom!

Wed, 06/24/2026 - 10:54

Friday's Juneteenth Parade (above) went off without a hitch and after the parade moved through downtown, it ended up at Sumuel Park where there was music, food and games as well as a water slide to celebrate freedom, community and culture.

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MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

News Staff
Wed, 06/24/2026 - 10:54
Jail log lists all people charged with offenses through the county jail in Cameron.

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Sports

Fit 22 Football Camp set for July 11

Fit 22 Football Camp set for July 11

Fit 22 Football Camp set for July 11

News Staff
Wed, 06/24/2026 - 10:54
Aspiring football players from across the area will have an opportunity to sharpen their skills...
RIDING THE PINE

RIDING THE PINE

Tar Heels aim for first CWS title

Nathan Flores
Wed, 06/24/2026 - 10:54
The 2026 College World Series will wrap up this week with the University of Oklahoma Sooners...

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Columns & Opinions 

JUDGE’S COMMENTS

JUDGE’S COMMENTS

Thanks to Milam road, bridge crews

Bill Whitmire
Wed, 06/24/2026 - 10:54
Over the la s t two weeks, Milam County has experienced heavy rainfall, rising creeks, flooded...
Joy to the World Cup

Joy to the World Cup

Joy to the World Cup

News Staff
Wed, 06/24/2026 - 10:54
The World Cup—that “other” football event played every four years—has returned to North America.
Self-portrait drawing by Kaylee Newton, a 2025-26 eighth-grader in Art II at Rockdale Junior High School.

Self-portrait drawing by Kaylee Newton, a 2025-26 eighth-grader in Art II at Rockdale Junior High School.

Back from beach, feeling refreshed

Kyle Cooke
Wed, 06/24/2026 - 10:54
I’m back from the longest vacation I’ve ever had since I started working at The Reporter.

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Lifestyle 

MURAL

MURAL

MURAL

News Staff
Wed, 06/17/2026 - 10:34
Members of the ‘Big House Texas’ youth camp, aligned with the statewide United Methodist Church,...

ORGANIZATIONS

News Staff
Wed, 06/17/2026 - 10:34
Liberty community homecoming ahead Everyone is invited to the annual Liberty Homecoming...

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Obituaries 

Barbara Ann Beshears Hormuth

Barbara Ann Beshears Hormuth

Barbara Ann Beshears Hormuth

News Staff
Wed, 06/24/2026 - 10:54
Barbara Ann Beshears Hormuth, 87, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2026, in Round Rock.

Guzman

News Staff
Wed, 06/17/2026 - 10:34
Manuela “Mamie” Guzman, 84, of Rockdale was called home by Our Lord on June 12, 2026.
Stephenson

Stephenson

Stephenson

News Staff
Wed, 06/17/2026 - 10:34
Stephenson Phillip Stephenson, 69, of Rockdale passed away on June 13, 2026. Born on Oct.

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