Welcome Yvette and Patti to our family

Iguess the cat is out of the bag now so I can comment. We have a new business moving into The Reporter soon. It’s called The Vintage Crow Mercantile, and its owner is Yvette McCoy. Patti Luckey Schneider is coming with her with her Rowe Casa Organics line.

Jury duty: A function we cannot ignore

This week, Milam County began one of the largest jury trials our county has seen in many years. Because of the size and complexity of the case, we issued more jury summonses than we have in a long time.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO The new Dixie Theater, a $25,000 theater owned and operated by C.W. Matson, of this city, is the latest addition to Rockdale’s business district. The new Dixie is one of the most modern and comfortable theaters in central Texas, with seating capacity of 500.

Living a full life

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.” (James 4:10) In John 10:10 Jesus said, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” That’s a pretty big promise. Some translations say that we should “enjoy life” or have a “full” life that is “overflowing.” Wow!

Words of glory

There is a story told by the late Rev. Dr. Fred B. Craddock that is so meaningful I have shared it time and again at memorial services. In the telling, Craddock personifies Doxology.

Salads without lettuce

This cyclospora outbreak from eating lettuce has me a little worried. As a rule, we don’t eat iceberg lettuce at home, but it is common in restaurants. So what are we going to eat when we want our salad fix in the summer? I’ve got a few recipes for salads that don’t use lettuce this week.

Housing

Dr. Perryman explains ROAD to Housing Act to help affordability In a rare bipartisan effort, both the US House and Senate recently passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the most significant federal housing law in decades.

LOOKING BACK

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO… Two Rockdale men in the hospital, once seriously injured, and another man badly cut about the face and head are the net results of two automobile crashes Saturday night. R.C.

Could you have lived in early Rockdale?

Iwas excited to see the photos of Rockdale in 1910 and 1912 released by the Milam County Historical Society. There is one on the front page and one on this page. I was mostly excited because it shows Rockdale when my great grandfather, his w ife a nd t hree c hildren moved here in 1911.

Where we are with data centers

Much has been made— especially on social media—about data centers in Texas. As is often the case, what is reported online and what is actually true are often two very different things.