Predictions for Rockdale in 2022

The Reporter is going to make some 2022 predictions about our town and we’ll check back in 2023 to see how we did. In early 2022 The American Statesman Glove Co. will choose Rockdale as its home which will start an economic boom.

New for 2022: Haircuts at The Reporter

Today is my mama’s birthday so if you see her give her a birthday greeting! —kwc— You already know when you come to The Rockdale Reporter you can buy a newspaper, have papers faxed and make copies. But in 2022 you’ll also be able to get a haircut, a permanent wave and take quilting classes.

Making sense of Milam County solar energy

In the last couple of years, several solar companies have petitioned the Milam County Commissioners Court for tax abatements. Of course, the court is typically the second stop for solar as it must first acquire a lease with individual landowners.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO… Mr. O.G. Moore, construction foreman of the new Rockdale High School building, arrived from Bryan Wednesday and informed The Reporter that work is scheduled to start on the new building immediately, some materials already being on the road.

Keeping resolutions

It’s almost the end of the year and — this year specifically — it’s almost the end of the decade. New Year’s is a great chance to reflect on the accomplishments and highs and lows of the past year, and it also signals a fresh start.

My hopes and dreams for coming year

Now that 2022 is nearly upon us it’s time to think about what we want the new year to hold for us. And what we don’t want in 2022. It would be nice if all the recent Christmas spirit and generosity would stay a while longer into the new year.

Report: Milam County Medical Task Force

On April 26, the Milam County Commissioners Court commissioned a Milam County Medical Task force to investigate three chronic medical issues in the county: • The economic feasibility of after-hours and/or urgent care in Milam County; • The economic feasibility of adding another ground ambulance to...

Looking back... 10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO

100 YEARS AGO… On Friday morning of last week the patrons of the Rockdale Public Schools enjoyed a real treat in the little Christmas play put on by the pupils of the first, second and third grades of the Rockdale Public Schools. Altogether about three hundred people witnessed the affair.

Good luck recipes and more

Black-eyed peas are something that I look forward to every January 1st but unlike turkey and dressing, I will eat black-eyed peas other times of the year. Must haves for me are cornbread, tomatoes, chopped green onion and lots of black pepper.

A luster of midday

’T was the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St.