Emergency

Has Rockdale gone a day lately without the need of an ambulance? At The Reporter we hear them running up and down Cameron Avenue, sometimes multiple times a day. And the helicopters. That’s become a scary sound for everyone.

Murals, dogs, a contest, an anniversary

Mural artist Sam Welty arrived last Friday and he’s already started his first mural downtown on the MDD building facing Wolf Park. That mural will be a tribute to El Camino Real de los Tejas.

Ambulance progress in Milam County

On Monday, Aug. 30, a productive meeting was held to discuss improving the ambulance service in Milam County. As a result of our letter of Aug.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO... Milano people hooked up with an honest-to-goodness oil proposition and work had commenced on the Burnet land about half a mile south of the city. Materials were being placed and a water well drilled, and it was planned to spud in on the deep test on Sept. 15.

The Fourth Turning

In a 1997 book called The Forth Turning by Neil Howe and William Strauss, a generational theory is presented which concludes that every 80 to 100 years we start a new era of sorts. Each 80 to 100 year period is called a saeculum, and each saeculum is divided into four parts.

You’ve got to love these puns about love

I remember finding a book full of puns when I was young and I laughed and laughed, and since then I have never been able to resist them. Former editor, Mike Brown, was chock full of them. They were all funny but some would make you groan.

The ambulance issue in Milam County

For over 16 years a contract has been in place between the City of Rockdale, the City of Cameron and the County of Milam (the Coalition) and American Medical Response (AMR) to provide ambulance service in Milam County.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO... The Rockdale Boys’ Band had been giving a series of weekly public concerts, the most recent of which was Monday night of this week. The temporary band stand was erected in the business district and a set program of music was prepared for each concert.

Going to school

(This week we are rerunning former editor Mike Brown’s column about back to school from Aug. 20, 2020. It’s amazing to us how far we have NOT come. We are back to square one with the Delta variant, and school is starting again during a huge spike in cases just like in 2020.

A little levity for a scary back-to-school

Since laughter is the best medicine, how about a little school humor to start us off? Teacher: How old is your father? Student: He is six years old. Teacher: What? How is that possible? Student: He became a father only when I was born. Teacher: Maria, go to the map and find North America.