Lots of Milam County news and updates

Milam County Small Business Grants Three weeks ago, the Commissioners Court approved a grant for up to $10,000 for any Milam County business located in and doing business in Milam County that suffered a loss of revenue during the pandemic. We have received over 100 applications.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO... Superintendent G.L. Marshall announced the faculty of the Rockdale Public Schools for the coming school year. Sept. 13 has been set as the date for the opening of the fall session.

Be Jesus to others before it’s too late

A few weeks ago I was asked about where we go when we die. For the Christian death is only a door we pass through to be with our Heavenly Father, while the event for the unsaved is quite the opposite. Following is a story about death prior to Christ’s Crucifixion.

Grilled salmon, eggplant dish

At our house we love grilled salmon. Our griller is Dad and he usually keeps it simple by just adding olive oil, salt and freshly-ground black pepper. He grills it low and slow with the grill top down. It’s so good that way.

Be grateful

As you are driving down Cameron Avenue and you see all the work going on, please be thankful that our water issues are, at long last, being addressed. Every city council for the past – what? – 75 years or more has kicked this can down the road and done nothing about it.

Showing some love makes you feel good

Let’s just get the bad news out of the way first: for a variety of reasons there will be no Fall Music Festival this year. Very sad, but there were just too many obstacles for us to overcome.

Lots of Milam County news and updates

Milam County small business grants Two weeks ago, the Commissioners Court approved a grant for up to $10,000 for any Milam County business located in and doing business in Milam County. In just two weeks we received over 70 applications!

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO... For once old man Jupe Pluve was kind to Rockdale and favored us with a bright clear day for the Aug. 8 second Monday Trades Day, the three previous events having been more or less drowned out by heavy downpours.

Mural town

On Aug. 28, nationally recognized mural artist, Sam Welty, will arrive in our fair city and begin two weeks of mural projects. The brainchild of this project is David Melton, chairman of Rockdale Earth Day, who wanted to create something that would beautify our town.

Finding things you didn’t know you loved

I am an opera lover but I know next to nothing about it. I just like listening to it. And I miss my friend Collie Parker who passed away not too long ago.