America 250

Celebrating James and Eliza Tice Hall Family and Descendants The Milam County Historical Museum and the Betty Martin Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) in Temple, and Three Missions Chapter NSDAR in Cameron, are hosting a Milam County Historical Museum America 250!

Chamber candidate forum Tuesday night

Rockdale Chamber of Commerce is hosting a candidate forum for both city council and the school board on Tuesday, April 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Patterson Center. This is your chance to hear the candidates’ perspectives and ask the questions that matter to voters.

Child Abuse Awareness Month – 2026

If there’s one “awareness month” I wish we no longer needed, it’s this one. Yet every April, we are reminded that child abuse and neglect remain a very real issue, not just across the country, but here at home in Milam County. Children are our greatest resource.

Blue bucket ministry

The Blonde and I were in Dallas about a month ago. We went to have lunch with the youngest son Jack and his girlfriend.

How long should a prayer be?

“Prayer is the soul’s s inc ere de s i re, un-uttered or expressed, the motion of a hidden fire that trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, the falling of a tear, the upward glancing of an eye, when none but God is near.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear editor, Rockdale Chamber of Commerce Announces Cancellation of Annual Banquet originally scheduled for April 23, 2026, at SLR. After careful consideration, the decision was made to cancel this year’s event due to the Executive Director’s resignation and organizational restructuring.

LOOKING BACK

100 YEARS AGO Freezing temperatures in Rockdale Tuesday night caused grave fears for the safety of the fruit crop, but according to the best reports this paper is able to get, the damage was not as severe as anticipated.

Data centers and daily life

It happens quietly, without much thought. A resident checks the weather over morning coffee. A student streams a video for homework. A rancher pulls up a market report on a smartphone. A pilot files a flight plan.

Just a whole lot of this and that

Ihad a bit of a shock last week when I received an email for a legal notice that is 19 full pages long, as you will see in this week’s edition. At first I was just looking at the insertion order, and it didn’t quite dawn on me how many pages it was. But then reality set in.

Accountability

For years, the legal strategy against social media companies had largely focused on the content hosted on these sites, but that strategy hadn’t gained much traction in court.