Juneteenth

In this week’s issue you’ll see photos of Rockdale’s annual Juneteenth Parade. Juneteenth has just become a national holiday which was signed by President Biden last Thursday. This holiday has been celebrated for over 150 years and has a special relationship to Texas.

Losing my voice was the best diet ever

I lost my voice twice recently. Once was losing my literal voice and once was losing my metaphorical voice. I woke up Saturday morning, June 12, with a slight sore throat. I didn’t think much of it and went to Austin with Noelia on our usual food shopping foray.

Broadband improvement for Milam County

Broadband service is a huge part of our everyday life, both personal and business. Just about everybody uses the internet for everything from sending emails to watching a movie. It is especially critical for business.

LOOKING BACK

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO... The many friends of our townsman, N.H. Moore, better known to his friends as Dinty Moore, would learn with interest that he won a place in the ranks of the heroes and put himself in line for a Carnegie medal by saving the lives of two people who were drowning...

Failure is not fatal when you have faith

I have been looking at man’s frailty in the Scripture for some time. As I tried to narrow the subject down it just kept expanding. Failure in our life comes in many forms. We experience failure even when we are trying to do the right thing.

Draw to the Lord so he draws near to you

When I was growing up I went to a church camp and the theme was “in the world, not of the world” and the whole week was centered around ridding ourselves of all that is worldly in our lives. So naturally I came home fired up and started throwing away all my “worldly” things.

MARC Ride

Much has been written about Charles Starr, Neil and Cynthia Ferrell and The Bad to the Bone Riders. And rightly so. Even though the MARC Center receives donations and memorials throughout the year, their MARC Ride is the main source of income for the center.

The church as an institution is in trouble

Things are looking rather bleak for the church as an institution in the latest Gallup polling. From the Gallup website: “Americans’ membership in houses of worship continued to decline last year, dropping below 50% for the first time in Gallup’s eight-decade trend.

Milam County tire clean up a huge success

We have been working for the last couple of years to clean up Milam County. We have aggressively pursued cleanup litigation for those who violate the Health and Safety Code. We have issued felony indictments for several individuals involved in illegal dumping.

Old Glory

Next Monday, June 14, is Flag Day which is the day the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white,” and that “the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”