Health themed week continues until Friday

Every Kid Healthy Week is an annual observance created in 2013 to celebrate school health and wellness achievements.

Revival starts with you

“And though your beginning was small, your latter days will be very great.” (Job 8:7) I think a lot. I’m a pastor - it’s what I do. Some might say, I overthink things, even the Blonde at times. Nothing transformative happens as I reflect but I’m hopeful.

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner. What does this holiday mean? To Americans it’s a day to celebrate Mexican culture, but, oddly, in Mexico it is just another day of the week except for in Puebla, Mexico, where it is a big celebration.

CPS thanks Whinstone

Dear editor, I want to thank Kara Clore for working so hard to bring Whinstone to our community. April is Child Abuse Awareness Month and Whinstone has given a generous donation for our Milam County children in CPS care. Thank you, Whinstone, for your concern for our precious children.

I’m not insane. My mother had me tested.

Me and my bed are perfect for each other, but my alarm clock keeps trying to break us up. I made a huge to do list for today. I just can't figure out who's going to do it. When nothing is going right, go left.

Several Milam County updates to announce

Extension for FEMA Individual Assistance Claims: FEMA has extended the cutoff for filing an individual assistance claim until May 20. If you are a Milam County homeowner or a Milam County renter with property damage due to the freeze in February, you now have until May 20 to fi le a claim with FEMA.

Looking back...

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO... A one-day “poultry school” was to be conducted at the Rockdale City Hall on April 28. Teachers would be F.W. Kazmeier and Mayme Hazle, poultry experts and representatives of the Extension Division of the A&M College.

Earth Day

Earth Day began in 1970 as a reaction to public consciousness about the state of our planet. In the decades leading up to the first Earth Day, Americans were consuming huge amounts of leaded gas through massive and inefficient automobiles.

Hours of sleep: best thing about vaccine

I got my second Moderna vaccine last Thursday, and unfortunately I was one of those who had considerable side effects to it. I felt achy and like I had the flu for the better part of Friday, but on Saturday I woke up feeling fine.

Coaching legend taught more than basketball

Legendary basketball coach John Wooden’s UCLA teams won 10 national championships, but the “Wizard of Westwood” taught his student-athletes far more than basketball. Here, courtesy of Gerry Offield of our town, is a collection of “Woodenisms.