Spring forward

We’ve all heard the stories that Daylight Savings Time (DST) is about either farmers or school children. And actually neither of those are true. Farmers hated it at first. The school children walking to school in the dark weren’t really mentioned until the 1970s.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear editor, Despite a global pandemic, residents of Rockdale shared the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season.

The anniversary no one wanted is upon us

I have an iPhone 8 that is on its last leg so I’ve had to get a new phone. The day it bit the dust I really felt like my arm had been cut off. Isn’t it strange how much we get used to using them? It turned out to only be a charging cord issue but it’s still time to get a new one.

Milam County is in home stretch on virus

After over a year of the deadly COVID-19 virus, we are truly on the home stretch. We now have three safe, effective vaccines that will prevent deaths and serious illness.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO... Miss Fannie Arthur, staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Ousley, was awaken by the presence of someone in her room. She got out of bed to turn on the light and ran against a man who seized her arm.

Tamara Powell

We had another Black History Month series from Tamara Powell in February and The Reporter would like to publicly say thank you to Tamara for providing our readers with an always-popular series by continuing in her grandmother’s footsteps.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thanks from Rockdale Christian Services Dear editor, This past year was quite challenging as the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in modified operating hours for Rockdale Christian Services (RCS) Food Pantry and Heavenly Treasures.

Springfield Baptist welcomes with open arms

I was invited to Springfield Baptist Church by Henry Miller to take some photos for the paper of the kids doing their Black History Month program, and I really had a good time. I saw lots of people I knew and the kids did a great job, but the music made me stay for the whole thing.

FEMA disaster claims made easy for county

Just one week ago we were dealing with an historic freeze in Milam County. We experienced record cold temperatures of almost 300 hours below freezing. Obviously when the pipes began to thaw we all realized we had a lot of property damage.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO... There was 100 percent attendance at the meeting of the Rockdale Truck Growers & Marketing Association, held in the executive office at the Chamber of Commerce. The case of H.C. Ledbetter contesting the will of the late Mrs.