Better Christian

New Year, new you. Probably not. Let’s be real: you are not going to change much in the next year. I know this because I’m ordained, God likes me a lot and I’m still the same old person I was last year at this time.

A mushroom side and persimmon cookies

We always have prime rib for Christmas and that’s no different this year. We have used many recipes over the years. I think we used Paula Deen’s recipe the first year and it was delicious.

Poinsettias

Nothing says “Christmas” like poinsettias, and they have a very interesting history.

We’ve been living for 2021 and we’re almost there

There is a very special lady in town who likes to bring The Reporter gang food throughout the year. We trade her old newspapers. I don’t know what she does with them. The food is always appreciated and always delicious.

Good works by Milam County in a difficult year

The past ten months have been some of the most trying times in our county. The year started with high hopes of more economic development and growth. But, all of a sudden we were in the mist of a pandemic and everything changed.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO... Every moment from 7:40 to 10:10 p.m. spent by the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors in session was full of action or constructive discussion which resulted in action or will result in action.

Rural broadband

The Federal Communications Commission last week authorized $362 million in federal funding over the next decade to maintain, improve and expand affordable rural broadband to 311,000 unserved homes and businesses in Texas.

Hi. My name is Kyle and I’m addicted to TikTok

My sister-in-law, Noelia, has done something horrible and I’m going to out her about it. She installed TikTok on my phone and I became immediately addicted. I feel like a 20-something. But I know I’m still 57 because I call it X-Box for reasons unknown with alarming frequency.

Vaccinations: what we know so far in Milam County

• The Pfizer vaccine received an emergency use authorization for people 16 and older from the FDA on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. • Texas was allocated 224,250 doses of vaccine which will be shipped to 110 providers (hospitals) across the state in Week 1 of distribution. • The first 19,500 doses of the...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Good Samaritan Dear editor, While jogging last Tuesday in Rockdale I tripped and fell on uneven pavement and landed hard. As I lay in the street with blood running into my right eye and my wrist and ribs hurting, I heard several cars go by and then one stopped.