Art by Trinity Hurd

Art by Trinity Hurd, a Rockdale Junior High seventh-grader.

Help needed on high-speed internet survey

Like many rural counties, we are starved in Milam County for high-speed internet. In some parts of the county, such as Rockdale and Cameron, Zochnet has provided fiber, which allows for the fastest connection. However, in many parts of the county, we have slow speeds or no internet.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO... Rockdale entertained the East & West Texas Highway Association in elaborate style.

Holiday Gift Idea Exchange is going virtual

This year’s Holiday Gift Idea Exchange will have a different look to our event. We will be putting a video of all the kids’ crafts up on the Facebook page from Nov. 16-20. We encourage the public to visit our Facebook page for the videos and event: www.facebook.com/ milamcountyfourH.

Second-graders learning math, science, social skills

Second grade is an exciting time to be a Rockdale Tiger. They set examples for the younger students. Who would have thought that spring break would last for 5 or more months? We all came together, in a community effort, and navigated these uncharted waters.

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 Sarah.

Adams’ family recipe for cornbread dressing

If you read my Mom’s column you have probably already seen this recipe, but it’s the first time I’m sharing it. Our family dressing recipe is one of things I look most forward to every Thanksgiving. MawMaw and Boopie were sisters who came to Texas from Tennessee in a covered wagon.

ORGANIZATIONS

Carlyle Post 358, gun range reopening with classes on Saturday American Legion Carlyle Post 358 and the gun range are reopening. Members have resumed regular meetings with masks and social distancing. License-to-carry classes are now available with discounts for Post members.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

Milam County courthouse records for Oct. 15-23. Compiled from public records available on the Milam County website, www.milamcounty.net. Warranty Deeds Donny R. Heine to Southwest Milam Water Supply Corp. – 1 acre, David Pevehouse Survey 287 (4,158). Bryan Burns to Ellis Burns Jr. – 1.

Downsizing for Jesus

We have been blessed with four kids but their birthdates are so far apart it’s like we raised two different families. Miller, our oldest son who is a Presbyterian minister is almost 37, and Klaire, our baby girl, is 22. You can imagine he was weirded out at 15 that his mom was pregnant.