Monday final day for voter registration

Monday is the final day to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election. County Clerk Jodi Morgan said those still needing to register can go online to votetexas.gov or www.milamcounty.net/page/milam.elections for information on registering.

Historic

The present met the past Friday when the City of Rockdale performed sewer main repairs in the 400 block of West Bell in front of what is arguably the most historic home in town. The three-story house was the home of H. C. Meyer, mayor of Rockdale in the early part of the 20th Century.

DA investigator has strong background

Jerry Muhamet, the current sergeant investigator for the Milam County District Attorney’s Office, has covered just about every aspect of law enforcement during his career so far.

Non-COVID

Obviously we all need to be mindful of the you-know-what and take precautions and be careful but you know what? There are other things going on in our community that have nothing to do with the virus and many of them are pretty neat.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thanks given for food donations The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and Rockdale Christian Services would like to thank everyone in the Rockdale and surrounding communities who contributed to the food drive for the Rockdale Food Pantry this weekend.

American ingenuity, alive and well in Rockdale

We’ve all heard the term “American Ingenuity ” and seen many examples of it. As a country of immigrants from all over the world who weren’t happy with where they were so they sought something new and better and different, American ingenuity was a given.

Mike Brown: a hero in our midst for 46 years

Often we have those in our midst that provide unmatched service that over time we simply come to expect. Sometimes it takes an event, a wakeup call such as a retirement, to remind us of the importance of that something that is with us daily.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO... Rockdale’s population was 2,329, as announced in press dispatches from Washington. Local dealer received a big, $25,000 shipment of cars and trucks. When the editor drifted into the Ford Service Station he thought that he had suddenly located the Houston branch factory. Hon.

4-H Week

The Milam County Commissioners on Monday proclaimed Oct. 4-10 as National 4-H Week in the county. On hand for the announcement were (L-R) Sydney Vaculin; Gabriel Ramthun; Robert Miller; Micah Holcombe, Milam County extension agent; Luke Holcombe; James Holcombe; and Mackenzie Holcombe.

Church in COVID

This won’t make people happy (I’m used to it, not making people happy is an occupational hazard) but there is a truth that we all need to reconcile, and here it is: Church is never going to be the same.