Take pride in county by keeping it clean

It is important for us to keep our county clean and sanitary. An unsightly mess is certainly not appealing for anyone especially those new to the county. Most often these issues are violative of the various State Health and Safety laws.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO.... Rockdale High School’s faculty was complete for then 1920-21 school year. Principal was E. S. Guest and other teachers were Mary Catherine Hill, Virginia Ward and Rachael Marshall Rockdale’s new (volunteer not school) band staged an impromptu concert in front of the Dixie Theater.

Some creamy, cooling avocado recipes

Here’s an interesting recipe for a corn and avocado salad. Just put the corn in raw. And there’s a nice jalapeño dressing too.

Be a blessing

I’ve been reading a lot, it’s what pastors do. I’ve been all over my Bible like a miner digging for gold, trying to find something that could encourage me during this season.

He watches sparrows

When we moved into what I call our “Leave It to Beaver” house five years ago it had a tree that had died but was left standing for the most part, and it was about 10 to 15 feet tall. It had several places where birds had carved out holes and built nests inside the tree.

Is it okay for Christians to fear the devil?

The devil is sly and malicious, with hopes of destroying your relationship with God. Fear is one of the devil’s most effective weapons used to stifle believers. In scripture, Satan and demons often involved themselves with spiritual darkness, deception and death. They thrive in these environments.

Virus scams

Are there really people so low they would try to bilk us out of our money by preying on our justifiable fears of the COVID-19 Pandemic? Oh come on, you know the answer to that one.

We’ve been a failure at controlling virus

So Texas has finally reached a COVID-19 plateau according to the governor, which means we should be on the downside of the spread. Color me hopeful, but unconvinced. However, after 4,500 Texas deaths, he hasn’t ruled out shutting everything down again.

Milam 4-Hers win at virtual state meet

Milam County 4-H members were very disappointed they could not attend the Texas 4-H Roundup in June to compete in 4-H state contests.

Looking back...10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO

100 YEARS AGO.... Three workers were killed when a bridge—under construction over Donahoe Creek near Granger—collapsed. A truck loaded with lumber to use as flooring had been driven onto the bridge. Amazingly a worker under the bridge, and the truck driver, escaped serious injury.