Columns & Opinions

Questions, comments for hospital district

News Staff
Thu, 08/29/2019 - 00:00
Dear editor: Thank you to the Rockdale Hospital Board for allowing the public to come and speak on Oct. 15. Those who spoke were given three minutes each, yes, this included Judge Steve Young. The following questions and comments are not meant to be critical of the board.

I’ll miss Williamson cops, not the jerks

News Staff
Thu, 08/29/2019 - 00:00
EDITOR’S CORNER Our neighbors to the west—and not too far to the west—won’t be on the Live PD television program any more. Williamson County is all of 12 miles from the western Rockdale city limits.

Milam 4H banquet ahead on Sept. 8th

News Staff
Thu, 08/29/2019 - 00:00
COMMENTS FROM MICAH The Milam County 4-H Awards Banquet is held each year to honor those 4-H members who have excelled in their specific fields of interest throughout the year.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

News Staff
Thu, 08/29/2019 - 00:00
100 YEARS AGO.... T. B. Kemp & Son Grocery, which had been serving Rockdale since 1885, went out of business and sold its inventory to Scarbrough & Hicks. Both Kemps told The Reporter they were in poor health and decided to close the business.

Ray of hope

News Staff
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 00:00
Grant would lessen tax burden in quest to get health care for Rockdale Most of the public comments at Thursday’s Rockdale Hospital District hearing were easy to understand. Everybody in the room wanted an emergency room restored to Rockdale. Nobody in the room wanted to have their taxes raised.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

News Staff
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 00:00
EMTs, RVFD volunteers were ‘angels of mercy’ Dear editor: I have to write and thank the “angels of mercy” EMT team that helped my neighbor. He fell and could not get up one morning, but did not call 911 until I could come and get his little dog.

We even get asked about ‘pet’ armadillos

News Staff
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 00:00
Part of the reason I love working in the newspaper business is because of the people I get to meet. Some of the people are also part of the reason I hate the business, but that is a column for another time.

Progress made in moving Milam forward

News Staff
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 00:00
JUDGE’S COMMENTS In the last seven months much has been accomplished. Economic development has been at the top of the list every day and there is great hope for the future.

Looking back...

News Staff
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 00:00
Through The Reporter Files 100 YEARS AGO.... In the wake of problems with Rockdale’s water supply and “general sanitary conditions,” the State Health Department was sending investigators to town.

New 4-H year beginning on September 1st

News Staff
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 00:00
COMMENTS FROM MICAH The 4-H Club is learning by doing and is available to all boys and girls kindergarten through 12th grades, from urban, suburban and rural areas. First, an adult leader brings together youth that have common interests. Second, the youth choose one or more projects.