New ‘Hero’ program in Rockdale ISD

RISD REPORT Rockdale Junior High has a new program on its campus and, this week Junior-High Principal Kelly Blair would like to share information regarding this great new program.

Community treasure

EDITORIAL No one expected what a gift the community of Rockdale would be getting when Coach Jeff Miller moved to town to take over a 3-7 Tiger team. Coach Miller, and his entire family, Angel, Gunner and Payton, have not only given Rockdale a state championship but also inspiration and hope.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Pray for, support law enforcement personnel Dear editor: I had to write this letter after reading Mike Brown’s column in the Aug. 22 paper. I want to thank you for writing it.

It’s the latest; don’t talk over your phone

EDITOR’S CORNER Ididn’t know this until I read it in a column written by someone I really like. It sounds on point. Apparently a number of people now prefer to text rather than actually speak over our—genuflect—smart phones.

God's word delights our spiritual sense

He told me to tell you that In John 15:15 Jesus says He’s my friend. To be honest I don’t even know what that means. Why does the creator and sustainer of all things want to be my friend?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Abandoned babies need ‘never happen again’ Dear editor: Your story on Jessica Diehl (Aug, 29) was very moving. It’s one that need never be repeated. In 1999, Texas passed the Save Haven Law, aka the Baby Moses Law.

Friday nights in the fall: Jewels of Texas

EDITOR’S CORNER I’ve always wondered what it would be like to fly over Texas in a small plane on a Friday night in the fall.

A day in the life of a Milam County Judge

JUDGE’S COMMENTS Have you ever wondered what your county judge really does on a day to day basis? It would be impossible to know unless you actually had the job. But I can tell you that it is a lot.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO.... Plans to build a new Rock-dale school hit a major snag when the Texas Attorney General ruled $75,000 in bonds approved by voters could not be sold. The opening of school in Rock-dale was moved forward from Sept. 22 to Sept.

Ministerial alliance elects new president

Pastor John Seaton of St. John’s United Methodist Church was elected the new Ministerial Alliance president at the end of August.