Columns & Opinions

God protects His flock through hope

Ken Ansell
Thu, 09/05/2019 - 00:00
He told me to tell you that Ihave been hanging out with Jesus in the 23rd Psalm. They say that if you want to hear the voice of the Lord to read your Bible out loud, so I have been shouting as I read. I’m in a season where I really need to hear the voice of the Lord. Does that make sense?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

News Staff
Thu, 08/29/2019 - 00:00
South Milam approach sought for health care Dear editor: About eight months ago, Milam County lost all of its hospital facilities with the bankruptcy of Little River Health Care. Rockdale has a Hospital District which owned and leased a very nice hospital facility to Little River Health Care.

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

Mike Brown
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

Micah Holcombe
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

Christine Granados
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

Steve Young
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.