Columns & Opinions

One last time

EDITORIAL One of the greatest, and most repeated, stories from the deliberative body which produced the U.S. Constitution deals with Benjamin Franklin approaching the chamber as work neared its end. He was confronted by a woman who asked: “Well, Dr.

Highway 79: It’s going to be gorgeous

EDITOR’S CORNER As you can see from this week’s front page, downtown Rockdale is about to get the greatest, most positive, change to its appearance in a half century or longer.

Rockdale hosting 2019 ‘Fireworks on the 4th’

CHAMBER CHAT Rockdale will host Fourth of July Fireworks this year at Fair Park, with kids games from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wristbands are $5. Fireworks display at dusk is free to the public. From 6 to 10 p.m.

Looking back...

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Mail carrier retiree story ‘brought tears’ Dear editor What a wonderful article you wrote about my daughter, Rebecca, and her dad, on their life as city letter carriers (Reporter, June 6). They were both dedicated and cared for their patrons. They also made many lifelong friends during those years.

‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?’

EDITOR’S CORNER Friday is the first day of summer, the season with which Texas is identified by most of our fellow Americans. And, of course, they are right to do so. Our summers are something special, to use a word that doesn’t begin to describe the last week of August in Wichita Falls.

County okays air ambulance pact

JUDGE’S COMMENTS Iam pleased to report that your Milam County Commissioners Court has approved a new contract to provide air ambulance service.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO.... Locally famous wrestler Elbert (Pee Wee) Fannin returned home to Rockdale from France where he had been serving with the American Expeditionary Force. Fannin “continued to wrestle in the Army and made quite a name for himself.

Super heroes can be found in Scripture

He told me to tell you that Our culture is fascinated with superheroes. “Avengers: Endgame” is the highest grossing film of this year. It is the highest grossing superhero film of all time and the second highest grossing film of all time only behind “Avatar.

EDITORIAL Happy 145th

Rockdale has a birthday, looks forward to many more in future Happy birthday, Rockdale. The more-or-less official birthday of our town is June 14. We’ve been an incorporated town since 1874. Here’s the story. In early 1873 the International & Great Northern Railroad tracks stopped at Hearne.