Memorial Day

A time to remember, honor and celebrate Memorial Day is a time to remember, honor and celebrate. Of those three acts, the most important is remembering, for as the name implies, Memorial Day is about the past and our relationship with it.

Something touching, something funny

I am lucky enough to still have both of my parents, but not all people my age still have them. I stole this from my friend Patti Luckey Schneider because I thought it was touching and thought some readers may also enjoy it.

Milam residents: get out and go vote!

This week’s article is somewhat of a reprint of one from last year and is going to be very direct – GO VOTE! Last year, I wrote an article about voting and how important it is; not only to our society as a whole, but most definitely right here in Milam County.

LOOKING BACK

100 YEARS AGO The Rockdale Public School will close its present session tomorrow after a very successful year's work in all departments. The graduating class is the largest in the history of the school, consisting of twenty- four members, as follows: Misses Ruth Bowling, Ruth J.

Leadership

In “Leadership in Turbulent Times,” author Doris Kearns Goodwin teaches us how four presidents—Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson —“set a bar for all of us…and from them (we) gain a better perspective on the discord of our times.

Special street names at Cornerstone

FALLING FAR FROM THE TREE We had a house full of people on Saturday for our annual shrimp boil and we all had a good time. This year it fell on Mother’s Day weekend, and we had four moms to celebrate. Noelia cooked up a storm and everything was delicious.

Property appraisals hit the streets

This is that dreaded time of the year when property appraisals come out from the appraisal district to your mailbox. This year is no exception and there is a mix of feelings and concerns about the appraised values of the properties throughout Milam County.

LOOKING BACK 10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO Miss Lula McClintock has been placed in charge of the mosquito control work in Rockdale for this season.

Readers tell their old McVoy’s memories

On Sunday when I posted a photo of the McVoy’s building, people flocked to the post with good memories about the place. I’m sharing some of them here. “Sad!

Moms out there, we love you!

Last year I thought I would spend this newspaper space extolling the virtue of Motherhood and the love our Mothers have for us (NOTE: the word Mother should always be capitalized). But as County Judge, there are times when things happen that have to be addressed.