Old hillbilly wisdom and a lawyer yarn

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks, bankers and politicians at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.

Fireworks

A&M doctor gives advice on keeping pets calm during fireworks celebrations With 2022 coming to a close, family and friends may be eager to celebrate the new year with fireworks. Many pets, however, may not welcome the loud noises or bright lights that accompany the celebratory event.

LOOKING BACK

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO… Under the tutelage and supervision of Mrs. Hodges, wife of Supt. J.M.

Rubber snakes, Blue Waltz perfume memories

Peg and I were reminiscing about Christmases past the other night. The youngest of our four had his 40th birthday last May, so these memories go back for decades. Kathy was 4 years old when Kyle was born. Kyle was 3 when Ken was born, and Ken was only 15 months old when Kevin made his appearance.

Cold weather dogs and a new bathrobe

It was way too cold over Christmas, and I didn’t enjoy the weather at all. I’m already ready for spring. Our dogs are outside dogs and don’t really like being inside except when it’s too cold.

A dreary world if there were no Santa

Dear editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun it’s so.” Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? Virginia O’Hanlon 115 W. 95 St. Vi rginia, your l it t le friends are wrong.

Happy birthday Jesus

Merr y Christmas or Happy Holidays if you are angry. Maybe it’s vice versa. I’m not sure anymore. Either way we are all celebrating the birth of Jesus regardless of how we feel about Jesus. I hope that makes sense.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO… Rockdale decided to enter the Brazos River Reclamation Association. The decision was reached at a meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, which was attend by about 50 citizens of Rockdale, Cameron, Gause, San Gabriel and Tracy. Mr. B. Ashby, manager of the Rockdale Motor Car Co.

MSCO Awards

The Milam County Sheriff’s Office awarded many in the department Milam County Sheriff’s Office celebrated our outstanding employees over the last two days at our annual Christmas parties that also served as our awards banquets.

Rockdale: no longer coal mining town

(A column from former editor Mike Brown about a day that no Rockdalian will ever forget: Friday the 13th, 2017.) There’s no way to sugar coat or spin this one. The closing of Luminant’s Sandow 4 and 5 power plant units is a body blow to Rockdale and Milam County.