A story for the season from Transylvania

(Enjoy this “punny” story from 2010 from Publisher Emeritis Bill Cooke.) In keeping with the season of Jack-O-Lanterns, costume contests, Halloween trick-or-treating and Fall Festivals, here’s a story you will find timely and entertaining.

Junior High ‘B’ lunch + iPhone = suspect

At last Tuesday night’s town hall meeting at the Junior High Commons, it was revealed that the identity of the student who air dropped the threatening text on October 11, which closed all RISD campuses, has not yet been discovered.

Fair notebook: Goutburgers and Evel

(A timely 2010 Fair remembrance from our late editor Mike Brown.) First you’ve got to understand there are many people who work much harder than me at the Rockdale Fair.

EDITORIAL

The 2022 Fair

2022 Fair Officers President Jimmy Patin President Elect Kris Moreland Secretary Cindy Hughes Vice President of Accounting Kris Moreland Vice President of Activities Scott Heintze Vice President of Fiscal Affairs Sheree Smith Vice President of General Affairs James Birkhead Vice president of...

LOOKING BACK

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO… An item of interest to all readers of The Reporter was found in the announcement that the old firm of Perry and Quebe Pharmacy would hereafter be called Quebe and Prewitt Pharmacy. Our fellow townsman, A.P. Perry, Jr.

Sheet Pan Shrimp Boil recipe

Because my Dad is allergic to chocolate, we normally have Payday candy bars at home because he loves them. He also likes those round pink things with peanuts in them. Can’t think of the name. I’ve seen this recipe going around on several food websites so it must be good.

$80,000 goal

Newly formed RISDEF sets goal for their first year The Rockdale ISD Education Foundation (RISDEF) is starting its first year with plans to raise $80,000 for teachers and students.

LOOKING BACK

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO Plans were made for the Rockdale Public Schools to hold a Halloween Carnival on the school campus on Oct. 31.

Milam County news, updates from judge

JUDGE’S COMMENTS Cour t Appointed Special Advocates of Milam County— Milam County is in the process of establishing a Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) entity. Our CPS caseworkers, attorneys ad litem and prosecutors are overwhelmed.