We are all too distracted these days

Remember Luke’s story about Jesus being invited to lunch by Martha and her sister, Mary. Luke says that Martha was distracted by many tasks; so she came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work? Tell her to help me.

It’s hard to grow up

I guess it’s my occupation, but I’ve been thinking a lot about the holidays. There is both joy and pain in the upcoming season. Thanksgiving no doubt is relevant to our spiritual lives (1st Thessalonians 5:18) and Christmas is the obvious (Isaiah 6:9). The pain for us is family.

Fed rate hike

What the hike means for borrowers, savers and home buyers After keeping interest rates low throughout the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve announced its fifth rate hike this year, raising rates by three-quarters of a percentage point on Sept. 21.

Prayers for longtime editor Mike Brown

Reporter readers are invited to join our staff in continued prayers for former editor Mike Brown, who passed away Tuesday while entering the hospice stage of his battle with acute leukemia, as well as prayers for his wife, Sue, and their families.

LOOKING BACK

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO E.W. Smith with the Sanitary Engineering Department of the State Board of Health told a group of Rockdalians that dengue was strictly a mosquito borne disease and not transferable from one patient to another, so a vigorous fight against the mosquito was urged.

A pizza hug, heaven and a ‘chain of love’

Idon’t even know who she was. A tiny girl, with her mom. They were sitting at a corner table in Gatti’s the other evening. It was a Tuesday, affectionately referred to in the weekly newspaper biz as “Armageddon warmed over day.

Looking back...

The Junior Matinee Musical Club met with Miriam Lowenstein as hostess. After a short business discussion, the following members performed piano solos: Ward Lightfoot, Aileen James, Irena Wisecup, Paulena Roundtree, Amber Estelle, Dorothy Lee and Mary Frances Murphree.

Reader stunned over treatment of candidate

Dear editor, I am 89 years old and in a recent article in The Reporter I was stunned beyond words when I realized that citizens of my dearly beloved Rockdale had been so rude to a candidate for office.

Milam County news and updates

• Burn ban still off— Recently we lifted the burn ban in Milam County and therefore outdoor burning is currently permitted.

Report for jury duty or face contempt, fi ne

Dear editor, Disappointingly, I must address the community regarding jury duty. We have had a rash of low turnout to our jury calls of late, and last week I had to declare a mistrial due to a lack of qualified panelists from which to seat a jury.