Recipes for Catfish Month

Since 1984, August is National Catfish Month. Everyone loves it fried, but here are a few baked recipes.

Emergency Services District

(Kain Dodd, Chairman of the Milam County ESD, made a presentation at last week’s city council meeting and The Reporter asked him if he would provide the editorial this week about his grassroots efforts to create an Emergency Services District in Milam County to eventually replace the for-profit AMR...

Galveston beach makes me relax, unwind

I had a very relaxing time in Galveston last week. Ken and Christine rented a beach house, and they invited me to join them for a few days.

Milam County news and updates

Mi lam County Annex—The new Milam County Annex located at 806 N. Crockett in Cameron is now open for business.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO… At the meeting of the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce an order was passed appropriating $50 for a premium to be given the first bale of 1922 cotton marketed in Rockdale.

Price spikes

Everyone is feeling pinched these days. Grocery and restaurant prices continue their march upward, and we all feel that pang of regret when we pull up to the gas pump.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear editor, On behalf of all the vendors at the Chamber of Commerce farmers market, I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who shopped with us. Also, those who just came by and visited with us and exchanged ideas, recipes and happy thoughts.

Taking it back to Rockdale 100 years ago

Since I’ve been writing the “Looking Back” column I have become fascinated with what life in Rockdale was like 100 years ago in 1922. That’s before television. Air conditioning was invented in 1902 but not widely used until it was perfected in 1933.

Can we fund Emergency Service District?

This week the Commissioners Court, pursuant to the Health and Safety Code, received a petition to create an emergency service district (ESD) for ground and air ambulance services within the county. The Court will conduct a public hearing on August 8 at 10 a.m.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO… The people of the Forest Grove-Oak Hill communities was set to hold a big basket picnic and barbecue at the Grove, to which the general public was invited, and to which candidates were especially invited. All candidates were to be given opportunity to speak.