Stop the hate

(Mary and Murray Judson, publishers of the Port Aransas South Jetty newspaper, are another Texas newspaper family and longtime friends of the Cookes. Mary makes some good points about the hate-filled world we live in. And it could happen here in Rockdale too.— K.W.C.

This week you get a very punny column

One of my fondest childhood memories is going to story hour at our Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library when I was a kid. I once checked out a book that was full of puns. I must not have known what a pun was because I was laughing all the way through the book and checked it out numerous times.

Milam County news and updates for June

Burn ban in effect As of 12:01 p.m. Thursday, June 16, a countywide burn ban is in effect. Drought conditions, high winds and extreme temperatures warrant the burn ban. This week, large grass fires have required us to call out the Forestry Service to help put out the fires.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO… The first public concert of the season by the Rockdale Boys Band, under the leadership of Dr. C.E. Wisecup, was given on Fountain Square. There were 21 instruments on duty, and a splendid program was rendered.

Grilled chicken, peach dessert

I would normally grill chicken thighs instead of breasts, but this is a good recipe for breasts and some kids (and some adults) won’t eat a thigh. The brown sugar in the marinade will give you dark grill marks.

‘Thank you’ from Bad to the Bone Riders

Dear editor, MARC Ride loyal supporters, you never cease to amaze us. We are proud to announce a record year. The auction brought in $29,000 with checks still coming in. We are already at $48,000 for the total that will go to the MARC Center. The 21st annual MARC Ride fundraiser took place Saturday.

MARC thanks organizers, riders, community

Dear editor, The MARC Ride began as a Motorcycle Poker Run. It was sponsored by the Tropicana Club and a group of bikers. I read in The Rockdale Reporter that first year that a group was sponsoring a Poker Run to benefit the MARC Center.

La Escuelita sends out ‘thank you’

Dear editor On behalf of the La Escuelita Board and Members, we would like to send out a sincere Thank You to all the supporters of our recent La Escuelita and St. Joseph’s Cemetery Spring Dance Fundraiser on May 14. The event was a huge success for our organization.

Regeneration Singers bring memories

I was really impressed with the Regeneration Singers reunion at Homecoming 2022 on Sunday. I remember Kathy being in the group and hoping to be involved with them when I was old enough. Unfortunately, they disbanded after director Arnold Sherman left Rockdale around 1977 when I was in eighth grade.

A little Rockdale fire whistle history

(Some history on Rockdale’s 6 p.m. whistle from 2010.) And now we get to the nitty-gritty: the town’s 6 o’clock whistle. Son Kyle asked this question in a family email exchange: “There used to be a fire alarm that went off every day at 6 p.m.