What is the definition of insanity?

After a school shooting there is a circle of events which happen every time. There is a media frenzy. Thought and prayers come next. Gun debates follow the prayers. Then, and this is the important part, no one does anything. And everything goes back to “normal.

Jake Hasselbach’s salutatorian address

Bienvenidos, wilkommen, and welcome, B men, and welcome, When I first was told that I was going to be the salutatorian of the Rockdale High School class of 2022, the first question I asked was how long my speech had to be.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO… By taking two games from Sharp and besting Cameron in two out of three contests the Rockdale High baseball nine won the county championship. The team played a total of 12 games, winning six and losing six.

What do you pray for?

Our youngest daughter Klaire’s pick up truck got stolen recently. So we went down to Houston to help her buy a new car. It was the first time I had ever stayed in her studio apartment overnight and it was an adventure.

Wisdom through the awful grace of God

“A voice is heard in Ramah, Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted because they are no more.” —Jeremiah 31 In 1959, a family of four was slain in Holcomb, Kansas. It is the essence of Truman Capote’s novel, In Cold Blood.

Lots of goings-on around Rockdale

The Kay Theater Foundation has been showing movies on Friday nights for several months now, but they have something special planned for Memorial Day weekend. They are showing three movies. Midway will be shown on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m. Battleship will be played on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Rancheria Grande

There is a meeting on Friday, June 3 at 2 p.m. at the library of the local Milam County Rancheria Grande chapter of the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail to celebrate National Trails Day.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Hearing from the mayor-elect Dear editor, My thoughts as I reflect back on the past few weeks of the election: The friendly folks that I have had the opportunity to meet who made me feel comfortable made all this are the most memorable.

Rockdale’s first Latina city councilwoman

(Between the research from City Secretary Terry Blanchard and The Reporter’s own files, I believe Rockdale has elected its first Latina city councilwoman, Esmeralda Ruelas-Olivares. I asked “Esme” for her thoughts on being the first one.

Milam County news and updates

Bet ter ambulance service—A MR has deployed new features to improve ambulance services in the county including telehealth, nurse navigation and real time ambulance tracking.