Good use of the Rockdale hospital

Last week on the County Judge radio show, Karolyn Puccio, of the Rockdale Hospital District, announced that the former Rockdale Hospital and Clinic will be donated to the Rockdale Independent School District. The hospital and clinic closed in December 2018 when its owner filed for bankruptcy.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO… At their annual meeting, the Fire Boys again discussed the matter of outsiders catching and riding the fire truck in going to and from fires. Such acts greatly interfere with the firemen.

Believe in the greatest story ever told

It could be that after Jesus told the now eternal story of the erring son who was yet welcomed home by his father, one of his listeners asked Jesus, “Did that really happen, what you just told us, or did you just make up that story?” Jesus may well have said, “I just made it up.

Elizabeth II

For most of us, we don’t have any memory of anyone besides Queen Elizabeth II as the leader of Britain and The Commonwealth. She is the longest reigning monarch in the world and has been on the throne 70 years, having become queen at age 25 on February 6, 1952 after her father’s death.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear editor, Thank you for the story coverage “Some Gave All” in last week’s paper. We have had great response from the community. We are encouraged by the phone calls and folks wanting to partner with us. Should we exceed our goal, we will just add more beautiful American flags to the memorial.

Professional organizer: just what you need

I had the pleasure of working with Victoria Everett who I called to help me get organized in my office which had gotten so out of hand that I had to seek professional help. And I am so pleased with how everything turned out.

Population of Milam County in 2050?

In many ways Milam County is growing, but interestingly, the population of the county actually declined during the last decade. According to the U.S. Census, our population was stagnant from 2010 through 2020 by three individuals from 24,577 to 24,574.

LOOKING BACK

100 YEARS AGO… Continuous rains played havoc with the streams of Milam County. Little River, San Gabriel River, Brushy, Alligator, Elm and the Yagua, together with practically all of the smaller streams, were reported out of banks and over the bottoms.

Always be satisfied

I know we know people on social media have to go to work at some point. What I mean is not everyone but me can be on an endless vacation. Does that make sense?

Desiring forgiveness, hungering for wholeness

In the opening of his short story, The Capital of the World, Ernest Hemingway notes that there is a joke in Madrid, Spain about how common the name Paco is. A father came to Madrid and put an advertisement in the personals of the local newspaper, El Liberal.