County’s great volunteer fire departments

Milam County Fire Departments: All of the fire departments in the county are composed of volunteers. These are generous men and women who give of their time and money to serve all of us in our most critical time of need.

Looking back...

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO The list of qualified voters in Milam County for the present year (1922) shows a material gain over last year according to totals compiled by the tax collector’s department.

Veteran newspaperman’s Linotype memories

Dear editor, Enjoyed your column on the changes/demise of printing newspapers. I paid my way through UT Austin working in The Daily Texan composing room, the first couple of years as an apprentice and my last as a journeyman printer.

Linotype memories from a Cooke cousin

Dear editor, I was sorry to see the old Linotype go, but that’s what happens when things are no longer needed nor wanted. Its true for china, silver, crystal (which my wife Elsie deals in), clothing and occasionally people! I have my name in a slug from that machine which was made in the 50’s.

Rockdale needs new life in it, says reader

Dear editor, I grew up and lived in Rockdale for 40 years before moving to Georgetown where I currently live. I still have family and longtime friends that reside in Rockdale. The reason for my letter and concern is, when I drive into Rockdale, I now see a run down town.

A dyslexic walks into a bra

During the freeze last week we tried to keep up with all the closures and post them to our Facebook page. The best one I saw was from our friends at Scott’s Body Shop who posted, “Weather Alert: If you only have liability insurance, pl;ease stay off the roads.

More grant money for Milam County

We have worked hard to bring more grant money to Milam County. In fact, in 2021 Milam County was awarded an all time record of over $40 million in grant money. Most of this was for infrastructure work, such as roads, bridges, sewer and water.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO… Foundation on the new Rockdale High School building was being completed and the contract called for turnkey job by Aug. 1. C.H. Page & Bro. of Austin were the architects. J.J. Wattinger of Austin was the contractor. J.B. McFarland of Dallas was the building superintendent, while O.G.

Serving

(Editor’s note: Belinda Hillhouse, who has served as a west side city council member for the past three years, but who is not running for reelection, sent this as a letter to the editor.

Losing The Reporter’s Linotype history

We’ve been having fun watching Dwayne Jones taking apart a lot of our no-longer-used printing equipment and some other things we wanted to get rid of. The most fun was watching him take apart our very old Model 31 Linotype machine.