Lots of things are going on in our town

FALLING FAR FROM THE TREE Ihave some tea! I have some tea! I have some tea! If you have been downtown lately, no doubt you have seen the old Oak Leaf Bakery building covered in scaffolding and wondered what’s going on.

Looking back...

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO… The amendment to the Constitution to be voted on June 28 by the people of Texas was being endorsed by the press, businessmen, merchants and organizations throughout the state.

‘Please arrange your deaths accordingly’

(A column from publisher emeritus Bill Cooke from June 25, 2015) Neighbor Grover sez if you divide the radius of a pumpkin by its diameter, you get pumpkin Pi. My thanks to Bob and Betty Harper of our town for providing me another gem for your collection of religious humor.

Ugly Americans giving us a bad name

Some Americans give the rest of us a bad name. “The Ugly American” has become a name for us when we travel overseas. Here are some of the reasons we are considered ugly. And dumb.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO… Dropping in at Stricker’s Variety Store, two doors from the post office, our reporter was struck with the changed appearance of the store, due to rearrangement of stock and the installation of more than 100 feet of attractive wall shelving.

Feral hogs

A federal pilot program has helped and should be made permanent While Washington politicians don’t agree on much these days, on this they see eye to eye: The nation has an out-ofcontrol feral hog problem, and more must be done to get a hold of it. A bipartisan group made up of U.S. Sens.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO… In order to supply a demand for instruction in the studies pertaining the elementary grades by students of Rockdale Public Schools who desired to make up additional credits during the vacation season, Mrs. C.G.

First town hall down, more to come

Monday evening in Milano we held the first of our Town Hall meetings. During the campaign, I made one promise and that was to serve as County Judge in a manner my grandfather referred to as open stewardship. That means serving as openly, as honestly and as transparently as possible.

Sometimes I think I’m not cut out for this

FALLING FAR FROM THE TREE The other day a subscriber from Belton, George Reyes, stopped by to renew his subscription with his two cute grandchildren. As soon as they came in the door, they both made a beeline to Mavis the office cat. Mr. Reyes said, “Oh Lord.

TPA President

A word from your publisher: Following a legacy of tough people Every day, I look up at my great-grandfather’s portrait on my office wall. The stern-looking man from this portrait, probably dated around 1920, shows a gentleman in round spectacles and a wool suit.