Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO… In reference to the matter of annual spring clean-up day for Rockdale as ordered by the city council, Mayor H.C.

Springtime chicken dishes

Spinach Mushroom Chicken 2 pounds chicken cutlets pounded flat Salt and pepper to taste 1/2 cup flour for dredging only 1/4 cup olive oil 1 pound cremini (Baby Bella) mushrooms sliced 5 cloves garlic sliced 12 ounces baby spinach 1 cup low sodium chicken stock 3/4 cup dry white wine 3 tbsp butter...

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO… A community party was to be given by the Parent- Teacher Association at the city hall. Admission was 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children over 10 years.

Being a Lexophile is not a punishable crime

(A rerun of a column from Publisher Emeritus Bill Cooke from May of 2014.) Neighbor Grover sez he wonders why the number 11 is not pronounced “onety- one.” Another item for your collection of religious humor arrived from cyberspace this week, and it’s okay if you groan a bit at the end.

Age limit

Texas House aims to empower parents over social media Parents across Texas might give thanks to the state House for taking a serious step towards protecting children online.

Happenings this week in Milam County

There is lots going on in Milam County this Month. May is filled with graduation from college and high school. I love being at these events as our young folks (and some not so young) finish one part of their lives and move on to the next.

Every vote counts in Milam County

This week’s article is going to be very direct—GO VOTE! A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about voting and how important it is; not only to our society as a whole, but most definitely right here in Milam County.

Tribute to my father with church humor

FALLING FAR FROM THE TREE Thank God for church ladies with typewriters. These sentences actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church. • The Fasting and Prayer Conference includes meals. • The sermon this morning: “Jesus Walks on the Water.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO… Rockdale contractors secured the contract for the new Thorndale State Bank building and were already on the job. W.H.

Game changer

Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care As a growing number of overweight Americans clamor for Ozempic and Wegovy — drugs touted by celebrities and on TikTok to pare pounds — an even more powerful obesity medicine is poised to upend treatment. Tirzepatide, an Eli Lilly and Co.