Black history

Every February, we celebrate the achievements of African Americans On the front page of this week’s Reporter you’ll see the second installment of Tamara Hebert Powell’s Black History Month series featuring Rockdale’s own women’s professional basketball pioneer Liz Galloway McQuitter.

Lots to be thankful for after past week

FALLING FAR FROM THE TREE After this past week I am truly thankful that the weather isn’t quite as cold and for many other things. Our electricity at home and at The Reporter went out about 4 a.m. Wednesday. We got the house back on Saturday and the office on Sunday.

Looking back...

By special arrangement the local Post of the American Legion secured the official U.S. Government picture of the World War—“America’s Answer,” which was to be shown one day at Maxie’s Theater on Feb. 9. The picture was made during the war by the U.S.

Funny signs from all over the states

(A repeat of a 2011 column from Publisher Emeritus Bill Cooke.) Signs of the Times On a septic tank truck: We’re No. 1 in the No. 2 business. At a gynecologist’s office: Dr. Jones, at your cervix. At a proctologist’s door: To ex pedite your visit, please back in.

Groundhog Day

A little history about this annual ritual about the weather on February 2 The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The annual ritual has roots in pre-Christian traditions and was brought to the U.S. by German immigrants.

Victorian spinsters no strangers to comedy

Ateacher places four worms in four separate test tubes: The 1st in beer. The 2nd in wine. The 3rd in whiskey and The 4th in mineral water. The next day, the teacher shows the results to her students. The 1st worm in beer, dead. The 2nd worm in wine, dead. The 3rd worm in whiskey, dead.

Don’t be a puppy

The Blonde is a huge animal lover. Something she hid from me most of our marriage (just kidding). One year for Christmas Santa Claus brought the now 24-year-old second- grade teacher who used to live at our house (youngest daughter Klaire) a Shih Tzu puppy named Buster.

Only you present the Christian life as you

The fifty seminarians file into their seats in the audience, waving at one another, rattling their programs and checking their ticket stubs for seating arrangements. Fifty of them, over there across the Jordan. “Isn’t this the show that Elijah made famous in Second Kings, Chapter Two?

Emergency Management drills to begin

This week Milam County is holding what is called a “Tabletop” emergency management drill. This is where the principal players in emergency management at the county, community and state level work together to go through the steps we face when handling an emergency.

Looking back...

Members of Rockdale Volunteer fire Department with their three young lady sponsors as honored guests enjoyed their annual banquet. The affair was held at the Mrosko Café and the menu consisted of an old-fashioned turkey dinner, with all the necessary “fixin’s,” served family style.