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Food safety tips for your crawfish boil

Food safety tips for your crawfish boil

Food safety tips for your crawfish boil

News Staff
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 00:00
Planning a crawfish boil is a great way to bring your friends, family and community together. With it being the middle of crawfi sh season, follow these food safety tips when preparing for your crawfish boil. Look for the label: Look for tags on sacks or containers of live shellfish.
Rockdale celebrates Earth Day

Rockdale celebrates Earth Day

Rockdale celebrates Earth Day

News Staff
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 00:00
The Spanish Club from RHS got to work on the flower beds at the Rockdale Senior Center on Green Street on Friday. New plants were added and a lot of winter debris was swept up, bagged and taken away.
Stay warm spiritually

Stay warm spiritually

Stay warm spiritually

News Staff
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 00:00
I’ve been reading in 2nd Timothy and the Apostle Paul tells Timothy, a younger-middle aged pastor to throw another log on the fire. Actually, he tells him to, “fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands” (2nd Timothy 1:6).
‘I know suffering and have come to deliver’

‘I know suffering and have come to deliver’

‘I know suffering and have come to deliver’

News Staff
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 00:00
The central saving act of God in the Hebrew Bible is the deliverance of Abraham’s children from slavery in Egypt—the Exodus.
Matinee Musical Club attends the 109th TFMC convention

Matinee Musical Club attends the 109th TFMC convention

Matinee Musical Club attends the 109th TFMC convention

News Staff
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 00:00
The 109th Texas Federation of Music Clubs held April 4-6 at the Crown Plaza Airport Hotel in San Antonio with an “April Showers Us With Music” theme.
4-H HORSE JUDGING

4-H HORSE JUDGING

4-H HORSE JUDGING

News Staff
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 00:00
The District 8 horse judging contest was held April 6 in College Station. The junior team of Shelby Renaud, Wayde Woods and Callie Morris received second place. Intermediate team of Warren Woods, Sloan Sanders, Eli Sherer and Levi Goodson received fifth place.
DONATION—

DONATION—

DONATION

News Staff
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 00:00
The Rockdale branch of Texas Pi Epsilon recently donated $651 to the local Pack Pal program. Accepting the donation are Jocelyn Lewis and Pi Epsilon member Dee Maines.
Happy 106th Birthday to Gertharine Green

Happy 106th Birthday to Gertharine Green

Happy 106th Birthday to Gertharine Green

News Staff
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 00:00
PARTY TIME— Family and friends of Gertharine Green had a great time Saturday celebrating her 106th birthday. Clockwise from the top left, the choir from Rising Star Baptist Church sang for the birthday girl, Mary Butler, Mrs.
Recipes using spring veggies

Recipes using spring veggies

Recipes using spring veggies

News Staff
Thu, 03/28/2024 - 00:00
Kyle’s Kitchen Carbonara is a pasta sauce typically made with just four ingredients: eggs, black pepper, pecorino Romano or parmesan cheese and pancetta. Ina Garten has a great recipe using lots of spring vegetables that sounds perfect for spring.