April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

CASA of Milam County has announced that April is Child Abuse Prevention Month with a list of activities the public can do to help. One April 5 at 6 p.m. there will be a free movie, 'Instant Family,' at the Kay Theater at 6 p.m. with free popcorn and drinks.

Spring to do list from Central Texas Gardner

It’s a tricky month for annuals since we get hot days. But the soil is still cold and freezes could still arrive. Late: plant cosmos, sunflowers, morning glory, gomphrena but keep an eye on upcoming freezes. Avoid planting caladiums.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

Milam County courthouse records for Feb. 28 through March 25. Compiled from public records available at milam.tx. publicsearch.us. Deeds Abner Hope Laughter and Herbert Campbell, independent executors of the Lonnie May Campbell Estate, to W.E. Moerbe (762).

May your will be done

We are in the middle of Holy Week. Lots of emotions this week, a real roller coaster. I’m thinking the disciples did not have a lot of what happened this week on their bingo cards when they dropped their nets and started to follow Jesus.

CHURCH NEWS

Landmark Baptist revival set for April 7 Landma rk Bapt i st Church will hold a revival April 7 to 10 each night at 6:30 p.m. Rev. Rodney McDuff from Eastside Baptist Church in Rusk will be the guest preacher. A meal will be served on Sunday and Wednesday night before the services.

The greatest story ever told

It could be that after Jesus told the now eternal story of the erring son who was yet welcomed home by his father, one of his listeners asked Jesus, “Did that really happen, what you just told us, or did you just make up that story?” Jesus may well have said, “I just made it up.

Grand Dame of real estate switching it up after 45 years

If there’s a Grand Dame of real estate in Rockdale, it’s Judith Matula, and everyone knows that. And after 45 years in the business Judith is making a big change. “This was the hardest decision of my life,” she said.

DONATION

The Rockdale ISD Education Foundation (RISDEF) announced that it has received a $1,000 gift from Alpha Tau Delta to meet the needs of teachers and students in the Rockdale Independent School District.

Late Rockdale native Moultrie named to MEAC Hall of Fame

NORFOLK, VA – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced f ive members of the 2024 Hall of Fame Class, where native Rockdalian and former Howard Univer sit y track coach and athletic director, the late Bill Moultrie was among this year’s honorees.

City enters MOU for real estate

The city council met in executive session on Monday night to “deliberate about purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property for the purpose of commercial development inside the district boundaries.