Closed LR Health wins big in court

A couple of years too late. Little River Healthcare—which closed its Rockdale hospital and clinics, along with those in Cameron, on Dec. 5, 2018—has been awarded a gargantuan $108,341,934 arbitration judgment in a successful court encounter with Blue Cross/Blue Shield.

WWII vet, wife, both 95, beat COVID-19

A former longtime Rockdale couple just may be the most inspirational success story to come out of this world-wide coronavirus pandemic.

Walmart worker ‘positive’ as count hits 27

Milam County’s COVID-19 case count grew and the number of activities being permitted in a re-opening Texas did, too, in a many-faceted week on the pandemic front in the Rockdale area.

Moody, Boyd lead RHS grads

Madeline (Maddy) Moody is valedictorian of the 90-plus-candidate graduating class of 2020 and—in one of the closest GPA finishes ever, if not the closest—Whitley Boyd is the salutatorian.

Mother now facing murder charge in daughter’s death

A 69-year-old Rockdale woman was arrested last Wednesday on a murder charge in connection with the death of her daughter last year.

You are the church

I was on the phone with a woman the other day. We were talking about when the church would start to gather again for public worship. Then she said something that really disturbed me. She said, “It’s a shame for the church to be closed.” Listen, can we talk?

Food donations at Springfield Baptist Church

Central Texas Food Bank through Rockdale Christian Services donated 1,000 pounds of vegetables and fruit to Springfield Baptist Church, and was distributed on Friday by Henry Miller, Geraldine Amugo, Elissa Benford-Roberts and Dorthy Howard.

Milam gets ‘the pod’ at SO in Cameron

Milam County is getting a prototype telemedicine “pod,” in a project that’s been the subject of considerable hope since last year. It’s just not going to be in Rockdale.

THS to graduate 44 Saturday

THORNDALE—Thorndale will graduate 44 seniors on Saturday in a “hybrid” ceremony at the RHS baseball field. TOP STUDENTS—The top 10 students in the Class of 2020 were announced as follows: (Photos of the valedictorian and saultatorian were publihed in last week’s Reporter.

NEWSBRIEFS

Food bank visit slated Thursday at KC Hall The second Rockdale visit of the Central Texas Food Bank for June is set for 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the KC Hall parking lot. As in past visits, those being served will not get out of their vehicles and all social distancing rules will be enforced.