No! police, VFDs won’t call

It’s obvious scammers didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions to forsake plying their dishonest trades in 2019. During the past week, Milam County residents have reported phony telephone calls claiming to be from both local law enforcement and fire departments.

Going, going gone

The Reporter’s Shannon Whorton took these photos of Sunday night’s total eclipse of the moon, which was said to be one of the most viewed ever in the United States. That’s because of the combination of timing, height in the sky and (at least in Texas) clear to partly cloudy weather conditions.

Ideas sought for new water rate structure

The first of four large water rate hikes for Rockdale customers is on the verge of being finalized and now City Manager Chris Whittaker wants to hear ideas from the public on how it should be fine tuned. A “Water Action Group” meeting is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at the city library.