HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Aug. 27—Jenny Breithaupt.

Business of the Month

The Rockdale Chamber of Commerce has named The Rockdale General Store as Business of the Month. The Rockdale General Store has been a supporter and staple in the community since 2008.

Carry your rock for Jesus

There’s an old story which is not in the Bible but it makes a great point. Let me share it with you. Jesus was walking one day with His disciples and He asked each of them to pick up a stone and carry it for Him. They all picked up stones, some bigger, some smaller.

Teachers’ breakfast

Murray St. Church of Christ hosted its annual Welcome Back Teachers Breakfast Friday in the church annex, serving about 125 school personnel. “I think this might have been our largest crowd since we started the breakfasts for the teachers,” said Glenn Redmond, minister.

Grilled bread appetizer and grilled corn

I had bruschetta at a restaurant recently, but this is something you can easily make at home and you can change it to suit your own tastes. For instance this recipe has olives which I love, but some people hate them. Just leave them out if that’s the case.

Old city hall foundation hires grant manager

Vision Historic Preservation Foundation has hired Toni Nagel Mason of Lexington as its grants manager. Mason has 36 years of historic preservation and grant writing experience, including work with the John E.

Report shows land values increasing at 10-year high rate

Agricultural land values in the U.S. are increasing at a rate not seen in nearly a decade. The Land Values 2021 Summary report shows increases across the board in U.S. and Texas agricultural real estate values, cropland values and pastureland values. The U.S.

Where dinosaurs roam...well stand there, anyway

The Dinosaur Park in Cedar Creek off US 71 between Austin and Bastrop features an outdoor museum setting for visitors to see replicas of dinosaurs large and small as they may have looked out in the wilds of eons ago.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Anniversaries Aug. 20—Kelley and Jeff Zapata.

Rodeo royalty

Taylor Rodeo officials crowned a new queen July 17 during the three-day run of the annual Taylor Rodeo. Tinsley Streit, middle, is the 2021-22 rodeo queen. Standing with her are 2019-21 queen Mallory Randig and Taylor Rodeo President Edwin Stojanik.