New MDD executive director starts July 6

After months of no director, litigation and an interim director, the MDD board of directors announced Monday at a meeting it has named a new director who will start work July 6.

Rockdale adding Code Red to emergency notifications

Many Rockdale residents have noticed that around 6 p.m. every day there is no sound of sirens going off and there hasn’t been since the winter season. That is because the four sirens aligned along US 79 that used to ring out tests or warning have been silenced for now.

Keep God first

I have shared that Christianity is not easy. Jesus told us in Matthew 7:14 that the “way is hard.” It ought to be the hardest job you’ve got but I also think that we make it harder than it has to be. Let me give you an example. In Matthew 6:33 Jesus said, “...seek first the kingdom of God...

CHURCH NEWS

Church of Christ hosts Vacation Bible School Murray Street Church of Christ will hold their Vacation Bible School from 5:30 to 8 p.m. July 12-15. Registration will start at 5 p.m. and a meal will be served from 5:30 to 6 p.m.

Has Jesus asked you to be a fisher of men?

These past four days the family went to the coast. I was raised in Corpus Christi, but we go to the gulf now more than when I was growing up. To go out on the beach, especially at night, is amazing. The vastness of God’s creation is overwhelming.

Meditating brings pure joy and serenity

I am currently reading the Charles Dickens classic David Copperfield, and there is a perfectly fitting section in it that describes Copperfield’s first evening with Dora, his first true love.

ROCKDALE CHRISTIAN SERVICES

RCS food pantry Rockdale Christian Services operates a food pantry at 224 West Cameron Avenue, open the second and fourth Thursday and Friday of the each month from 10 a.m. to noon.

Rockdale’s monthly tax report in the black

After a strong showing in April, the May sales tax returns dropped in Rockdale, but spending is still ahead of the year-to-date 2020 take, according to figures released by the state’s comptroller’s office.

July 4 to have music, vendors, fireworks

The Rockdale Chamber of Commerce with the support of area businesses will hold the Milam County Fireworks Celebration on Sunday at Fair Park beginning at 6 p.m. Admission is free and there will be food vendors, games and patriotic gifts for the kids.

Be aware of risks to healthy vision

In the U.S., about 4.2 million adults over the age of 40 are either legally blind or suffer from impaired vision. Age-related eye disorders such as macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma are the leading causes of blindness and poor vision among Americans.