Study: $2.5 trillion lost due to COVID-19

COVID-19 is expected to reduce the U.S. gross domestic product by $2.5 trillion and employment by 19 million fulltime equivalent jobs over the next year, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife coordinated study.

How modern farmers are using drones

The farmers of yesteryear might not be too familiar with their surroundings if they were to visit a modern farm.

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Photo courtesy Rockdale Intermediate School As has been its annual custom, the Rockdale Rotary Club has donated dictionaries to third-grade students in South Milam County Schools. Here are Rockdale Intermediate School third-graders with their new volumes: front row (L-R) Joshua Rodriguez Jr.

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Gause VFD barbecue set Saturday at station The Gause Volunteer Fire Department will hold a fund-raising barbecue from 11 a.m. to sold-out Saturday at the fire station. Plates at the drivethrough only event are $12 and includes brisket, sausage, baked potato and salad.

When side effects of drugs make you well

Many years ago I went to the doctor with extreme pain in my upper back, shoulders and neck. He poked around and found that those muscles were all bunched up and so tight they were hurting me. He said that’s where I carry my stress. We tried many things to get rid of it.

Talk is cheap, but voting is your right, duty

There is no question, talk is cheap. But there is another thing that is not cheap and that is your one and only right to vote. Millions of Americans have died so that we now have the freedom to exercise that most basic right of democracy, the right to vote.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO.... Frank Tribble received the contract for a six-mile strip of road between Minerva and the forks of the Tracy-Rockdale road. Total amount involved was about $30,000.

NO NEW CASES FROM EITHER TEST!

From County Judge Steve Young Wednesday night: Another important day for Milam County as we had no new PCR or antigen cases to report.  Further, four were discharged from our active lists and no one was admitted to a hospital.

NO NEW CASES TUESDAY

From County Judge Steve Young Tuesday night: I am pleased to report that we had no new confirmed PCR tests Tuesday.  However, we did have three positive antigen tests resulting from our testing in Thorndale.

FIVE NEW CASES REPORTED MONDAY

From County Judge Steve Young Monday night: Monday we have five new confirmed cases of the virus in Milam County.  This is encouraging as it includes the weekend.  Seven individuals were discharged and no one was admitted to a hospital.