COMMUNITY BUILDER

Rockdale Volunteer Fire Depart- The award is given to persons who “give back to their commument Chief Ward Roddam (third from left) recently received nities.” From left are Aaron Alford, Charles Alford, Roddam, the Community Builder Award from Milam County Masons.

Remembering a great man: Aycock’s ‘Prof’

Editor’s Note: This reminiscence of a legendary Rockdale education was written by Fate Arnwine, an Aycock High School and Reporter contributor. It is resent as a Juneteenth feature: When I was stationed in San Antonio, I made frequent trips to Rockdale.

MISD golf tourney set for Saturday at RCC

MILANO NEWS The annual Milano ISD scholarship golf tournament is set for Saturday, June 22. The event has been rescheduled twice due to weather conditions. The event will now be held Saturday, June 22. The event will still take place at the Rock-dale Country Club.

Putting the Veterans in Veterans Park

It’s time to put the “veterans” in Veterans Park. That’s the message City Manager Chris Whittaker brought to a small, but appreciative, group last Tuesday at the VFW Hall as preliminary plans for a plaza which would be a tribute to the town’s current and past military men and women.

Rockdale High wins high ranking award

Rockdale High School has received a major award, ranking high enough to be listed as a “Best High School” in the 2019 national rankings of U.S. News & World Report. RHS will now be able to display the U.S. News Best High Schools award badge. The announcement was made Monday by RISD Supt. Dr.

Juneteenth observance set Saturday

QUICK LOOK Rockdale’s annual Juneteenth observance is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, with a downtown parade, ending at Sumuel Park. Grand marshal will be Pearlie Mack.

Water bid hints at Alcoa tenant Council seeks more info on proposals

City council members sent a couple of firms “back to the drawing board” Monday evening as they mull the possibility of replacing part of Rockdale’s water system with outside water. But the intriguing, and hopeful, part of that situation is one of the bids.

Numbers game: Town Hall Thursday

How do you want to play the numbers game? That’s what the City of Rockdale wants to find out from its citizens in a 6 p.m. Thursday town hall at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library. For several months the city has been mulling an ordinance requiring all addresses to have street address numbers.

National magazine profiles Reporter Editor

Reporter Editor Mike Brown is profiled in the current issue of National Review. National Review, headquartered in New York City, is the nation’s premier journal of conservative political, social and cultural commentary. It was founded in 1955 by the late William F. Buckley Jr.