ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 8, 20201 – Texas Silver-Haired Legislature is a non-partisan statewide body of dedicated persons (60 years of age and older) elected to draft proposed legislation on aging issues. Legislative issues developed by the TSHL are presented for active consideration as bills to the Texas Legislature. Silver-Haired Legislators are elected for […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 8,. 2021 – National Weather Service has scheduled SKYWARN classes for 2021. All the classes will be virtual this year. You can sign up for a class here. NWS encourages anyone with an interest in public service to join the SKYWARN® program. Volunteers include police and fire personnel, dispatchers, EMS workers, […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 7, 2021 — Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church has a Catholic Charities Dallas mobile community food pantry every third Tuesday of the month from 9-11 a.m. The next date for the mobile pantry at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church is Jan. 19. Fresh fruit, vegetables, and other […]
FATE, TX – Jan. 7, 2021 – At the Monday, January 4, 2021, Fate City Council Meeting, Mayor Joe Burger resigned his seat on the Council due to health concerns. Mayor Pro Tem David Billings will assume the duties of the Mayor until the May election. Mayor Burger said, “I’d like to thank everyone for […]
ROCKWALL, TX – January 5, 2021 — Khaled Hallak of Rockwall, Texas, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Hallak was initiated at The University of Texas at Dallas. Hallak is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his two bills renaming U.S. Post Offices in Fate, Texas and Greenville, Texas in honor of former U.S. Congressman Ralph Hall and veteran and actor Audie Murphy, respectively, were signed into law. “Former Rep. Hall and Mr. Murphy’s legacies are acclaimed in American […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 5, 2021 — Fifteen Rockwall County elected officials took their Oath of Office during a ceremony held at the Rockwall Courthouse on Jan. 1. Officials sworn in during the event were as follows: Judge Brett Hall, 382nd District Court; Rockwall County Judge David Sweet administered the oath Judge David Rakow, […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 4, 2021 — Over the holidays, the Rockwall High School varsity softball and varsity volleyball teams sent some Christmas cheer in the form of stockings stuffed with goodies to active-duty military troops overseas. 2019 RHS graduate Louis Nies – a member of the 149th HR Army Unit based in Texas – […]
ROCKWALL, TX – December 30, 2020 — As hospitals continue to do all in their power to manage the recent surge of COVID-19 cases, Carter BloodCare reports that the blood supply for North, Central and East Texas communities remains very limited. Carter BloodCare Vice President of Organizational Relations Moore said while the need for blood […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 26, 2020) Dodie’s Cajun Diner at the Rockwall Harbor is cooking up a four-course Rib Roast Dinner for Two this New Year’s Eve, available exclusively for to-go/pick-up. For only $99.99, enjoy a Rib Roast Dinner for two that includes: Crab Cake Appetizer with Creamy Shrimp Sauce House Salad with your choice of […]