Rockwall Robotics advances to FIRST Worlds Championship

Rockwall Robotics advances to FIRST Worlds Championship

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 12, 2018) The Rockwall HS Robotics team, the Full Metal Jackets, recently competed at the FIRST Dallas Regional Championship at the Irving Convention Center. The team competed against 60 teams from Texas, Oklahoma and Brazil.  The team advanced to the quarterfinals of the robot competition portion of the event. They also […]

Rockwall Robotics’ Hannah Cowgill wins the FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award

Rockwall Robotics’ Hannah Cowgill wins the FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 12, 2018) Hannah Cowgill, Rockwall HS Full Metal Jackets team member, recently won the FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award at the Dallas Regional.  This prestigious award was submitted by her team mentors for someone who demonstrates leadership and commitment to FIRST. Hannah will advance to the next level of competition at […]

Jacket Backers February Athletes of the Month

Jacket Backers February Athletes of the Month

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 12, 2018) Congratulations to Jacket Backer February Athletes of the Month Justin Childers, Gloria Drewery, Alana Wickham, and Sean DelMonte. Listed below are all of the outstanding accomplishments made by these athletes during the month of February.​​ Justin Childers – Senior, Baseball Justin hit .333 with 2HR and 9 RBI in the Georgetown tourney, […]

Seized white tigers given clean bill of health

Seized white tigers given clean bill of health

(Wylie, TX — March 12, 2018) A white tiger and snow white tiger, seized in January in a joint operation by In-Sync Exotics, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and the local county Sheriff’s office, have been treated, given a clean bill of health, and released from quarantine. The animals were seized from people who did not have proper […]

From Alice in Wonderland to Queen Esther

From Alice in Wonderland to Queen Esther

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 12, 2018) What does Daylight Saving Time actually save?  My body has already asked me that question.  We went to bed an hour early Saturday night thinking surely that would reset our internal alarms.  All it did was cause me to look at the clock every hour on the hour so […]

What Time is Rehearsal?

What Time is Rehearsal?

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 5, 2018) I was reminded this week of how important it is for us to decide how we are going to respond to bad news before it happens.  I guess we should ‘practice’ receiving that dreaded midnight phone call or rehearsing our words as we see the look on the doctor’s […]

Nat’l Sheriffs’ Association meets with President Trump

Nat’l Sheriffs’ Association meets with President Trump

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 7, 2018) Rockwall County Sheriff Harold Eavenson and other representatives from the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) were invited to the White House on Feb. 13 to meet with President Donald Trump. Eavenson, who currently serves as the President of NSA, commended Trump for his support of sheriffs across the country in […]

Rockwall Republicans celebrate Reagan Day 2018

Rockwall Republicans celebrate Reagan Day 2018

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 7, 2017) Area Republicans joined the Rockwall County Republican Party on March 3 for their biggest fundraiser of the year during Reagan Day 2018 at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, located on the Southern Methodist University campus. VIP guests enjoyed a tour of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and […]

Primary Election Results

Primary Election Results

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 7, 2018) The results from the Republican and Democratic primary elections are in, with the majority of Rockwall voters supporting Republican incumbents. A total of 10,078 ballots were cast out of 60,000 registered voters in the Republican primary, while 2,481 total ballots were cast out of 60,400 registered voters in the […]

Office of Rep. Ratcliffe holds leadership meeting for high school students

Office of Rep. Ratcliffe holds leadership meeting for high school students

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 6, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe’s (R-Texas) district team held meetings with high school leaders this week as a part of the Congressional Student Leadership Program (CSLP). The program includes participants from across Texas’ 4th District who met in Texarkana, Rockwall and Sherman. “We’ve got another incredibly talented bunch of students in […]