WASHINGTON – Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) released the following statement on his appointment to serve on President Trump’s impeachment team, which was announced by the White House Monday evening: “I took an oath to defend the Constitution. This impeachment is an assault on due process. It’s an assault on the separation of powers. It’s unconstitutional. I’m […]
Voting is underway until midnight Jan. 26 in the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Choice Awards. To vote, go to rockwallchambervotes.com. On Friday, Jan., 31, the Chamber will host its partners at a 90s-themed ‘Game Changers’ event where winners will be announced. For event tickets, go to rockwallchamber.org. Here are the nominees: Excellence in […]
Rockwall-Heath Swim & Dive Heath Swim & Dive Teams are the 2020 Men’s and Women’s District 9-6A Champions, and will head to Regionals in two weeks. Special congratulations go out to Lucius Yu-Kisselbach and Karly Merriott, Swimmers of the Meet! Below are your Champs in their respective events: RHHS Boys- Team RHHS Girls- Team Karly Merriott– District […]
The Rockwall County Sheriff’s Posse was proud to represent the fine citizens of Rockwall County in the “One-and-Only, Horse Powered All-Western” Parade kicking off the 2020 Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. More than 2,000 horses joined by marching bands, floats and dignitaries. Posse member State Representative Justin Holland wrote on his Facebook page, “As […]
Troop 690 of Rockwall, led by Scoutmaster Rick Handschuch, recently honored four of its Boy Scouts that achieved Eagle Scout, the highest achievement of rank attainable in the program. Since the program’s inception in 1911, only four percent of Scouts have earned this rank after a lengthy review process. Congratulations to (from left) Garrett Moss, Ricky Handschuch, Jackson Eaker and Josh […]
The Republican Party of Rockwall County will host its annual fundraiser celebrating former President Ronald Reagan on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Hilton Dallas Rockwall Lakefront. The theme of this year’s event is “The American Dream” and will feature keynote speakers Ann-Marie Murrell and Morgan Brittany of PolitiChicks. In 2011, Ann-Marie Murrell helped create a […]
Rockwall City Manager Rick Crowley has selected Max Geron to serve as the new Chief of Police. Crowley said, “Chief Geron brings a great attitude, skill set and broad range of experience, as well great appreciation and respect for the Rockwall Police Department, and the resolve to continue the great tradition of service to our citizens and […]
On January 14, 2020, the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office along with the Rockwall Police Department initiated a three-day undercover operation targeting on-line child sex predators. Detectives went online and within a very short period of time, received solicitations and sexually explicit images from men wanting to meet for the purpose of engaging in inappropriate sexual […]
UPDATE 1/19/21: The Jan 25 class was cancelled. CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) is a program through FEMA to help train and organize local citizens to help during disasters or other times of need. EastTex Regional CERT is sponsored by the Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management, and are an all-volunteer organization that helps local […]
Rockwall resident Jared Guynes, who many in our community know and love as a Guinness World Record holder and administrator of the Rockwallian Facebook group, was recently named Nerf Ultra Champion – a coveted title that came with a $10,000 prize and a one-of-a-kind Golden Nerf Blaster. Jared competed in the invitational tournament in New York City […]