Crusader columnist Dave Lieber visits Rockwall Newcomers

(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – April 15, 2015) Members of the Rockwall Newcomers & Friends Club recently welcomed the crusader columnist Dave Lieber,  a terrific motivational speaker from the Dallas Morning News where he is known as the “Watchdog.”  Dave was thoroughly entertaining and his witty  remarks about his  welcome to Texas in the 90’s were enjoyed […]

Rockwall robotics team advances to World Championships

Full Metal Jackets score victory at Alamo Regional Robotics Competition (ROCKWALL, TX – April 15, 2015) The Full Metal Jackets, Rockwall High School’s Robotics Team FRC 1296, led their alliance to victory at the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Alamo Regional in San Antonio last week, as well as earning the “Excellence in Engineering Award.” This […]

Local observations mark National Library Week

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 15, 2015) A Commissioners Court proclamation and a check for more than a quarter million dollars mark Rockwall County’s observation of National Library Week. At the April 14th Commissioners Court meeting, Judge David Sweet and the Commissioners Court issued a proclamation designating April 12-18 as National Library Week.  The proclamation was […]

Lake Pointe Food Pantry offers ‘Choice Day’ for residents needing food assistance

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 14, 2015) Residents needing food assistance are encouraged to join Lake Pointe Church for ‘Choice Day’ from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays at the church food pantry, 701 E. Interstate 30 in Rockwall. They service residents in need in zip codes 75032, 75087, 75089, and other surrounding zip codes depending on […]

FUMC Heath to celebrate 125 years

Special worship service and church-wide potluck planned for April 19 (ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 13, 2015) This year the First United Methodist Church of Heath is celebrating its 125 birthday beginning Sunday, April 19 with one worship service at 11am and a church-wide potluck afterward in Fletcher Hall. The church had its beginning as the […]

Ratcliffe: Balanced Budget Amendment to U.S. Constitution Necessary to Tackle National Debt

(April 13, 2015) Currently, the national debt sits at a staggering $18 trillion. Within the next decade, the interest on this debt alone will cost American tax payers over $800 billion a year. Admiral Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently stated that our skyrocketing debt represents one of the greatest […]