(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, […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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, 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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
Volunteers of the Rowlett Chamber of Commerce race the clock to tell the Chamber story (ROWLETT, TX — March 6, 2018) The Rowlett Chamber of Commerce will host a ‘Membership Event’ that is like none other. For two and a half days, over 100 volunteers will work against the clock and against each other to sign up […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 5, 2018) “Whatcha eating, Dad?” I often asked when we went to lunch at his favorite “Luby’s-style” cafeteria. His answer could be anything from veal parmesan to Salisbury steak. “Wanna try?” He’d ask. “Eeww,” and just like that, I stepped in his trap. In my family if you turned your nose […]