(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 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 5, 2018) The phone rang as I sat proof-reading articles in the office of a Christian monthly in San Antonio. I only knew the caller, Martha Fanning, as the wife of the locally well-known pastor Buckner Fanning. She wanted to ask about publishing a personal faith story she had shared at […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 2, 2018) The Rockwall Noon Rotary recognized Nebbie Williams Elementary 6th grader Noah Whitehouse as the Rotary Student of Honor. Rotarian David Sweet and Nebbie Williams Elementary Principal Lisa Gielow presented Whitehouse with the award at the Noon Rotary’s meeting on Thursday, March 1. Gielow read out some of the sentiments […]
(ROWLETT, TX — March 2, 2018) The Rowlett Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors met on Feb. 26 in a special meeting called by the Chair, Whitney Laning. The intent and outcome of the meeting was to discuss and pass a resolution in support of continued funding for the IH-30 expansion project. A funding gap […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 2, 2018) The Rockwall Chamber of Commerce recently presented Soulman’s Bar-B-Que with the Rockwall Chamber Medium Size Business of the Year Award. This award recognizes a mid-size business’ commitment to quality in their business structure and meets the following criteria: It has maintained stability over its business life for operations and […]