ROCKWALL, TX – March 11, 2021 – Hermès, a local gelding trained at Black Star Sport Horses, just earned the prestigious title of Horse of the Year, awarded by the United States Equestrian Federation. Trainer Jessica Blackmon-White won a world title on Hermès last fall at the Grand National & World Morgan Horse Show in Oklahoma […]
March 11, 2021 – A Crawfish Boil benefiting Fate DPS Officer Clint Willoughby is planned for 5 p.m. Sunday, March 21 at Southern Junction Nightclub and Steakhouse, 5574 Highway 276 in Royse City. Willoughby was diagnosed with COVID-19 on November 24, 2020 and hospitalized on December 3. He was put on a ventilator the next […]
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is now taking public comment on the following proposed changes to the 2021-2022 Statewide Hunting and Migratory Game Bird Proclamations: Add crossbow to the definition of lawful archery equipment Modify the muzzleloader definition to clarify only the bullet or projectile must be loaded through the muzzle […]
AUSTIN – Much of the Rio Grande wild turkey range in Texas experienced two great years of turkey production and recruitment in 2019 and 2020, and this means that hunters this spring season can expect to see many jakes and two-year-old gobblers across most of the Rio Grande range. “Those jakes will also keep things […]
(Austin, TX) – Today, Senator Bob Hall has filed SB1254, the Interstate Compact for Border Security. To have even a chance of fighting the crisis at the border, the border states must have the jurisdiction to enforce the federal laws that the federal government is failing to enforce. Texas can obtain this authority through an […]
ROCKWALL, TX – March 9, 2021 – The Rockwall County Historical Commission today unveiled an aerial photo of the City of Rockwall. County commissioners and members of the RCHC gathered in the basement of the Historic County Courthouse, where the new photo is on display next to a similar aerial photo taken 50 years ago. […]
Celebrating Hometown Spring Fun & Fitness Safely HEATH, TX – March 9, 2021 – The City of Heath invites the community to celebrate hometown spring fun and fitness safely at the first-ever Heart of Heath Bike Tour on Easter Saturday, April 3, beginning in Towne Center Park at 8:30 a.m. There will be a 5-Mile […]
ROCKWALL, TX – March 8, 2021 – From the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Department: Average Daily Population: 194 Inmates Booked into the Facility: 207 Inmates Released from the Facility: 197 Males Booked : 156 Females Booked : 51 Males Released: 150 Females Released: 47 Inmates Charged with Felonies: 82 Inmates Charged with Misdemeanors: 121 Average Length […]
Donation will help further the mission of Lone Star CASA to help children ROCKWALL, TX (March 8, 2021) — Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children), an organization dedicated to serving abused and neglected children in Rockwall and Kaufman Counties, was selected by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) and its […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – March 8, 2021 – KemperSports and the Perry family are pleased to announce the hiring of Brad Dutler as the new general manager of Buffalo Creek Golf Club in Rockwall, TX. In this role, Dutler will oversee the entire business and operations for the club and lead the team in delivering an […]