Rockwall, TX (November 10, 2025) – If there is one thing in Texas that you can be sure of, it is a fact that another election is just around the corner! For Rockwall County, the majority of the Commissioners Court is up for election in 2026. Specifically, that is the County Judge, Frank New, Precinct […]
Rockwall, TX (October 14, 2025) – “If I were to speak to someone considering the military today, I would encourage them to research each branch until they found one that offered them the challenges and opportunities they were looking for, and once they did that, just jump in without any hesitation.” These words were expressed […]
Rockwall County, (August 5, 2025) – Except for physicians, most people end up in their career path more by accident than by careful, well-thought-out, career planning. Think about that. When you graduated from high school, the first big decision you had to make was “what am I going to do with my life now”? Those […]
Rockwall County, TX (July 28, 2025) – Kevin Walters grew up in the country off FM 205 and attended Royse City High School until his junior year in 1995. He and his folks then moved to Chisholm Trail off Route 66 just outside Rockwall. He graduated from Rockwall High School in 1997. The next 10 […]
Rockwall, TX (July 7, 2025) – This is the story of a local man and events that happened over 50 years ago. But it’s important that we remember this hero and others like him in America today. Many aspects of the military are confusing to people. Just the appearance of a person in uniform and […]
Rockwall, TX (May 27, 2025) – Memorial Day was just this last weekend, and many started their vacation and had happy times with their family. But what was it like for the people who lost a loved one in the military? It’s a tough subject when you write about a Soldiers death. Especially when that […]
Rockwall, TX (May 5, 2025) – Not everyone is a big fan of golf, but we all know of the sport. We also know that a lot of our friends and family members sometimes spend a lot of time trying to hit that little white ball and then try to find it after it goes […]
Rockwall, TX (February 24, 2025) – Recently I went to visit an old friend of mine. We met in Vietnam as soldiers, and for the next 57 years we were the very best of friends. We worked together for the same companies. Our families spent holidays together. We went out to dinner together constantly. We […]
Rockwall, TX (February 17, 2025) – While unregulated protests abound in many of our cities, in the State of Texas, a well-defined process is in place for our citizens to peacefully protest their property tax. While many parts of this article are basically a repeat of an earlier article a year ago, it describes in […]
Rockwall, TX (January 27, 2025) – If you remember, several weeks ago this column discussed how Rockwall County was once called the “Marriage Capital of Texas”. This was because of the marriage licenses that departed from the classical, nondescriptive government form. Instead, the county had forms that were decorated with colored pictures of flowers that […]