Rockwall County unveils new 80,000-square-foot addition to the County Jail

Rockwall County unveils new 80,000-square-foot addition to the County Jail

ROCKWALL, TX – March 8, 2022 — Nearly four years ago on Nov. 6, 2018, Rockwall County voters approved $50 million in bonds to expand and renovate the county jail. Yesterday, the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office unveiled the jail’s massive new facility to the public. Jail staff welcomed Rockwall County Commissioners, representatives from project consultants […]

Rockwall Citizen Recognized with Life Saving Award and Medal of Valor

Rockwall Citizen Recognized with Life Saving Award and Medal of Valor

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 28, 2019) During their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 26, the Rockwall County Commissioners Court and Sheriff Harold Eavenson recognized local resident Larry Wade with a Life Saving Award and Sheriff’s Medal of Valor. In the early morning hours of July 28, 2018, Wade was traveling along State Highway 66 in […]

Commissioners Approve Nov. 6 Bond Election for Rockwall County Jail Expansion

Commissioners Approve Nov. 6 Bond Election for Rockwall County Jail Expansion

(ROCKWALL, TX – August 30, 2018) During a special meeting held on Monday, Aug. 20, the Rockwall County Commissioners Court approved a jail expansion bond to go on the Nov. 6, 2018 election ballot for voter consideration. The court approved a bond election on Nov. 6 in the aggregate principle amount of $50,270,000 for the […]

County Corner: State of the County Update

County Corner: State of the County Update

(ROCKWALL, TX – July 25, 2018) Commissioner David Magness and I had the great honor of providing a State of the County presentation to the Rockwall Chamber of Commerce, with presentations to several more organizations scheduled in the near future. Allow me the opportunity to brag for a bit about some major projects the county […]

Commissioners Court selects nominee to serve on Rockwall County Central Appraisal District Board of Directors

Commissioners Court selects nominee to serve on Rockwall County Central Appraisal District Board of Directors

(ROCKWALL, TX – July 12, 2018) During its July 10 regular meeting, the Commissioners Court unanimously approved to submit former County Judge Jerry Hogan as its nominee to the Rockwall County Central Appraisal District Board of Directors, to serve in place of Lowell English who resigned after 15 years of service on the CAD Board. […]

Commissioner’s Court approves needs assessment for Rockwall County Jail

Commissioner’s Court approves needs assessment for Rockwall County Jail

(ROCKWALL, TX — June 13, 2018) During its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 12, the Rockwall County Commissioner’s Court took action on items involving a needs assessment of the Rockwall County Jail and a maintenance agreement for the county’s Interoperability Radio Network. Rockwall County Jail Needs Assessment The Commissioner’s Court held a lengthy discussion involving […]

County Corner: Assessing the needs of the Rockwall County Jail

County Corner: Assessing the needs of the Rockwall County Jail

(ROCKWALL, TX — May 30, 2018) The Commissioners Court recently held a special meeting to select a consultant from an RFQ we sent out for a Rockwall County Jail space use/needs assessment. To address the need for such an assessment, let me preface this with some facts regarding the Rockwall County Jail. The jail was […]