Fall Prevention Tips from Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County

Fall Prevention Tips from Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County

Rockwall County, TX (November 26, 2025) – Thousands of older adults fall at home each year due to common household hazards. Make sure your home is safe and help prevent falls by following a few easy tips. And an occupational therapist or physical therapist can conduct a home assessment and make recommendations on ways to […]

Rockwall County Helping Hands receives grant from the North Texas Food Bank

Rockwall County Helping Hands receives grant from the North Texas Food Bank

Rockwall, Texas (November 25, 2025)– Rockwall County Helping Hands, Rockwall County’s main social services agency with a dedicated community food pantry, is deeply grateful to the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) for their generous grant award. This has enabled the purchase of a new walk-in freezer and the acquisition of essential supplies to further support […]

WINTER GARDENING GUIDE: Preparing Vegetables and Flowers for the Coming Cold and Beyond

WINTER GARDENING GUIDE: Preparing Vegetables and Flowers for the Coming Cold and Beyond

Rockwall, TX (November 25, 2025) – Winter isn’t a time to abandon the garden — it’s a time to protect, prepare, and plan. With a few smart steps, you can shield your plants from frost, enrich your soil, and set the stage for a vibrant spring bloom and productive vegetable crop. Protect What’s Already Growing – Mulch […]

Current Identification Requirements for Initial and Renewal Vehicle Registration

Current Identification Requirements for Initial and Renewal Vehicle Registration

Rockwall, TX- November 24, 2025 – All tax offices in Texas were notified last week by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) that a valid ID is now required to register or renew your vehicle registration. This requirement applies whether you visit our offices in person or mail in your registration. If you choose […]

Rockwall County jury hands down 20-year sentence for man who fled crash, evaded police

Rockwall County jury hands down 20-year sentence for man who fled crash, evaded police

Rockwall County Jail book-in photo of Defendant Jason Aaron Smith ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 21, 2025) This week, a Rockwall County jury convicted Rockwall resident, Jason Aaron Smith, 46, for the offense of Evading Arrest/Detention with a Vehicle.  After hearing evidence in the punishment phase of the trial, the jury deliberated less than ten minutes before […]

Jason Eddington announces candidacy for Texas Senate District 2

Jason Eddington announces candidacy for Texas Senate District 2

Lifelong Texan, Father, and Small-Business Owner Vows to Fight for Liberty, Put Texans First, and Take Back Austin from Big Developers and Elite Donors Forney, TX (November 21, 2025) – Jason Eddington, a proud lifelong Texan, husband, father of three, and owner of Forney Pediatrics, officially launches his campaign for Texas State Senate District 2, […]

Orlando Lopez announces campaign for Texas House District 33

Orlando Lopez announces campaign for Texas House District 33

Heath, TX (November 20, 2025) – Orlando López, a South Texas born public education advocate and longtime champion of working families, has officially announced his campaign for Texas House District 33. López, who lives in the district with his wife Carolina, a former public school educator, and their daughter Clara, says he is running to […]

Ericka Ledferd thanks Rockwall County and encourages community members to run for local office

Ericka Ledferd thanks Rockwall County and encourages community members to run for local office

ROCKWALL, TX (November 18, 2025) — Ericka Ledferd expressed her sincere thanks to residents of Rockwall County who have reached out with concerns, questions, and interest in community leadership. “I want to thank everyone who has approached me about running for county office,” Ledferd said. “Please know I hear you. I’m not dismissing your concerns. […]

Grand opening of Rockwall County Annex celebrates bipartisan infrastructure and partnership

Grand opening of Rockwall County Annex celebrates bipartisan infrastructure and partnership

Rockwall, TX (November 17, 2025) –  Today, we mark the grand opening of the new Rockwall County Annex, a permanent and iconic addition to our county’s infrastructure. This was made possible thanks in large part to funds provided through the federal government’s stimulus legislation under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), signed into […]