Rockwall County News Briefs

Election 2017: Vote early (Sept. 27, 2016) Rockwall County Election Administrator Chris Lynch urges residents to vote early in the 2017 presidential race due to expected large crowds. There are about 57,000 registered voters in the county, Mr. Lynch said, and it is estimated that 45,000 will cast votes in the November election. Half of […]

Rockwall County residents encouraged to vote early

As the Elections Administrator for Rockwall County I want to take this opportunity to provide some general information about the upcoming election. If you registered to vote through DPS, please verify that your registration has been processed and you are an active voter. Check here to see if you are registered and what precinct you […]

Letter to the Editor: Voting Experience

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 2, 2016) Yesterday, March 1 was my first experience working in a Precinct Election and boy did I pick a good one.  I was at Reinhardt Elementary in Precinct 1.  The workers got there around 6:00 AM to start setting up and the door officially opens at 7:00 AM.  We had people […]

Students vote in mock elections at Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 1, 2016) Students in Mrs. Starnes’ and Mrs. Coates’ class at Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary held mock elections today for “Super Tuesday!” During social studies, the students were learning about their community and the importance of voting.  They discussed how each and every vote counts and how they have the power to […]

Rockwall voters to elect mayor, council members May 9

ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 6, 2015) The Rockwall City Council took action to call the election on Saturday, May 9 when voters will select a mayor and city council members for Places 1, 3 and 5, each for two-year terms. Place 2 will also be on the ballot to fill an unexpired, one-year term. Early voting […]

Springer students vote for ‘Bad Kitty’

(Rockwall ISD) November 5, 2012 – During library classes this week, students at Springer Elementary campaigned for one of the lesser-known candidates, Bad Kitty.  Librarian Mrs. Taylor read from Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel. Students made campaign signs, polled classmates, then wore campaign buttons promoting their candidate. Pictured are 1st graders from Mrs. King’s class. Front row:  Daly Foster, Lizzy […]

In unity on National Day of Prayer

On Thursday, May 3rd, I drove over to Rockwall City Hall. I’d read about a noon-time gathering planned for the National Day of Prayer (NDP). Sure enough, I saw red, white and blue balloons and people in non-business attire making their way toward the front of the tall building. Attending a NDP gathering seems a […]

Mayoral Message: ‘Good things are happening in Rockwall’

(Rockwall) Good things are happening in the City of Rockwall– life is good and our residents are engaged. 2012 is expected to be the year our economy begins recovering from the financial challenges of the last several years. We are already seeing increased commercial development with the new office complex (PD-32) at The Harbor, the […]

Wylie ISD calls $21 million bond election, no tax increase

The Wylie ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $21,125,000 bond package and called for a May 12 election for new construction and renovation at both high school campuses. If passed, this proposal will not raise school property taxes. The action came during the regular Board meeting on February 20. “Earlier this school year the […]

Citizen input, voting Saturday for Rowlett’s Scenic Point Park

(Rowlett) Presentations and voting opportunities on the development and design of Scenic Point Park will be offered every half hour from 9:15 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 at the Rowlett Community Centre. Scenic Point Park, located in the northeast quadrant of the city of the Rowlett side of the two-mile bridge to Rockwall, is […]