By J.J. Smith. Rockwall County TX was the third fastest growing county in the U.S. between 2000 and 2009. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the County experienced an 88.9 percent increase – from 43,079 in 2000 to 81,391 in 2009. Kendall County, Illinois, was the nation’s fastest-growing county with a 92.1 percent increase. Runner-up [...]
By Jim Hardin, Rockwall Herald Banner. Rockwall County commissioners voted this week to issue $2.45 million in bonds to complete financial requirements for engineering on seven unfunded road projects. The $2.45 million will be combined with about $4.5 million that already is available. The commissioners court decision on Monday will not require a tax rate [...]
By J.J. Smith. Incumbent Rockwall County Commissioners Lorie Grinnan and David Magness were re-elected, newcomer Shelli Miller defeated Rockwall Mayor Pro Tem David Sweet in the Rockwall County Clerk’s race and Paul Wilson was elected Republican Party Chairman according to the official results of yesterday’s Republican primary election. Grinnan beat Fred Lively with 68.5 to [...]
Rockwall County Herald-Banner. Plano intern architect Dan Fletcher’s entry — Symbolic Journey — was a design jury’s top choice in the Rockwall County Veterans Memorial design contest. The winning entry was revealed Monday night during a Rockwall County Commissioners Court workshop. The meeting was attended by about 50 people, mostly veterans. County commissioners, design jury [...]
Rockwall County Herald-Banner. Rockwall County commissioners heard a bond rating comment Wednesday that some felt was worth repeating. “It’s pretty significant to note that there are only 11 counties out of 254 in Texas that are rated higher than Rockwall County,” Marti Shew, assistant vice president of First Southwest, said during a commissioners court work [...]
Rockwall County Herald Banner. Rockwall County commissioners soon will consider approving a design for a veterans memorial that will be built on the site of the planned Rockwall County Courthouse. Commissioner Lorie Grinnan, who is heading up the design project, said a date has not been set to present the design entries to commissioners. Grinnan [...]
Royse City Herald Banner. Rockwall County ranked second nationally in a CNNMoney.com list of the nation’s Top 25 counties for job growth between 2000 and 2008. Rockwall County earned the ranking with an 84.9 percent increase in job growth over the eight-year period, according to CNNMoney.com. More
By J.J. Smith. Rockwall County Judge candidate Jerry Hogan today blasted last Thursday’s 4-1 decision by County Commissioners to increase the cost of the proposed new County courthouse from $30 million to 37.2 million as “totally irresponsible” and as “a total disaster in terms of fiscal conservatism.” He said the decision again displayed “the arrogance of the Commissioners [...]
The Rockwall County Herald Banner. A decision by Rockwall County commissioners Wednesday will lead to using $6.2 million in reserve funds to help pay the $37.2 million construction cost for the Rockwall County Courthouse. The decision was a major step because the architect now can produce documents the contractor needs for the construction bid process. [...]
The Rockwall County Herald Banner. Rockwall County didn’t get funding last week for three of its major road projects, but Commissioner David Magness is confident the money will be there soon. “That’s the way the process works,” Magness said Friday, Nov. 20, a day after Rockwall County officials learned of the Texas Transportation Commission’s funding [...]
