SHAWN P. WILLIAMS Blog

Cowboys Stadium opens to poor reviews from many concert goers

Cowboys Stadium opens to poor reviews from many concert goers

It may be hard to tell by some media reports, but there are lots of complaints floating around about Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.  Traffic seemed to be better than expected, but concessions and sound quality were not. Just from reading through comments on websites and reports, it looks like one...

Rawlins Gilliland for Dallas Morning News: It’s bigger than P.G.

Rawlins Gilliland for Dallas Morning News: It’s bigger than P.G.

Rawlins Gilliland writes a column that only he could imploring the media and others to stop referring to everything in southeast Dallas as “Pleasant Grove.” I can see how some people don’t know any better, but it’s a shame that those who do continue to misrepresent the area. Rawlins makes...

DEMOCRAT ERIC “EJ” JOHNSON TO RUN FOR TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,  DISTRICT 100

DEMOCRAT ERIC “EJ” JOHNSON TO RUN FOR TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 100

AUSTIN, TX – 33 year old attorney and community volunteer Eric “EJ” Johnson hand delivered papers this morning to the Texas Ethics Commission to begin raising funds to run for the Texas House of Representatives from District 100 in Dallas. “I’ve gotten to know Eric Johnson through his work on...

10 Questions with JMJ Fitness Superstar client, Kristin

10 Questions with JMJ Fitness Superstar client, Kristin

BY JASON JOHNSON Hi everyone. I would like you all to meet one of my JMJ Fitness Superstar clients, Kristin! You may know her from the blog Because I Said So, or as a contributor to Dallas South. She just completed an awesome personal fitness goal. I asked her 10...

Charges dropped in Paris, Texas murder case

Charges dropped in Paris, Texas murder case

When I received an email two days after Brandon McClelland was killed in Paris, and saw the details of this case and how it was handled from the beginning, I knew something was wrong.  I knew “beyond a shadow of a doubt” would be difficult. The longer the case drew...

The House of Hope Recognizes 2009 Graduates

The House of Hope Recognizes 2009 Graduates

$20,000 Scholarship Recipient Honored The House of Hope Church is celebrating all graduates! On Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 10 a.m., we will host Graduates Recognition Day on our campus at 1420 High Pointe Lane in Cedar Hill, Texas. This event will honor every graduate with a particular focus on...

African-American unemployment rate up to 14.9%

African-American unemployment rate up to 14.9%

The U.S. jobs report out this morning shows that the national unemployment rate jumped from 8.9% in April to 9.4% in May. For African-Americans the news is even worse, with a 14.9% jobless rate for Black Americans. Please take a moment to comb through the numbers plainly laid out by...

Stand alone Chick-Fil-A headed to Wheatland Town Crossing

Stand alone Chick-Fil-A headed to Wheatland Town Crossing

I can taste the Chicken Biscuits already. Progress is coming along nicely with the new Chick-Fil-A going up on Wheatland just off Hampton (near I-20). I’m told that the waffle fries should be ready sometime in August. This location means that the Chick-Fil-A shop at Southwest Center Mall will most...

Paris, Texas student makes appeal for reconciliation of town’s racial issues

Paris, Texas student makes appeal for reconciliation of town’s racial issues

One of the bright spots of my trips back and forth to Paris, Texas has been meeting Jesse Wallace. Jesse is a Paris High School student who is active in extracurricular activities and in his church -Solid Rock Baptist. Sometimes when you see people you just know. The first time...

Stage Right Raises the Curtain for Education and Spotlights Appreciation of the Arts through Experience and Positive Quality Lifestyles

Stage Right Raises the Curtain for Education and Spotlights Appreciation of the Arts through Experience and Positive Quality Lifestyles

Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle and Michael Jenkins, President and Managing Director of Dallas Summer Musicals will hold a press conference Friday, June 5th at 10 a.m. in the lobby of the Music Hall at Fair Park, to discuss the objectives and success of the Stage Right program that introduces...