(ROCKWALL, TX — September 5, 2018) Rockwall ISD and Baylor Scott & White Lake Pointe are honored to host Teacher of the Year Night Thursday, September 13 at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium. The on-field ceremony, starting at 6:45 p.m., will celebrate the Rockwall ISD teachers of the year from the 2017-2018 school year. The event will […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 6, 2018) The Rockwall Breakfast Rotary sponsored two high school youths to Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in August. This is an intense and fun week that builds character and develops leadership skills. The campers build communication and problem solving skills and learn from community leaders and dynamic speakers. They have great […]
(DALLAS, TX — September 6, 2018) Residents can learn more about a proposal to improve bicycle-pedestrian access through the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth area and various other transportation-focused efforts during public meetings in September. The North Central Texas Council of Governments will host a public meeting series beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 10 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 6, 2018) Rockwall High School students from FRC Team 1296 the Full Metal Jackets recently attended the 2018 National Advocacy Conference in Washington D.C. to advocate for STEM funding on Capitol Hill. The conference was attended by President – Lauren Knoff, FIRST Alum – Brandon Taylor, VP of Robotics Construction – […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 4, 2018) I’ve been enjoying the constraints and freedoms of summer. I regard the constraints as they relate to the heat…escaping the streets of Rockwall for the coolness of northern NM; wearing as few clothes as necessary to obey public policy regarding decency (though I feel that definition is changing from […]
(FATE, TX — September 5, 2018) The City of Fate’s annual community celebration, Celebrate Fate, is set for Saturday, Sept. 22 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at its new location, Fate City Hall, 1900 CD Boren Parkway. The growth of the community prompted the shifting of the center of Celebrate Fate activities to the […]
(HEATH, TX — September 4, 2018) Madison Alexandra Kaperonis is the daughter of Christina Kaperonis Gervais and Chris Wickersham. Madison is one of the past and present Head Cheerleaders for Rockwall-Heath High School, cheering for the school all four years and cheered for several years at Cheer Athletics and Alliance Cheer in Plano. She competed […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — August 31, 2018) As county judge, I’d like to take a minute to touch on the tremendous growth that Rockwall County is currently experiencing and will likely continue to experience in the future. I want to highlight some numbers that show just how fast the county has been growing, what’s behind that […]
(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 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 30, 2018) During its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 27, the Rockwall County Commissioners Court welcomed Elections Administrator Chris Lynch to discuss early voting locations for the Nov. 6 General Election. Based on several different factors, Lynch proposed going with only three early voting locations: Heath City Hall, Rockwall County Library […]