Rockwall ISD opens community nomination period for naming of RHS baseball field

Rockwall ISD opens community nomination period for naming of RHS baseball field

(ROCKWALL, TX — September 14, 2017) The Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees’ Facility Naming Committee is now accepting nominations for the naming of the RHS baseball field located on Yellow Jacket Lane across from Rockwall High School. The nomination form is available here and may be mailed or delivered to the Rockwall ISD Administration Building, Attn: Communications Department, […]

Royse City ISD launches community engagement initiative

Royse City ISD launches community engagement initiative

(ROYSE CITY, TX — September 14, 2017) Royse City Independent School District is seeking volunteers from across the community to join its first-ever Community Advisory Committee. Forming the committee is the first step in a community engagement initiative that will inform district leaders about what community members want to see in a Royse City ISD […]

Rockwall-Heath High School Cheerleader of the Week: Bailee Statham

Rockwall-Heath High School Cheerleader of the Week: Bailee Statham

(HEATH, TX — Sept. 5, 2017) Bailee Statham is a current 2018 senior at RHHS, this is her fourth year to be a proud member of the RHHS cheer program and is excited to lead the team as a Co-Head Cheerleader on the Varsity squad! She is a 3X All American Cheerleader with two additional […]

1st Annual Philanthroparty comes to Rockwall on North Texas Giving Day

1st Annual Philanthroparty comes to Rockwall on North Texas Giving Day

(ROCKWALL, TX — Sept. 6, 2017) Come out to Rockwall’s 1st Annual Philanthroparty and learn about the local nonprofits participating in North Texas Giving Day on Thursday, Sept. 14. Over 20 area nonprofits will have booths set up with fun activities for all at the San Jacinto Plaza on the downtown square from 11 a.m. […]

RHS Robotics team distributes American flags

RHS Robotics team distributes American flags

(ROCKWALL, TX — September 7, 2017) Rockwall High School Robotics Team 1296 – Full Metal Jackets in collaboration with the Rockwall Breakfast Rotary Club, distribute American Flags throughout the Rockwall and Fate communities on patriotic holidays to show support for the US Military.  Team members donate their time to the worthy cause and earn community […]

Wylie East Raider Thespians to hold Hurricane Harvey fundraiser

Wylie East Raider Thespians to hold Hurricane Harvey fundraiser

(WYLIE, TX — September 8, 2017) Wylie East High School theatre students will hold a car wash fundraiser benefiting a Houston-area high school theatre program on Saturday, Sept. 9, at O’Reilly Auto Parts (located at FM 544 and Highway 78) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. According to Wylie East High School’s Raider Theatre Booster […]

National Charity League welcomes Mac & Cheese & Pancakes founder

National Charity League welcomes Mac & Cheese & Pancakes founder

(ROCKWALL, TX — September 7, 2017) Members of the National Charity League, Inc. (NCL), Lone Star Chapter hosted Kaden Newton, the founder of Mac and Cheese and Pancakes (macandcheeseandpancakes.com), at their August chapter meeting. Kaden was part of the Fiesta and Philanthropies meeting that kicked off the school year for NCL members.  Over 3000 hours […]

Rockwall County 4-H kick-off event Sept. 9

Rockwall County 4-H kick-off event Sept. 9

(ROCKWALL, TX — September 9, 2017) Rockwall County 4-H will host a kick-off event from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 09 on the northwest lawn of the Rockwall County Courthouse, 1111 East Yellow Jacket Lane. Rockwall County 4-H Club leaders and members will be on hand to introduce themselves and share what they […]

Rep. Ratcliffe applauds President Trump for restoring police access to life-saving equipment

Rep. Ratcliffe applauds President Trump for restoring police access to life-saving equipment

(ROCKWALL, TX — September 7, 2017) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) released the following statement on President Trump’s executive order to restore police access to life-saving equipment. This move reversed the Obama administration’s restriction of access to the 1033 Program, which provides defense surplus equipment to state and local law enforcement. “President Obama’s politically motivated executive actions […]

Linda Lyon Elementary: ‘The Perfect Bookend to a Blessed Career’

Linda Lyon Elementary: ‘The Perfect Bookend to a Blessed Career’

(ROCKWALL, TX — August 30, 2017) For Linda Lyon, the namesake of Rockwall ISD’s brand new Linda Lyon Elementary School which opens to students this fall, being a teacher was something she knew she was meant to do ever since she was a little girl. “I used to line my dolls up and write with […]