ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (August 22, 2021) A lot of students take their educational opportunities seriously. Since I was not one of those, I’ve spent a lifetime making up for my losses. A world atlas catches my attention as I pass a certain bookshelf. I throw it open to survey the Caspian Sea. Ten minutes later, I realize […]
GARLAND ISD, TX (August 21, 2021) As COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the community, Garland ISD is committed to mitigating the spread of this virus. GISD is excited to announce they have partnered with the Garland Health Department to offer FREE COVID-19 vaccine clinics at our high schools Aug. 23 – Sept. 2. The […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (August 20, 2021) Rockwall-Heath High School’s Best Buddies recently hosted a ‘Pop Back to School’ event to ring in the new school year with their buddies. The school friendship chapters are back in session and working to spread inclusion on campuses from day one. Heath Department of Public Safety dropped by the event […]
ROCKWALL, TX (August 20, 2021) The most spec-QUACK-ular event of the season is just around the corner! The 2021 Southwest Kia Rockwall Rubber Duck Regatta will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 at Harry Myers Park, 815 E. Washington St. in Rockwall. Benefiting the Rockwall branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas, […]
EVERY NINE HOURS SOMEONE DIES FROM DRUNK DRIVING IN TEXAS AUSTIN – No parent should ever receive the kind of devastating news that two Bryan police officers delivered to Pam Todaro one early Saturday morning. At 6:45 a.m. on August 9, 2014 they appeared on her doorstep to tell her that her 25-year-old son had […]
ROCKWALL, TX (August 20, 2021) The community is welcome for “Prayer, Praise, and Worship in the City,” coming to the Rockwall Harbor Amphitheater from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, August 28. The PPW ministry hosts worship and prayer nights monthly in and around Rockwall, at varying locations. It is free and open to all. Learn […]
The gift from Ms. Scott was the largest in the organization’s history DALLAS, TX (August 20, 2021) – The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas announced today how the organization will use the first $1.5 million of the largest gift in its history from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to help the local North Texas community. “Last […]
ROCKWALL, TX (August 20, 2021) It’s that time of year! College football season is fast approaching, and outstanding marching bands across the country have been hard at work this month in preparation. This fall, two Class of 2021 graduates of Rockwall-Heath High School will be taking the field each Saturday for 100,000+ fans. They are both […]
ROCKWALL, TX (August 19, 2021) Readers of Living Magazine have selected Realtor Cathleen Lewis, a real estate agent at Call It Closed International Realty, as the best Realtor in northeast Dallas. Through Living Magazine’s 2021 Best of Readers’ Choice Awards, Lewis again was named the top Realtor serving the communities of Rockwall and Rowlett. She […]
ROCKWALL, TX (August 19, 2021) Financial Advisor Kelly D. Connel of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Rockwall has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) to use the certification mark CFP®. Kelly D. Connel successfully completed the CFP Board’s initial certification requirements, which include completion of financial planning […]