The Rockwall Yellowjackets held their first Regional Championship trophy in the air on Saturday for the first time since 1987. The Jackets defeated Prosper 59-42 at The Star on Saturday night. Rockwall fell behind 14-0 early, but then the Jackets found their game. Brayden Locke completed 25-32 for 443 yards and six touchdowns. Jaxon Smith […]
In its 35th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company today announced Jaxon Smith-Njigba of Rockwall High School as its 2019-20 Gatorade Texas Football Player of the Year. Smith-Njigba is the first Gatorade Texas Football Player of the Year to be chosen from Rockwall High School. The award, which recognizes […]
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall broke ground today on a much anticipated, $91 Million expansion project that will add two floors to the patient tower and effectively double the size of the hospital. New and expanded services will include a Level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a cardiac Cath Lab, an Interventional Radiology suite, a second […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 6, 2019) Following reports and some misinformation being shared on social media yesterday, the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Department released this official press release regarding yesterday’s incident at the Rockwall County Courthouse: On Thursday, December 5, 2019 at approximately 8:30 a.m., a group of 1st amendment advocates arrived at the Rockwall County […]
There are now SIX homes on the Rockwall-Heath High School Class of 2020 Heath Holiday Home Tour scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, December 6. Get your tickets this week and don’t miss your chance to see six gorgeous homes all decked out for the holidays and support your RHHS Class of 2020. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 2, 2019) Enjoy the Christmas lighted boat parade on Lake Ray Hubbard on Saturday, Dec. 14. Viewing available the docks at the Rockwall Harbor at 7 p.m., as well as from Chandlers Landing at 7:30 p.m., and again from the Rockwall Harbor at 8 p.m. Those wishing to decorate their boats […]
Enjoy the Christmas lighted boat parade on Lake Ray Hubbard on Saturday, Dec. 14. Viewing available the docks at the Rockwall Harbor at 7 p.m., as well as from Chandlers Landing at 7:30 p.m., and again from the Rockwall Harbor at 8 p.m. Those wishing to decorate their boats and join the parade should meet […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 4, 2019) Third-grade students at Jones Elementary recently visited the Dallas Arboretum for a day of explorations and learning. The students attended a presentation called “Planetary Voyage” where students sat in the Arboretum’s Globe Theatre, where students viewed the five-foot-tall OmniGlobe, which is a large ball that has images projected onto it. […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – Dec 3, 2019) Rockwall ISD, along with the Rockwall Education Foundation, recently hosted its 4th Annual District VEX IQ Robotics Tournament. It was held at the Gene Burton College & Career Academy. Approximately 300 students, families and volunteers were in attendance and 20 RISD elementary robotics teams registered for the event. The tournament was […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 3, 2019) Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy recently launched a Dental Program where students who complete two years will graduate with a Dental Assistant Certificate and have completed several hours of both internship and observation. The dental students recently completed their first observation hours and seemed very excited about dentistry. […]