(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 28, 2019) Rockwall Farmers Market closed for the season today, but not before Friends of Downtown Rockwall presented a $5,000 check to Food for Kids, a service project started several years ago by Rockwall Kiwanis. Today the club provides 600+ food bags every month for children in Rockwall ISD’s free and […]
(HEATH, TX – Sept. 27, 2019) Introducing the Rockwall-Heath High School 2019 Homecoming Court! Seniors Ryan Chapman Meaghan McDonald Cordell Layton Trinity Olmstead Jackson Marek Wanda Ramirez Marcus Sowell Brenna Statham Juniors Carter Perez Jenna Jecmenek Sophomores Isabelle Demengeon Micah Sullivan Freshmen Cameron Blum Collin Liles Our monthly print edition is delivered free to ~22,000 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 27, 2019) The Rockwall Noon Rotary Club celebrated its 80th Anniversary last night at The Landing at Chandlers. Stan Lowrance DDS shared the 33-year history of Hot Rocks Bike Ride, Rotary’s signature fundraising event – even displaying the original race t-shirt from 1987. Rockwall Rotary President Leslie Buie opened the program. Billy Self […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 26, 2019) Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County is excited to host its 2nd Annual Gala benefiting the elderly and homebound in Rockwall County. This year’s event, themed “Into the Woods,” will be held Saturday, Oct. 26 at the recently restored Boyd Farm, which occupies 2,500 acres of land […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 26, 2019) Congratulations to Ray Fitzwater of the Rockwall Police Department, recently promoted to Lieutenant. Ray Fitzwater has worked for the City of Rockwall for 25 years and he has held various assignments in the Police Department including Patrol Officer, Motor Jock, Field Training Officer, Accident Reconstructionist, Patrol Sergeant, CID Sergeant, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 26, 2019) Rockwall County Newcomers & Friends will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 14 at Occasions at Stone River in Royse City for their monthly luncheon. Rockwall County Newcomers & Friends is a social organization providing a variety of activities for all women who reside in Rockwall County; new residents […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 26, 2019) To further their goal of connecting parents and schools, the Hartman ES PTA made their first meeting of the year “Coffee with the Counselor.” Parents were invited to join us in the school library one morning for coffee and pastries as Mrs. Shaw explained the new social-emotional learning standards for […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 26, 2019) A new initiative for increased father involvement recently kicked off at Cain Middle School. Male Visual Presence (MVP) is a new program that Principal Randle and his staff designed. The mission of MVP is to provide a positive impact in the lives of students and cultivate a safe learning environment […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 26, 2019) Paulet Del Castillo, a Rockwall High School freshman, will be appearing in the ABC sitcom Mixed-ish, which premiered September 24. Mixed-ish is based on the story of Rainbow Johnson, who recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the ’80s, and the constant dilemmas they had to face […]
(WYLIE, TX – Sept. 26, 2019) On August 11, 2019, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) was notified by the Wildlife Waystation, a wild animal refuge that houses exotic and domestic animals in Sylmar, that their Board of Directors had voted to surrender the facility’s CDFW permit voluntarily and to close the facility. CDFW […]