(TERRELL, TX – June 29, 2017) STAR Transit will hold a series of public meetings to involve citizen participation regarding the proposal to amend STAR Transit’s fare structure. STAR Transit will provide information regarding the proposed changes. Anyone wishing to make comments is invited to attend and express their views. Upcoming public meetings include: Monday, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 29, 2017) During the weekend of June 17 – 18, 2017, the City of Rockwall Parks & Recreation Department held a Back the Blue Baseball Tournament at the Leon Tuttle Baseball Complex to benefit the Rockwall Police Department. Today the Parks Department presented Chief Kirk Riggs and The Rockwall Police Department […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 28, 2017) At Monday night’s School Board meeting, the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees approved the 2017-2018 budget. The Board adopted a general fund budget of approximately $123 million that included additional staffing and operational cost of opening Linda Lyon Elementary, a 2% salary increase for employees, additional staff positions for […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 28, 2017) GoodLife Senior Living was joined yesterday by the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce for a groundbreaking ceremony at 126 Smirl Drive in Heath. The project is intended to provide assisted living with memory care for the residents of Heath and the surrounding area. The project was approved in April 2017 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 26, 2017) Brea is an energetic, happy, and as-loving-as-it-gets kind of girl. She instantly melts in your arms or lap once you start petting her. She is a white lab mix, but is smaller than a regular lab. She has a couple injuries from her prior life, but who doesn’t?!?! Even […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 26, 2017) The new 2017-2018 Board of Directors of the Rockwall Soroptimist was installed by member Sandy Hansen at a dinner on June 22 at the Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club. Pictured from left to right: Norma Morris, Director; Ariana Hargrove, President-elect; Kim Sweet, President; Rhonda Wright, Treasurer; Holly Lyons, Director; Kami Webb, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 25, 2017) Amica Rockwall is gearing up for their annual Denim and Diamonds gala which benefits local non-profits as well as students through grants and scholarships. This year, the ladies’ charity was pleased to dole out $40,000 to assist local high school seniors in their educational endeavors. Rockwall High School graduates […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 23, 2017) On June 3 members of the National Charity League, Inc. (NCL), Lone Star Chapter volunteered for the Women in Need Glow Run at Harry Myers Park. The volunteers assisted with set up and break down, decorating, registration and check-in, and manned water stations and route stations. National Charity League […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 23, 2017) Members of the National Charity League, Inc., Lone Star Chapter Class of 2023 spent an afternoon decorating socks with colorful, fun, non-skid designs to be included in birthday bags for clients of Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County. Pictured are (left side) Aziza Rabah, Dibora Holland, Tessa […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 23, 2017) National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recently announced more than 3,200 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities. One of those recipients is Jamie Hall, a Rockwall High School 2017 graduate, who was named a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist in the fall of 2016. Jamie’s scholarship […]