ROCKWALL/HEATH/FATE, TX (Oct. 1, 2017) Here’s a digital look at our October print edition. Our print publication delivers monthly to more than 20,000 homes and businesses throughout Rockwall and Heath. Extra copies are available for pick up at the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, the JER Chilton YMCA, the Rockwall County Library and various local businesses. Meals on Wheels […]
AstroDad makes potential discovery of new planetary nebula (ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 25, 2017) On Friday night, 22 September, 2017 at my observatory in Oklahoma, I imaged the Pisces galaxy cluster with my deep sky galaxy setup. This equipment consists of an 11-inch Celestron XLT schmidt-cassegrain compound telescope and a Quantum Scientific QSI-583WSG cooled CCD astronomy […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 25, 2017) Rockwall High School and Rockwall-Heath High School will meet on the football field again this year in the Heritage GMC Buick I-30 Classic. The Heritage GMC Buick I-30 Classic will be at 7:30 p.m. this Friday, September 29 at the Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium in Rockwall. The official tailgate party, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 25, 2017) I am Bruiser. I’m a Chihuahua mix weighing in at 10 pounds and I am approximately 12 years old. I am a closet love bug. There – I said it. I love nothing more than sitting next to you while we watch TV, sleeping next to you in bed […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 23, 2017) On September 19th, the Jones Elementary Library sponsored Technology Night in the Jones Cafeteria. The goal of the event was to promote the technology that Jones Elementary has available for teachers and students to utilize. Families programmed robots including Ollie, Sphero, Parallax Scribbler, BeeBot, Codeapillar, and Robot Mouse. These […]
Open Letter from American Legion Post Commander (ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 23, 2017) Many outside the military don’t know what a Gold Star Mother is or what Gold Star Families are. When an active-duty service member dies, his or her mother automatically becomes a Gold Star Mother. It’s a distinction that no mother wants, but it’s […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 13, 2017) As the weather begins to cool down, are you looking for a fun way to celebrate outdoors with your furry friend? Rockwall Dog Days is on the way. The event kicks off on Saturday, September 30, at the Lake Pointe Park Community Center in Lake Rockwall Estates, located at […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 22, 2017) Are your children curious about all the different birds, plants, bugs and animals they find while playing outside? Do you enjoy bird watching, native plants and wildlife watching? Would your students benefit from a hands-on species identification project and learning from an Urban Biologist and Master Naturalists? The Rockwall […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 22, 2017) Rockwall High School Homecoming Week is October 2-7. The RHS Homecoming Parade will take place on Thursday, October 5. The parade begins at 6 p.m. at Dobb’s Elementary School. The parade route will follow Clark Street to Boydston to Townsend and end at the Wilkerson Sanders Stadium parking lot. […]
(WASHINGTON – Sept. 21, 2017) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) launched the 2017-2018 Congressional Student Leadership Program (CSLP) in Rockwall County this week. The program includes more than 50 high school participants from across Texas’ 4th District. The CSLP students gathered for their first meeting of the 2017-2018 schoolyear in three physical locations: Sherman, Rockwall and […]