Rockwall High announces Homecoming Week festivities

Rock Horn! Oct 10-15 (ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 27, 2016) Rockwall High School Homecoming week is October 10-15.  The RHS Homecoming Parade will take place on October 12.  The parade begins at 6:00 pm at Dobb’s Elementary School.  The parade route will follow Clark Street to Boydston to Townsend, and end at the Wilkerson Sanders […]

Rockwall County News Briefs

Election 2017: Vote early (Sept. 27, 2016) Rockwall County Election Administrator Chris Lynch urges residents to vote early in the 2017 presidential race due to expected large crowds. There are about 57,000 registered voters in the county, Mr. Lynch said, and it is estimated that 45,000 will cast votes in the November election. Half of […]

Rockwall’s Great Escape

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 26, 2016) Recently I spent an evening locked in an old professor’s office with six of my good friends for a little over an hour, trying desperately to hunt down a key that would allow me to escape. I didn’t have my cell phone on me, so I was armed only […]

Rockwall Jazz Band members win chairs in All Region Jazz Band

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 26, 2016) Seven members of the Rockwall High School Jazz Band won chairs in the Region 25 All Region Jazz Auditions at McKinney North High School on Wednesday, September 21. Riley Stewart, Nick Messick, Aren Moore, Alex King, Ryan Rohde, James Matthews, and Trey Efeney won seven of the 21 chairs […]

Meet Ziggy, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 26, 2016) Here’s Ziggy! Are you a renegade? Do you like to stand out from the crowd? Here’s the perfect companion for the unique individual. Ziggy is a one-of-a-kind dog. He’s a happy boy who’s a mix of everything from Basset Hound and Shepherd to Rottweiler and everything in between. One […]

Rockwall Art League’s Fine Art Show & Sale Oct 14-16

Show includes expanded categories, artwork of students with special needs (ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 6, 2016) Record crowds are expected at Rockwall Art League’s Annual Fine Art Show & Sale, now in its 16th year at Rockwall Rotary Hall, 408 S. Goliad St. Open to the public, this FREE event runs Friday, Oct. 14 through […]

Ratcliffe votes to halt the president’s ransom payments to Iran

(WASHINGTON – Sept. 24, 2016) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) voted this week to permanently prohibit the U.S. from making ransom payments or cash payments to Iran. The Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act (H.R. 5931), which passed in the House, clearly establishes that the Obama administration violated U.S. policy by paying ransom in exchange […]

Introducing the 2016-17 Williams Middle School Student Council Officers

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 24, 2016) Congratulations to the following 8th graders who were recently elected as William Middle School’s Student Council Officers:  (From left) Hayley Dopkins – 8th Grade Representative; Sarenity Smith – Treasurer; Ryne Walsh – President; Jade McNabb – Secretary; and  Zach Flowers – Vice-President. Submitted by Stacey Hatten.  Your #1 source […]

Stallion TV Crew: Lights, Camera, Action!

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 24, 2016) Every morning, the Stallion TV crew at Springer Elementary School is dedicated to arriving early to operate the video equipment, prepare information and graphic images for featured stories, create a script and sequence of events, and involve other students and staff for highlighted events. This experience prepares them for […]