Jacket Backers honor lifetime members in Victory Club

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 26, 2015) The Rockwall Jacket Backers honored three individuals during a pre-game ceremony at the third annual Spring Swarm football game at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium.  Lifetime Membership in the Jacket Backers’ Victory Club were awarded to Leigh Plagens, RISD Board of Trustee member and longtime Jacket Backer supporter, Dale Downum, “The Voice […]

HHCA Youth Fall Football registration underway

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 24, 2015) Early registration is underway through June 13 for Heath Hawks Community Athletics Association youth football, serving grades K through 6. The HHCA has been providing a community based youth football program for many years each Fall in coordination with the Heath Hawks High School and coaches. This year, as […]

Rockwall police enhance 9-1-1 services with Smart911 System

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 1, 2015) The Rockwall Police Department is pleased to announce today that it has implemented Smart911 and it is now available to all citizens. The Smart 911 system allows citizens to create a Safety Profile for their household, which will display vital information to 911 Dispatchers and will assist first responders […]

Color My World summer art classes offered for children

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 19, 2015) This summer, artists James and Nancy Kuntz’s Color My World art classes at the Uptown Downtown Art Gallery in Rockwall will teach children ages 4-6 years and 1st through 6th grade some fundamental color techniques through drawing, watercolor, paper-mache and more. Summers sessions will be: 4 to 6 year olds, June […]

Children with special needs ready to enjoy Rockwall YMCA Angel Camp

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 19, 2015) J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall’s Angel Camp, the state-licensed day camp for North Texas area children with special needs, is set to begin June 22 with full enrollment and a full slate of activities. Designed for youth ages 5 to 18, the summer program allows kids with differing physical […]

Patriot PAWS program closes out the 2014-15 Friends of the Library year

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 19, 2015)  Colonel Keith Young, U.S. Army (Ret.), Alice Crosby and service dog Spots held the attention of guests at the May 12th meeting of Friends of the Rockwall County Library.  Young and Crosby are volunteer trainers for Patriot PAWS, a 501(c)3 non-profit whose mission is to provide service dogs to assist […]

Rockwall YMCA member finishes Boston Marathon ‘Boston Strong’

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 19, 2015) When J.E.R. Chilton YMCA member Estus Barron, 47, crossed the finish line of the 2015 Boston Marathon with a remarkable net total time of 2:58:43 to place 144th overall in the 45-49 age bracket, he really began to appreciate the meaning behind the infamous race’s slogan “Boston Strong.” “I […]

Rockwall Art League to sponsor Art Workshops

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 5, 2015) The Rockwall Art League has announced that they will once again sponsor art workshops in the Rockwall area.  These popular workshops are open to public and historically have drawn many participants from distant locations in Texas and out of state. Artists interested in signing up for a workshop should contact […]

Free e-waste collection offered May 16

(HEATH, TX – May 5, 2015) A free electronic waste collection event co-sponsored by the City of Heath will be held on Saturday, May 16, 9 a.m. to noon at the Cain Middle School parking lot at 6620 Horizon Road, Rockwall. E-waste is any electronic equipment that has reached end-of-life or end-of-usage in your home […]