Rockwall Pets expands management team

Rockwall Pets expands management team

(ROCKWALL-March 5, 2013) Rockwall Pets, a No Kill rescue and advocacy organization, is proud to announce two new members of its management team. Beth Cansler is now foster coordinator, and Christina Arriaga has been promoted from Dallas rescue coordinator to the organization’s overall rescue coordinator. Cansler oversees the expanding foster operation, coordinating housing for rescued […]

Tutors needed for GED, ESL, Literacy, Citizenship

(ROCKWALL-March 5, 2013) Reading for Adults will hold tutor training from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 23 in the literacy center at the Rockwall County Library. Tutors are needed for GED, ESL, Literacy, and Citizenship. Those interested in making a positive change in someone’s life, see Carol in the literacy center, or call […]

Faith, friendship, family give cancer survivor strength

 Friendship isn’t about whom you have known the longest…it’s about who came and never left your side, states an anonymous author. This is true of Carolyn Keane and her good friend Kerri Bergerhouse. The two women met about 20 years ago at First United Methodist Church of Heath. They were so close that they even […]

Rockwall HS Meet & Greet to welcome new Athletic Director, Head Coach

(ROCKWALL ISD-March 2, 2013) The Rockwall High School Jacket Backers invite everyone to a community reception and meet and greet event welcoming Russ Reeves, the new Rockwall ISD Athletic Director, and Rodney Webb, the new RHS Head football coach.  

A special destination for special kids

North Texas children look forward to visiting Morgan’s Wonderland Your donations will help provide an experience of a lifetime for local special needs families (March 2, 2013) The world’s first ultra-accessible theme park for those with special needs opened in early 2010. School buses line the main entrance of Morgan’s Wonderland in San Antonio. Other […]

Rockwall-Heath Hawk Orchestra wins Sweepstakes at first ever UIL competition

(ROCKWALL ISD – March 1, 2013) Congratulations to the Heath High School Hawk Orchestra for winning Sweepstakes at their very first UIL competition yesterday. Sweepstakes is the highest honor a group can receive at this competition. This is the beginning of a long legacy for the Hawk Orchestra Program. The Hawk Orchestra is under the […]

Rockwall ISD hires new Rockwall HS head coach

(ROCKWALL ISD-March 1, 2013) In a special scheduled board meeting on Friday, March 1, the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the hiring of Rodney Webb as the new head coach and campus athletic coordinator for Rockwall High School.  Coach Webb has most recently served as the head football coach and campus athletic coordinator […]

Rockwall policeman among Texas’ top 10 officers recognized for making most DWI arrests

(ROCKWALL-February 28, 2013) Rockwall Police Officer Marty Arrowood was recognized recently by the Texas Municipal Police Association as one of the top 10 officers in the State of Texas with the most Driving While Intoxicated arrests in 2012. Presenting the award to Officer Arrowood is Caleb Williams of the state association. “We congratulate Officer Arrowood […]

Rockwall to host free SKYWARN Storm Spotter training

(February 27, 2013) Seventeen tornadoes occurred in North Texas, during one afternoon in April 2012. Over 5 million people were under a tornado warning at some point on April 3. There were no fatalities and very few injuries. Trained weather spotters were one of the reasons that effective warnings were given to those in the […]

Richland College offers course to prepare for Citizenship Test

(DALLAS-February 26, 2013) Richland College is offering “Becoming an American Citizen,” a course for individuals interested in preparing for the civics portion of the naturalization test — a requirement for U.S. citizenship. Prospective students have a choice between two meeting times: Mondays through Fridays from 7-9 a.m., March 7 through April 5; or Mondays and Wednesdays […]