(ROCKWALL, TX – May 20, 2016) The past two years my family has experienced quite a transition in becoming caregivers. Our journey is like many others in that our parents are blessed to afford quality assisted care. You may be asking, “Well then, are you really a caregiver?” And my answer is, YES! With every […]
Rockwall area high school sophomores and juniors gathered Saturday, May 14, for a Leadership Forum presented by American Legion Post 117 and Patriot PAWS. The students learned how to develop leadership skills based on John Maxwell’s Five Levels of Leadership. These include: Position, Permission, Production, People Development, and Pinnacle. Students separated into groups and moved […]
(HEATH, TX – May 17, 2016) More than 100 fellow Peace Officers from surrounding Rockwall agencies and members of the public joined Heath DPS in honoring and remembering the law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. The ceremony was hosted on Monday, May 16, at Heath City Hall in […]
(ROCKWALL, TX—May 16, 2016) Howard Dobbs Elementary hosted their first annual Leadership Night to showcase the leadership skills that they have been practicing under the Leader in Me model. Students from all grade-levels came together to showcase the 7 Stephen Covey habits and teach their parents and visitors what being a Leader in Me campus […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 16, 2016) Beginning this Wednesday, Extension Master Gardeners will be available in the Texas AgriLife Extension Service Rockwall County Office to answer horticultural based questions from the public. Stop by 915 Whitmore Dr. Ste. B, Wednesdays from 10-12 and a Rockwall County Master Gardener will be on hand to research questions […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 12, 2016) Congressman John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) formally honored Rockwall High School student, Chris Daniels, Monday for accepting his appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Daniels, who was nominated to the academy by Ratcliffe, is one of just eight students from the Fourth District of Texas to accept an appointment to […]
(ROCKWALL, TX—May 10) Kevin Renner, Rockwall resident and education manager at Universal Technical Institute’s (UTI) Dallas campus, was recently selected as one of 14 new UTI instructors across the nation to serve on the Association for Career & Technical Training Education’s (ACTE) new pilot program. As part of the program, instructors will share input through webinars, […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – May 7, 2016) Rockwall resident and sixth-generation Texan Shelley Garrett has been collecting beloved recipes from family, friends, church ladies and co-workers for more than 30 years. After years of copying the 100+ recipes into 3-ring binders for friends and newlyweds, Garrett decided to publish the collection and give all the proceeds […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 6, 2016) Brennen, our 17 year old, scrambles through the house gathering cleaning supplies. “Can I borrow a vehicle? I have a boat to scrub.” He’s only got a small window of time before lacrosse practice. A traffic ticket looms and he doesn’t want to miss practice again to work up […]
(HEATH, TX – May 5, 2016) The two men posing as TXU/Oncor workers who bullied their way into the home of an 86-year-old Heath resident on April 12 were arrested yesterday by Heath DPS Detectives Brian Burton and Scott Trammell. While inside the resident’s home, one of the suspects had flipped a circuit breaker to […]