Rockwall, TX (January 7, 2025) – Calling all chili experts! Get ready to join supporters of the Rainbow Room of Rockwall County in a tasty event for a worthy cause! Got a great chili recipe? Want to share your creation? This cook-off is for you! And you can help local children at the same time! […]
Rockwall, TX (January 6, 2025) – The Rockwall County Library is excited to present World War II trunks from The National WWII Museum of New Orleans with real WWII artifacts. Each trunk offers a theme such as “Homefront,” (articles from the U.S. during WWII), “Europe Operation,” (artifacts from Europe during WWII), and “Tactile” (artifacts that […]
Garland, Texas (January 3, 2025) – As the forecast calls for extreme winter weather to arrive in the coming days, Atmos Energy is closely monitoring the weather and staging its employees across the system. Colder weather may impact the amount of natural gas you use. Using energy wisely and making a few household changes may […]
Rockwall, TX (January 2, 2025) – This January marks an incredible milestone for the Rockwall Kiwanis Food for Kids program—our 50,000th food bag packed! Over the years, this initiative has provided essential weekend meals for children in need throughout Rockwall County, ensuring no child goes hungry when school meals aren’t available. This achievement would not […]
Rockwall, TX (January 2, 2025) – Navigating the legal system can be daunting, let alone doing it on behalf of a loved one. The need to advocate for someone can happen overnight and we are often unprepared. Or, it can be the case where someone’s health is declining slowly, and you never know the right […]
Rockwall, TX (January 1, 2025) – The Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees’ Facility Naming Committee is now accepting nominations for the naming of Middle School #4 located at 4700 Gettysburg Boulevard, Fate, TX 75032. The new school is scheduled to open in August 2025. The nomination form is available here or at www.rockwallisd.com on the […]
Rockwall, TX (December 31, 2024) – Meet sweet Jasper! This lovable and playful puppy gets along well with the older small dog in his foster home. He is interested in the cats that live there but has learned to keep his distance from them. Jasper enjoys toys and playing tug-of-war with a rope. He […]
Rockwall, TX (December 30, 2024) – Prior to becoming County Judge in 2011, I wrote a weekly article for this newspaper titled “The Military View”. These articles focused on local men and women from our area who were serving in one of our armed forces. Most of the articles discussed these individuals and what was […]
Rockwall, TX (December 30, 2024) – A countywide Call for Prayer will be held on Wednesday, January 1st, 2025 at 11:00am following the 10:00am swearing-in ceremony for newly elected and newly re-elected Rockwall County officials and deputy sheriffs at the Rockwall County Historic Courthouse (101 E. Rusk St) in downtown Rockwall. Local religious officiants will […]
Rockwall, TX (December 30, 2024) – Judith Ann Minth, age 83, of Rockwall, Texas, passed away on November 28, 2024. Judy was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 20,1941. Parents Leslie and Julia Horvath and brother John Leslie Horvath preceded her in death. Judy is survived by her loving husband of sixty years, Ron Minth; […]