(FATE, TX — May 8, 2018) Discount Power offers the City of Fate residents a competitive electricity deal through the Fate Power Switch program. This City-endorsed program is expected to save residential customers an average of $343 per year. Together with iChoosr, an independent service provider, the City of Fate conducted an auction among electric providers. Discount […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 8, 2018) The Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the partnership contract for three years at their special session on May 7. This unique partnership gives Texas Tech the ability to host both face-to-face and online classes at the Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy. Students will now have […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 16, 2018) Northeast Texas finally has a Democrat running for US Congress. Catherine Krantz is tired of small towns in America getting the short end of the stick. They are underfunded in almost every area: schools, roads, hospitals, and infrastructure, especially internet telecommunications. We are being left behind. She (like so […]
(ROYSE CITY, TX — May 7, 2018) In honor of The National Day of Prayer on May 3, the City of Royse City conducted an outdoor prayer vigil which included the mayor, religious and civic leaders. The Post Chaplain was included in the ceremony by praying for the U.S. military and veterans. In attendance from […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 7, 2018) The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will hold a public meeting this week on proposed improvements to SH 276 from FM 549 in Rockwall County to CR 2472 in Hunt County. The public meeting will be held from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, May 10, at the Utley Middle School Cafeteria, located at […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 7, 2018) I find myself coming of age… an age of doing things with a different mindset than when I was 40. That’s hard for me. I’m 71 now and need to begin thinking like one should when one is 71. I’m not sure what that should look like since I’ve […]
Rockwall voters approve bond proposal to repair city streets (ROCKWALL, TX – May 7, 2018) During the 2018 Joint Election on May 5, a majority of Rockwall voters cast their ballots in favor of the 2018 Bond Election proposal for street rehabilitation and reconstruction of aging roads in the city. The $85 million bond proposition […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 7, 2018) The Leadership Rockwall Class of 2018 unveiled not one but two class projects last week during a dual ribbon cutting and open house event presented by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall. Leadership Rockwall 2018 class members invited the community to the Rockwall County Helping Hands Health Center to reveal […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 4, 2018) Rockwall ISD recently held The Battle of the Books Competition, a reading incentive program designed to encourage third through sixth grade students to read and have fun while competing with their peers. “These students have been working diligently all year,” said Rikki Smith, director of instructional technology and media […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 4, 2018) Rockwall ISD Culinary Arts team recently competed against 45 other teams nationwide in the National ProStart Competition where they placed second in the nation, which is the highest a Texas team has ever earned in the 15-year history. Finishing second in the nation solidifies my team’s college and career goals, […]