ROCKWALL, TX – August 18, 2020 — Superintendent Dr. John Villarreal and District Leadership Team members presented a School Start update to the Board of Trustees. Dr. Villarreal informed the Board of the recent back-to-school registration period where parents across the District selected in-person learning by 62 percent and remote learning by 38 percent. “This […]
ROCKWALL, TX – August 13, 2020 — In its regular meeting on Aug. 11, the Commissioners Court recognized the 2020 American Legion Boys/Girls State delegates. The Boys/Girls State program went virtual for the first time in its history due to COVID-19, with 12 young ladies and eight young men from Rockwall County high schools participating […]
ROCKWALL, TX – August 13, 2020 — Rockwall County is looking to revamp its COVID-19 case reporting with a new dashboard on the county website. Barbara Neville with the Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management provided some insight about the new COVID-19 reporting dashboard to the Commissioners Court during its regular meeting on Aug. 11. […]
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Lone Star CASA to host “Clays for CASA” event ROCKWALL TX – (August 10, 2020) Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children), an organization dedicated to the serving abused and neglected children in Rockwall and Kaufman Counties, is holding their annual sporting clay shoot in conjunction with Texas Gun Ranch on Saturday, August […]
FATE, TX (August 7, 2020) The two-story patio restaurant space at the Villages of Fate is now home to Pablo’s Restaurant and Cantina, an authentic Mexican cuisine full-service sit-down restaurant. Pablo Llanito and his partners Elizabeth and Woody Leath are excited to bring this new restaurant to downtown Fate. The interior finishes are underway and […]
ROCKWALL, TX – August 6, 2020 — Holy Trinity by the Lake Episcopal Church in Heath is hosting a donations drive for the Austin Street Center on Aug. 9 from 1-3 p.m. The Austin Street Center provides emergency shelter and services for the most vulnerable homeless men and women. Here’s a list of what to […]
ROCKWALL, TX – August 6, 2020 — COVID-19 has impacted and rearranged all of our lives. Of necessity, we spend more time together, often living in close quarters. During this unusual time, how we relate to each other, how we give and receive love, and the quality of that love, is very important for our […]
ROCKWALL, TX – August 5, 2020 — Rockwall resident Lezli Bohannan has started up a pen pal program inviting the community to bring some social-distance-style companionship to the elderly. The Assisted Living Pen Pal program welcomes you to write letters and notes of good cheer to the elderly residents in assisted living and home health […]
ROCKWALL, TX – August 4, 2020 — Rockwall ISD received the first 16 pallets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) last week. In collaboration with the Governor’s Strike Force and the Texas Department of Emergency Management, PPE was procured to help school districts reopen for the 2020-2021 school year. These supplies will be divided and allocated […]