Rockwall High School Stingerette Showcase 2023: Riley Smith

Rockwall High School Stingerette Showcase 2023: Riley Smith

Rockwall, TX (April 17, 2023) – Our 2023 Stingerette Senior Showcase begins with Riley Smith.  Riley is the daughter of Ian and Buffy Smith and is a two year member of the team. Riley was on the Hip Hop team for the 2021-2022 year and also danced with this year’s ADTS National Champion Super Team. […]

City of Rockwall Dedicates Discovery Statue in Downtown Rockwall Square

City of Rockwall Dedicates Discovery Statue in Downtown Rockwall Square

  Rockwall, Texas (April 14, 2023) – Yesterday, the City of Rockwall dedicated the Rockwall founders’ sculpture, Discovery Statue, located on the southeast corner of the Rockwall Historic Courthouse. The statue depicts pioneers, Benjamin Boydstun, Terry Utley Wade and William Clay Stevenson, discovering the rock wall, for which the city was later named, in 1852. […]

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: It Was Fate

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: It Was Fate

Rockwall, TX (April 14, 2023) – A restored house, with whitewashed wood walls, porches and screen doors open to the beauty, on a good-sized plot of land, in the Texas Hill Country or somewhere in Tennessee, better still; a stone cottage in the Cotswolds, would be the dream photo in my brain. The kitchen, light […]

Rockwall police execute search warrant in response to ongoing kidnapping investigation

Rockwall police execute search warrant in response to ongoing kidnapping investigation

ROCKWALL, TX (April 12, 2023) – On April 12, 2023, at approximately 1:45pm, the Rockwall Police Department executed a search warrant in the 3200 block of Fontana Blvd. The warrant was in response to an ongoing investigation involving 28-year old Joshua Coleman who was arrested and charged with Aggravated Kidnapping. He is currently held at […]

Friends of Rockwall County Library Honor Rockwall ISD and Royse City ISD Librarians

Friends of Rockwall County Library Honor Rockwall ISD and Royse City ISD Librarians

  Rockwall, TX (April 4, 2023) – On Monday, April 3rd, Friends of the Rockwall County Library (FOL) hosted a luncheon for National School Librarians Day to celebrate the important role school librarians play in the development, education and guidance of students of all ages. In addition to lunch, each campus librarian received flowers, a […]

The Rose Table: Making brunch at the barn a ‘mane’ event

The Rose Table: Making brunch at the barn a ‘mane’ event

ROCKWALL, TX (April 4, 2023) I decided to have some horsey fun by hosting Brunch at the Barn with my horse Wendy at beautiful Laurel Ridge Stables in Rowlett. I set up a table in front of Wendy’s stall adorned with a white tablecloth, pink and white flowers, and glamorous gold touches. Since I was […]

Magic of Reading program delivers books along with meals to local seniors

Magic of Reading program delivers books along with meals to local seniors

Would you like a side of adventure with that? ROCKWALL, TX (March 31, 2023) In 2017, Lynn Fate, then owner of the much beloved Roma’s Books, had an idea. She knew senior adults could benefit from reading – she just needed a way to get more books directly to them. Through her inspiration, and after […]

Kick off Easter weekend with Heart of Heath

Kick off Easter weekend with Heart of Heath

HEATH, TX (March 29, 2023) The City of Heath’s traditional Easter Saturday celebration featuring the Heart of Heath 5k and 1-Mile Family Run is Saturday, April 8. This is a great opportunity to bring family and friends to Towne Center Park to experience one of the events that help make Heath special. The runner’s warm […]