Cheyenne, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week, needs help to avoid leg amputation

(ROCKWALL-May 7, 2013) Cheyenne has everything going for her. She’s a three-ear-old Akita who’s gorgeous, charming and mild-mannered. She’s a big girl – she weighs over 75 pounds – but Cheyenne is a gentle giant. She’s everything a great dog should be. Except one thing. She was apparently hit by a car and suffered substantial […]

Mothers welcome for special event Friday at Beacon Harbor

(ROCKWALL-May 7, 2013) Beacon Harbor Rehabilitation Center, located at 6700 Heritage Parkway in Rockwall, will host a special Mother’s Day event at 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 10. The Senior Classic Follies will perform a senior variety show – guaranteed to entertain! The event is free and open to the public. There are goodies in store for […]

Rockwall police lieutenant graduates from advanced management training

Rockwall police lieutenant graduates from advanced management training

(ROCKWALL-May 7, 2013) Lt. David Valliant is the most recent member of the Rockwall Police Department’s Command Staff to complete the Police Executive Management College at The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA) in Plano. ILE is one of the premier learning centers for Police Executives. All members of the Command Staff have attended either […]

Sixth grader takes action to help feed the hungry

(ROCKWALL-May 7, 2013) Anna Hibbs, a sixth grader in Christine Roach’s class at Grace Hartman Elementary School, recently collected and delivered more than 700 pounds of canned goods, flour, sugar, oil, peanut butter, jelly, canned meats and Hamburger Helper to Rockwall County Helping Hands.  “While researching on the internet, I learned that one out of every six […]

Lake Pointe celebrates opening of Emergency Department in Forney

(FORNEY-May 6, 2013) On April 30, Lake Pointe Health Network’s CEO, Brett Lee (left) and Darren Rozell, Mayor of Forney (right) participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony officially marking the grand opening of the new Emergency Department in Forney along side members of the Forney Chamber of Commerce, Forney community and LPHN. The $4 million ED […]

Rockwall Chamber recognizes Business of the Month (VIDEO)

Rockwall Chamber recognizes Business of the Month (VIDEO)

(ROCKWALL-May 6, 2013) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently named My Computer Guy as its May Business of the Month. The full-service computer, networking and consulting company is locally owned and operated by Bill and Sheila Hair. They’ve been serving small to mid-sized businesses and residential customers in Rockwall, Heath, Fate, Royse City, Rowlett and surrounding cities […]

Jacket football teams up with Helping Hands

(ROCKWALL ISD-May 6, 2013) Head Coach Rodney Webb and the Rockwall High School football teams are excited to announce a food drive to benefit Helping Hands of Rockwall County. The boys will be going door-to-door collecting canned and boxed food donations on Wednesday, May 15 in the Rockwall High School attendance zone. In addition, players will be […]

‘We don’t just teach music, we make musicians’

‘We don’t just teach music, we make musicians’

(ROCKWALL-May 5, 2013) When you walk into the Rockwall School of Music for the first time, you may be surprised at what you see. And hear. And don’t hear. The 3,000 sq. ft. facility comprises 12 teaching studios – each a distraction-free zone with soundproof walls and solid doors with windows. On any given week, […]

Orchestra for homeschool string players

Orchestra for homeschool string players

If you play violin, viola, cello or bass, this orchestra is for you (May 5, 2013) The Rockwall School of Music is making the necessary arrangements to offer a homeschool orchestra for the 2013-14 school year. The orchestra will be open to all homeschool students in the greater Rockwall area. Instrumentalists with one or more […]