School dance raises $750 for Diabetes research

(Rockwall ISD) June 18, 2012 – Williams Middle School Student Council hosted a dance and raised $750 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Pictured with the check they recently presented for donation are Sherri Nichols, Student Council sponsor, and Morgan Gilstrap, Student Council president. Thanks to Stacey Hatten, Williams Middle School, for sharing this photo. […]

Meet Penny, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Meet Penny, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Most dogs aren’t as gentle and mild-mannered as Penny. But you have to earn her trust first…for good reason. She was brought to Rockwall Pets in terrible condition. She had a fractured pelvis and both her rear legs were broken in two places. After all she’s been through, she’s more than a little timid. But […]

Boys & Girls Club connects kids through technology

Boys & Girls Club connects kids through technology

Ribbon cutting, grand opening for Tech Center (Rockwall) June 13, 2012 – The Boys & Girls Club of Rockwall County, along with the Rockwall Chamber of Commerce, welcomed more than 60 community investors, City Dignitaries, special guests and over 185 Club members to a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony June 12, celebrating the Club’s […]

ASPCA awards $500 grant to Rockwall Pets

June 13, 2012 – Rockwall Pets, a local non-profit working to make all of Rockwall County a no-kill zone, has received an ASPCA Staffers’ Choice grant from the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®). Ms. Pune Dracker, the director of content and editorial services for the ASPCA, chose Rockwall Pets for […]

Springer students help send Kenyan orphans to school

Springer students help send Kenyan orphans to school

Very few people can pinpoint Maai Mahui, Kenya on a map. Ouida Springer Elementary 6th graders can not only locate the village, they can tell you all about the culture and some new friends they have made. To date, Springer students have raised enough money to sponsor four orphaned children in a small Kenyan village […]

Searching for a Star competition draws young talent from 16 cities

(Wylie) June 4, 2012 – Thursday, June 7 began the first elimination rounds in the Searching for a Star 2012 vocal competition in Wylie.  Fifty-one young performers entered the competition, representing 16 cities. Performers came from as far away as Winnsboro, Texas to audition for the sixth year of the competition. Cities represented include Allen, Coppell, […]

Celebrate with the State Champion Heath Hawks

Celebrate with the State Champion Heath Hawks

(Heath) June 12, 2012 – The Heath Hawks Baseball Team is hardly slowing down after their 2012 Class 4-A State Championship win. They will be honored at 7:15 p.m. Monday, June 18 during the Rockwall ISD School Board meeting. A team celebration will follow at 8 p.m. at Dodie’s Cajun Diner at The Harbor. Family, fans, and […]