ROCKWALL, TX (May 18, 2021) Hey there! Are you looking for the cutest little girl ever? Well, here I am. Esther’s my name! But I’m more than just looks, I am also a very sweet, loving, playful girl who loves to cuddle! I get along great with the other dogs in my foster home, and […]
ROCKWALL, TX – May 18, 2021 — The Rockwall city council held a swearing-in ceremony for individuals elected and re-elected to the council during its meeting on May 17. Kevin Fowler was sworn in as the new Rockwall Mayor, and Clarence Jorif was sworn in as a new council member at Place 3 on the […]
DALLAS — Dallas-based The Meadows Foundation has awarded national animal welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society $100,000 to deepen its work across Texas with local animal shelters to sustain and expand no-kill practices. “Momentum for increased lifesaving and no-kill is building across Texas, but there is still so much to do—and Best Friends has proven solutions to fix this […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 18, 2021) The Council of Catholic Women (CCW), Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church recently awarded two $1,000 scholarships to two young lady high school graduates. Rebecca Boehm will be attending Tyler Junior College. Ariauna Salvaggio-Lazarin will be attending Sam Houston State University. The Council of Catholic Women was formed in 1977 […]
ROCKWALL, TX – May 18, 2021 — Rockwall Mayor Kevin Fowler issued a proclamation during last night’s city council meeting recognizing May 2021 as Mental Health Awareness Month in the City of Rockwall. Fowler was joined by Mike Wallace, President of the newly formed organization in Rockwall County called Citizen Advocates for Mental Health, and […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 18, 2021) The following is a Rockwall ISD press release summarizing last night’s RISD Board of Trustees meeting. NOTE: Board meeting summaries highlight different agenda items due to limited audience opportunities at Board meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Board meeting videos are available for viewing within 24-hours of the meeting at www.rockwallisd.com. […]
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (May 14, 2021) – Kaelin Henry and Kathryn Reeves, both of Rockwall, TX, achieved honors at Midwestern State University. Kaelin, who is studying Dental Hygiene, made the President’s Honor Roll. Kathryn, who is in Sport and Leisure Studies, earned a spot on the Dean’s Honor Roll. Midwestern State University recognized 1,089 honor […]
NASHVILLE, TN (05/12/2021)– Joshua Hunter qualified for the Spring 2021 Dean’s List at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. Approximately 53 percent of Belmont’s 6,170 undergraduate students qualified for the Spring 2021 Dean’s List. […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 14, 2021) On May 3rd, Rockwall-Heath’s Christian Giadolor ’21 M.A. ’22 was elected executive president of Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) , its student government. Running on the slate L.E.A.D. (love, empathy, advocacy, direction) Stanford, Giadolor and his running mate, Cricket Bidleman earned 90.73% of the vote, with the rest going […]
ROCKWALL, TX – May 14, 2021 — Austin Taylor, a junior at Rockwall High, was awarded the Gold Presidential Service Award for the third time for his volunteering efforts in and around Rockwall. The President’s Volunteer Service Award is a volunteer award program that encourages citizens to live a life of service. To earn the […]