Met Judy, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Met Judy, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Rockwall, TX (April 29, 2025) – Meet Judy! This 4-month-old puppy is a quick learner, eager to please, and highly responsive to training. She has a friendly personality, lots of energy, and would be a great fit for an outdoor enthusiast. Judy gets along well with other dogs, although her high energy levels could be […]

Rockwall ISD announces 2025 District Teachers of the Year

Rockwall ISD announces 2025 District Teachers of the Year

ROCKWALL ISD (April 28, 2025) Rockwall ISD proudly announces the 2025 Elementary and Secondary District Teachers of the Year, Noelle Cummings from Linda Lyon Elementary and Gennie Holcomb from Rockwall-Heath High School. Ms. Cummings teaches third-grade reading at Linda Lyon Elementary and has been teaching for 32 years. Twenty-one of those years have been with […]

Building Beds, Building Hope: 250 Rockwall area volunteers deliver sweet dreams

Building Beds, Building Hope: 250 Rockwall area volunteers deliver sweet dreams

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (April 28, 2025) – In a powerful display of service and community spirit, 250 volunteers from the Rockwall area came together this past weekend to build 55 beds for children in need across the DFW area. The event drew an especially strong turnout from teenagers eager to make a difference. Working side by […]

TXDOT announces Rockwall County lane closures set to begin on April 27

TXDOT announces Rockwall County lane closures set to begin on April 27

ROCKWALL COUNTY (April 25, 2025) – Weather permitting, the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) has announced various lane closures and improvement projects throughout Rockwall County set begin on April 27. Lane Closures along I-30 in Rockwall County The following lane closures are scheduled as part of an ongoing I-30 improvement project: The eastbound I-30 frontage road […]

Student at Ouida Baley Middle School detained for making threats

Student at Ouida Baley Middle School detained for making threats

ROCKWALL, TX (April 25, 2025) On Friday, April 25, 2025, the Royse City Police Department detained a 12-year-old male student from Ouida Baley Middle School for Terroristic Threat. The police department received a report that after school on Thursday, April 24, 2025, the student began sending text messages to another student threatening to bring a gun […]

Nominations open for naming of Rockwall ISD Marine Corps JROTC Facility

Nominations open for naming of Rockwall ISD Marine Corps JROTC Facility

Rockwall, TX (April 25, 2025) – The Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees’ Facility Naming Committee is now accepting nominations for the naming of the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Facility at the Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy. The nomination form is available here: https://tinyurl.com/4h943d43 The form may be mailed or […]

Rockwall’s ShepUp Performance Center 7v7 football teams headed to Nationals

Rockwall’s ShepUp Performance Center 7v7 football teams headed to Nationals

Rockwall, TX (April 25, 2025) – In just their first season competing in 7v7 football, ShepUp Performance Center is already making waves on the national scene. The ShepUp 8th grade team brought home the championship trophy at the 2025 Battle of the Best National Qualifier tournament, earning a free bid to the Battle of the […]

VU awards Rockwall ISD high school students $2.4 billion in scholarships

VU awards Rockwall ISD high school students $2.4 billion in scholarships

Rockwall, TX (April 24, 2025) – Rockwall ISD has partnered with VU Scholarships to offer more than 1,000 students $2.4 billion in early college scholarship opportunities before they even apply to a university or college. Rockwall ISD’s partnership with VU Scholarships allows the students at Rockwall High School, Rockwall-Heath High School, and Quest Academy to […]

Rockwall FFA students put grant funds to work

Rockwall FFA students put grant funds to work

Rockwall, TX (April 24, 2025) – Rockwall FFA students are continually striving for more opportunities to apply their knowledge and skills through a large variety of projects. Recently, after the Ag Mechanical program received a Rockwall ISD Education Foundation grant of $4,330.31, three very talented and industrious students took on the opportunity to build shop […]

Rockwall ISD names 2025 BEST Teachers of the Year

Rockwall ISD names 2025 BEST Teachers of the Year

ROCKWALL, TX (April 23, 2025) Rockwall ISD is proud to announce the 2025 Sheri Stodghill Fowler BEST Teachers of the Year, recognizing two outstanding first-year educators for their exceptional impact in the classroom. The Best (Beginning Educators…Successful Teacher) program supports and celebrates first-year educators across the district. Sarah Fladeland, a first-grade teacher at Ouida Springer […]