Efforts include Winter Clothing Drive * Article updated at 11:15am Nov. 4 to include additional drop box locations *Article updated at 1:40pm Oct. 25 to include a list of drop box locations) (ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 23, 2019) Collection boxes are being placed at several locations throughout Rockwall County this week, where folks can drop […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 24, 2019) The community is welcome as Reese Manor Senior Housing dedicates a memorial garden to longtime resident Kathryn Hall, who passed away last April at 98 years old. Kathryn lived in Rockwall her entire life, and was considered a family member of the Rockwall Housing Authority for 14 years. During […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 24, 2019) The first graders at Jones Elementary have been hard at work learning how to write! The students start out by drawing pictures to express their ideas to create their first draft, then they edit for spelling, punctuation and capitalization. Once the students completed the final draft, they created their final […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 24, 2019) For the third year, Amy Parks-Heath Elementary partnered with the local organization, Mac & Cheese and Pancakes, for a school-wide food drive. Mac & Cheese and Pancakes was created by Kaden Newton. Kaden, who just happens to be a student at Celia Hays Elementary, has been a fan of the […]
Featuring Pilates in the Park (FATE, TX – Oct. 24, 2019) Texas Health Hospital Rockwall, in partnership with the City of Fate, will host a free Stress Management Luncheon designed to prepare you for the holiday season. The event will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21 at Fate City Hall, located at 1900 CD […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 24, 2019) Mark your calendars for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 for the Rockwall County Library’s annual Chico’s Holiday Fashion Show. During this special fundraising event, the Friends of the Library will strut the library’s holiday runway and model outfits and accessories carefully selected by Chico’s that are guaranteed to dazzle […]
UPDATE (4:34PM Oct. 29, 2019) – This event has been cancelled. Stay tuned for new date. (ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 23, 2019) Do you know how to respond in a crisis? Traumatic bleeding injuries may occur as the result of a motor vehicle accident, severe weather event, or even an active shooter incident – but […]
(ROYSE CITY, TX – Oct. 23, 2019) The Rockwall High School cheerleader who jumped off a Homecoming parade float to save a choking child was honored as a Hometown Hero yesterday at the Royse City Whataburger. Tyra was able to save the young boy who was choking on a piece of candy by performing the […]
(WASHINGTON- Oct. 23, 2019) Reps. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) and Ro Khanna’s (D-Calif.) bill to advance and modernize the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Continuous Diagnostics Mitigation (CDM) program was approved unanimously today by the House Homeland Security Committee. The Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act (H.R. 4237) is identical to the Senate bill introduced by Sens. Cornyn (R-Texas) and Maggie […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 22, 2019) October’s Delta Kappa Gamma Society meeting was held at the Rockwall County Library on Monday, October 4. New members were inducted, and last spring’s Rockwall County Professional Educator’s Scholarship recipient Julie Byrnes was introduced. Julie has been an employee of Rockwall ISD for 13 years and has taught at several […]