(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 5, 2018) My name is Sterling. I am a rare, 35 pound (sterling) silver Basenji mix. I am super good in a pack. I don’t bark but instead yodel. And since I’m only one year old, I am really good at the zoomies! I love attention, especially snuggles, but I might take […]
FOOD DRIVE NOV. 12-15 (ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 5, 2018) The Smiley Tooth Pediatric Dental Specialists are partnering with Mac & Cheese and Pancakes to help provide kid-friendly and kid-approved food to food pantries this holiday season. During normal business hours from November 12-15, drop off kid-friendly non-perishable foods like macaroni and cheese, canned chicken […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 3, 2018) Twelve-year-old Cody Conner of Rockwall, an Utley Middle School student, recently competed in the Fiddle Contest at the 28th Annual Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering and Western Swing Festival Oct. 26-28 at the Fort Worth Stockyards. Cody won first place for his age division, earning a $1,500 scholarship. Cody has […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — November 2, 2018) The Rockwall Noon Rotary recognized Amy Parks-Heath Elementary 6th grader Keaton Steen as the Rotary Student of Honor this week. Rotarian and County Judge David Sweet and Amy Parks-Heath Elementary Principal Megan Smith presented Steen the award. Before presenting the award to Steen, Smith read out some positive comments […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — November 1, 2018) Premier dressage training, show, and sales facility Black Star Sport Horses invites spectators to the farm to enjoy horse-drawn carriages on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3-4, 2018 at the Tejas Carriage Association Combined Driving Event & Horse Driving Trial. Competitors from coast to coast will be in town for […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — October 31, 2018) On Friday mornings before school, Pullen Elementary students and their parents pack the track for some fitness, friendship and family fun with the Pullen Panthers Running Club. For the 2018-2019 school year, Pullen Elementary received a $3,500 grant from Marathon Kids and Nike to help create a Running Club […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — October 31, 2018) The Rockwall Police Department celebrated the retirement of the longest tenured officer in its history with a ceremony at the Center yesterday. The event marked the official retirement of Sergeant Jeff Welch, who spent 35 years on the force in Rockwall. “Being a part of the police department family […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 30, 2018) Join the Rockwall ISD Education Foundation for their Trailblazer Benefit and Bonfire to celebrate 15 years of supporting RISD students and educators. The celebration is Saturday, November 3rd at Summerfield at Tate Farms beginning at 6:30 p.m. The first-ever “Trailblazer Award” will be presented to a community member who exemplifies […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — October 29, 2018) A local chapter of national nonprofit Project Linus is offering the community a chance to make a difference in a child’s life through the art of quilting. Since 2007, Project Linus and a group of local quilters known as Community Quilters have teamed up to provide 500 handmade blankets […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 30, 2018) On Wednesday, November 14, the City of Rockwall’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) will host its 5th Annual GIS Day event. GIS Day is an international event that showcases how GIS is used and what the technology offers. It also coincides with National Geography Awareness Week, a geographic literacy initiative sponsored […]