Williams Middle School Orchestra Students Advance to All-Region Orchestra

Williams Middle School Orchestra Students Advance to All-Region Orchestra

(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 27, 2017) The Williams Middle School Orchestra recently competed in the TMEA All-Region Orchestra Auditions at Allen High School. Other schools from our region include Allen, McKinney, Lovejoy, Sherman and all of Rockwall. The following WMS students were selected: Violin Carrissa Heimer Mia Vu Kyle Gibson Joseph Nguyen Viola Jessica Alvarado Leta […]

Rockwall-Heath Orchestra Earn Chairs in All-Region Orchestra

Rockwall-Heath Orchestra Earn Chairs in All-Region Orchestra

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – Oct. 27, 2017) Eight students from the Rockwall-Heath High School Orchestra recently earned chairs in the Region 25 All-Region Orchestra. Students from Allen, McKinney, Wylie, Lovejoy and Rockwall ISD competed for chairs in this distinguished group. The following students earned chairs in the All-Region Orchestra: Gillian Boley – Violin Keith Boudewijn – Violin […]

Teen and mom fundraise for dysautonomia

Teen and mom fundraise for dysautonomia

(ROCKWALL, TX—October 26, 2017) Local Rockwall High School senior Regan Watson and her mom Nicole are making noise for turquoise during October, National Dysautonomia Awareness Month. On Tuesday, Oct. 24, they hosted a fundraiser at Joe Willy’s in Rockwall for Dysautonomia International, an organization dedicated to raising awareness about POTS and other similar conditions. After […]

Meet Callie, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 26, 2017) Hello there, I’m Callie and I am on the search for my next fur-ever home. I enjoy spending time with my humans and I play well with my smaller foster fur-siblings (2 smaller dogs and a cat). I would love to meet you so we can be friends. I am […]

Business leaders donate $11,000 to Meals on Wheels

Business leaders donate $11,000 to Meals on Wheels

(ROCKWALL, TX – October 26, 2017) 100 Business Leaders of Rockwall County delivered checks and cash donations totaling $11,000 to Meals on Wheels of Rockwall County on Wednesday, Oct. 25. The group brings together 100 or more business leaders several times per year to hear presentations from local nonprofits. After each pitch, the business leaders […]

Rockwall ISD to hold public community education summits

Rockwall ISD to hold public community education summits

(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 25, 2017) Rockwall ISD will hold four community education summits, open to the public, November 6-7 to discuss the future of the district. As Rockwall ISD continues to grow at an exciting pace, it is important to celebrate past successes and create a new vision to ensure Rockwall ISD continues its […]

Rockwall Art League to host Annual Fine Art Show

Weekend long event opens Oct. 27 at new venue (ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 25, 2017) The Rockwall Art League will host its 17th Annual Fine Art Show & Sale Friday, Oct. 27 through Sunday, Oct. 29 at the Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club, 2600 Champions Drive. “The Rockwall Art League had such an outstanding response […]

Rockwall volleyball coach hits 500 career wins

Rockwall volleyball coach hits 500 career wins

(ROCKWALL, TX — October 24, 2017) The Rockwall High School Girls Varsity Volleyball team’s victory against Mesquite on Friday, Oct. 13 marked a milestone in the making for head coach Damon Wilson, who celebrated win number 500 of his career at the helm of the Rockwall varsity volleyball program. “It doesn’t feel real. I’ve been […]

Pumpkin Patch Season at the Blase Family Farm

Pumpkin Patch Season at the Blase Family Farm

(ROCKWALL, TX — Oct. 21, 2017) For the Blase Family Farm, harvest season takes on a whole new meaning. Rather than storing up truckloads of fresh crops from their land, the Blases welcome truckloads of guests onto the property at 1232 East Fork Drive to pick out the perfect pumpkin and feast on fall fun. […]