AstroDad makes potential discovery of new planetary nebula (ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 25, 2017) On Friday night, 22 September, 2017 at my observatory in Oklahoma, I imaged the Pisces galaxy cluster with my deep sky galaxy setup. This equipment consists of an 11-inch Celestron XLT schmidt-cassegrain compound telescope and a Quantum Scientific QSI-583WSG cooled CCD astronomy […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 25, 2017) Local moms are getting the chance to connect with each other through an exciting new opportunity starting in neighborhoods across the community known as Gather. Gather is a neighborhood community of moms meeting regularly in their homes to encourage and support each other to be more intentional with their […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 25, 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. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 25, 2017) Rockwall County Judge David Sweet presented a certificate of achievement to Rockwall County Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Saric during the Sept. 14 meeting of Rockwall County Commissioners Court. Saric is a former Rockwall County detention officer. He is the first non-certified sheriff’s office employee to participate in a special program […]
(HEATH, TX — September 25, 2017) Rockwall-Heath’s Student Council led students, staff and the community in a Hurricane Harvey fundraiser. Over the past 3 weeks, Stuco, led by Advisor Kaci Spampinato and President Brooke Graves, went into action to help those affected by Harvey. As a school and community, they were able to collect the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 25, 2017) Nebbie Williams began a pilot S.T.E.A.M. program this year. Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathemtaics, or S.T.E.A.M., is a sixth grade class being taught by Mrs. Zurbach, the Library Media Specialist. “I was honored when Mrs. Gielow asked me to help out with the S.T.E.A.M. class,” Katherine Zurbach said. “The […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 25, 2017) It’s raffle time in Rockwall! The Full Metal Jackets FRC 1296 Booster Club is raffling a 2017 Ford Mustang to support Rockwall High School robotics. The prize is a 2017 Ford Mustang V6 Fastback and is currently on display at Rockwall Ford (990 E Interstate 30). One must be […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 25, 2017) Rockwall High School and Rockwall-Heath High School will meet on the football field again this year in the Heritage GMC Buick I-30 Classic. The Heritage GMC Buick I-30 Classic will be at 7:30 p.m. this Friday, September 29 at the Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium in Rockwall. The official tailgate party, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 25, 2017) I am Bruiser. I’m a Chihuahua mix weighing in at 10 pounds and I am approximately 12 years old. I am a closet love bug. There – I said it. I love nothing more than sitting next to you while we watch TV, sleeping next to you in bed […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 23, 2017) On September 19th, the Jones Elementary Library sponsored Technology Night in the Jones Cafeteria. The goal of the event was to promote the technology that Jones Elementary has available for teachers and students to utilize. Families programmed robots including Ollie, Sphero, Parallax Scribbler, BeeBot, Codeapillar, and Robot Mouse. These […]