(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 19, 2017) During the first week of school at Dorothy S. Pullen Elementary School, Hurricane Harvey was wreaking havoc in other parts of our state. Pullen students were aware that while they were greeting their friends, meeting their new teachers and dropping off brand new school supplies in their classrooms, other […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 19, 2017) At their regular meeting last night, the Rockwall City Council voted to decrease taxes more than three cents, making this the fourth straight year to implement a decrease. The 2016 rate was the lowest since 2008, and this year’s rate goes below that. In the vote, the Council adopted […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 18, 2017) Here’s Henry! Henry was on a secret doggy mission when he was wounded in the line of duty and captured by the enemy….OK, maybe that isn’t the way it happened, but he likes that version best. Henry is a seven month old puppy and his imagination runs away with […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – Sept. 18, 2017) Audrey Lamberth is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School, where she currently serves as Co-Head Cheerleader and as an elected Senior Class Officer. As a 3x NCA All-American and TGCA Texas All-Star, Audrey has been a squad member of RISD cheer since 7th grade and participated on national winning […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 7, 2017) County Judge David Sweet went on goodwill and informational visits to two Rockwall County hotels Tuesday that are temporary homes for victims of the Hurricane Harvey flooding crisis. Sweet and Joe DeLane, the county’s emergency management coordinator, visited the hotels to inquire about the welfare of the approximately 20 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 7, 2017) Wreck’m Tech! The Rockwall Area Red Raiders invites all to its 13th Annual Tommy Hooper Texas Tech Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, October 16, at the Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club. Golfers can get in some practice swings on the range and also enjoy lunch beginning at 12 p.m. Shotgun start for […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 6, 2017) Rockwall County District Attorney Kenda Culpepper announced her intent to run for re-election in front of approximately 300 supporters at a Labor Day barbeque event at her home on Monday. “I am so very honored to be your District Attorney,” she told the crowd. “I have worked hard to […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 14, 2017) Six students from Rockwall HS and Rockwall-Heath HS were recently named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists: Parker Bassett (RHS), Daria Coutch (RHHS), Kevin DeMars (RHS), Anna Evers (RHHS), Victoria Huang (RHHS) and Kyle Sherrod (RHHS). Approximately 1.6 million students across the country took the qualifying test and only 16,000 qualified […]
Carriages, horses in Halloween costumes, and Santa Claus are all expected at these free events! (ROCKWALL, TX — September 14, 2017) Premier dressage training, show, and sales facility Black Star Sport Horses announces the schedule for the 2017 Fall Series and a few special events: two international breed judging events and the beloved Tejas Carriage […]
(Update: Le Dîner en Blanc – Dallas is now sold out. Phase 3 opened last week and closed within minutes as the last of 2400 available spots were claimed.) (DALLAS, TX – September 14, 2017) Thousands of guests dressed in head-to-toe white will gather at rallying points across the Metroplex on the evening of Friday, […]