(ROCKWALL, TX — Feb. 1, 2017) Several members from the Nebbie Williams Sixth Grade Spirit Squad volunteered during their lunchtime to help with the Black History Month mural of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., led by staff member Lisa Efaw. The students thought the experience was a great one. “It was really fun seeing it […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Feb. 1, 2017) Legislation introduced by Reps. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) and Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) passed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday to strengthen cybersecurity collaboration between the United States and Israel. The United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act (H.R. 612) will create a cybersecurity grant program for joint research and development ventures between […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Jan. 31, 2017) The Amy Parks-Heath Elementary Starlight Singers will honor U.S. veterans and active duty servicemen and women at their 18h Annual USO Show on February 3 and 4. This year’s show will feature music from the Korean War, which has been a focus of study for the 6th grade students […]
The Rockwall County Historical Foundation installed its new officers for 2017 on Sunday, Jan. 8 at Our House in Rockwall. Pictured above are Director Mark Russo, Corresponding Secretary Peggy Atterberry, Membership Vice President Connie Rogge, Scott Self (in back), Treasurer Karen Mahoney, Fundraising Vice President Carolyn Francisco, President Dennis Vierling, Director Jan Self and Recording […]
Bayside developer gives update at Rockwall Chamber breakfast (ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 19, 2017) The Rockwall Chamber of Commerce welcomed developer Kent Donahue at its quarterly partnership breakfast on Thursday, Jan. 12, to hear the latest on the 262-acre Bayside development bringing a crystal lagoon to the shores of Lake Ray Hubbard. Donahue presented renderings […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 31, 2017) Did you know that by the time most children attend kindergarten, they’ve watched 5,000 hours of television – enough time to earn a college degree? The average teen sends 3,000 texts per month –more than six texts per waking hour, according to the same Nielsen study. It’s easy for […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 31, 2017) Here’s Carol! Carol is a sweet and loving older girl looking for a lap to curl up on. She is both vision and hearing impaired but still gets along just fine. She loves laying in the grass on a warm day to bask in the sun. Carol is spayed, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Jan. 18, 2017) The Rockwall County Library will offer free classes on Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint beginning Feb. 7. Morning and evening classes for Word and Excel will alternate by month, while PowerPoint classes will take place in May. The classes are divided into two parts that occur on different days. Folks […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 30, 2017) Kaden Newton’s Reflections entry, Mermaid in the Sea, has advanced to state-level judging! This is a wonderful achievement as nearly 60,000 students participate in the program annually and less than 3% of those advance to the Texas PTA State Level. Kaden is a seven-year-old first grader at Celia Hays Elementary. […]
(HEATH, TX – Jan. 301, 2017) With a specific mission at a soccer stadium filled to capacity with fans, and a short amount of time in which to complete the mission, each officer cautiously picked up the controls and with little instruction, flew a drone for the very first time. Some flew the drone straight into […]