Meet Princess Sassy Pants, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

(ROCKWALL, TX – June 13, 2016) Princess Sassy Pants fits her name to a T!  She is sassy, goofy and oh so animated. She is an energetic girl that loves other dogs and loves to play with the eight-year-old boy in her foster home. She is up to date on all shots, is microchipped, heartworm-tested and […]

Red Day: Children’s Advocacy Center, Women in Need get hand from Keller Williams

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – June 10, 2016) Over 50 Keller Williams Realty associates recently converged on the Children’s Advocacy Center for Rockwall County to mow, paint, and give back to their community.  Their efforts benefited both the CAC and Women in Need, two local non-profit agencies committed to providing services for victims of child abuse […]

Rockwall County DA receives prestigious Ruby Award, accepts check for Children’s Advocacy Center

(ROCKWALL, TX – June 10, 2016) Soroptimist International of Rockwall presented Rockwall County District Attorney Kenda Culpepper with the Club’s 2016 Ruby Award and a $27,250 check for the new Children’s Advocacy Center. The presentation took place at the Soroptimist’s 3rd annual Rockwall Country Fair fundraiser on Saturday, June 4, at the Rockwall County Courthouse. Culpepper, […]

City of Rockwall: Proactive steps to reducing West Nile exposure

City of Rockwall: Proactive steps to reducing West Nile exposure

(ROCKWALL, TX — June 10, 2016) The City of Rockwall is encouraging residents to take proactive steps to reduce the risk of contracting West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne illness. Residents should use insect repellent when outdoors, especially at dusk and dawn. Humans can contract West Nile virus from a mosquito bite. Infected mosquitoes get the […]

Texas Education Agency approves charter contract renewal for local ECI Academy campuses

Texas Education Agency approves charter contract renewal for local ECI Academy campuses

(ROCKWALL, TX – June 10, 2016) The Texas Education Agency approved Education Center International Academy’s (ECI Academy) petition for a 10 year charter school contract renewal. This is a significant milestone for ECI Academy which received the much awaited and encouraging news February 4, 2016 in a letter from TEA Commissioner of Education Mike Morath […]

PHOTOS: Rockwall-Heath High School Class of 2016 graduation ceremony

PHOTOS: Rockwall-Heath High School Class of 2016 graduation ceremony

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX — June 10, 2016) The Rockwall-Heath High School Class of 2016 donned caps and gowns and held up their Heath Hawk “talons” one last time during the graduation ceremony at the Culwell Events Center in Garland on Wednesday, June 8. Valedictorian Alyssa McHargue and Salutatorian Brittany Dickison gave their final farewell speeches and […]

Fate DPS designates ‘Exchange Zone’

(FATE, TX – June 10, 2016) With the increasing ability to make purchases online, the City of Fate Department of Public Safety is now offering a designated space in front of the Public Safety Building to complete your transactions. The Exchange Zone is well-lit and under 24-hour surveillance, giving residents and commuters a place to purchase […]