Education program Electrify Your Strings! comes to Utley Middle School

(ROCKWALL, TX—May 10, 2016) International recording artist and Emmy award winning composer Mark Wood, an original member of the multiplatinum selling Trans-Siberian Orchestra and creator of the revolutionary Viper electric violin, is bringing his groundbreaking music education program Electrify Your Strings! (EYS) to Utley Middle School. This exciting event will transform the student musicians into […]

Military get in free during Memorial Day weekend at Hawaiian Falls

(ROCKWALL, TX—May 10) Hawaiian Falls will offer free admission to all military personnel at its North Texas water parks in Garland, The Colony, Mansfield and Roanoke from 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Memorial Day weekend – Saturday, May 28; Sunday, May 29; and Monday, May 30.  All immediate family members can purchase their day pass […]

Rockwall resident, UTI instructor selected for Association for Career & Technical Training Education’s Pilot Program

(ROCKWALL, TX—May 10) Kevin Renner, Rockwall resident and education manager at Universal Technical Institute’s (UTI) Dallas campus, was recently selected as one of 14 new UTI instructors across the nation to serve on the Association for Career & Technical Training Education’s (ACTE) new pilot program. As part of the program, instructors will share input through webinars, […]

Rep. Ratcliffe leads congressional visit to Israel

Congressman meets with top leaders on homeland security and cybersecurity issues WASHINGTON – Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) led a Congressional delegation to Israel last week to discuss homeland security and cybersecurity issues with top officials, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Ya’alon. He was joined by Rep. Jim Langevin […]

Heritage Christian Academy honors retiring headmaster with building dedication

Heritage Christian Academy honors retiring headmaster with building dedication

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 9, 2016) Heritage Christian Academy celebrated its current headmaster, Dr. Ron Taylor, on Thursday, May 5, as he enters retirement at the end of the school year. The all-day affair was a 50’s-themed party that included an elementary sock hop, a commemorative assembly and ended with a surprise building dedication and […]

Meet Ninja, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 9, 2016) Here’s Ninja! Ninja is a sweet and happy little girl that loves life and is sure to bring a smile to your face! She has been spayed, microchipped and fully vaccinated. She is full grown at just 9 pounds, so she won’t take up much room cuddling with you! […]

Local author Shelley Garrett releases new cookbook for charity

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – May 7, 2016) Rockwall resident and sixth-generation Texan Shelley Garrett has been collecting beloved recipes from family, friends, church ladies and co-workers for more than 30 years. After years of copying the 100+ recipes into 3-ring binders for friends and newlyweds, Garrett decided to publish the collection and give all the proceeds […]