Jacket football & Helping Hands – a winning team!

ROCKWALL, TX (May 5, 2014) Rockwall High School Head Football Coach Rodney Webb and the Jacket football teams are proud and excited to announce their second annual spring food drive for Helping Hands.  In conjunction with spring practice and culminating with the Spring Games on May 22nd, the football boys will strive to fill the […]

Paint Center employee blends laughter, excellence into his work

DOING BUSINESS RIGHT ROCKWALL, TX (May 12, 2014)  “If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven played music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of Heaven and Earth will pause to say, here lived a great street […]

Quiet revolution underway in Rockwall County

ROCKWALL, TX (May 12, 2014) A gentle, unassuming dachshund has become the symbol of revolution in Rockwall County. When a little dog named Gertie was rescued by Rockwall Pets, she represented the breathtaking pace of animal shelter reform in the county. During the past four years, Rockwall County has catapulted itself to the forefront of a nationwide […]

City of Rockwall news briefs

ROCKWALL, TX (May 12, 2014) Change in zoning notification City officials have revised the notification process for property zoning change requests by extending the area of mail notifications and posting large, more visible signage on the subject property. The changes include: Property owner notification buffer area increased from 200 to 500 feet; All public hearing […]

Rockwall Christian Academy says ‘NO’ to Charter School

ROCKWALL, TX (May 12, 2014) After two years of uncertainty, considering conversion to a charter school, Rockwall Christian Academy administration announced Friday that the school is accepting enrollments for next year, continuing as RCA. In a statement released Friday, Jeanne Zakem, Head of School, wrote: “Upon hearing of his death, Mark Twain quipped ‘News of […]

Rockwall celebrates 160 years

Charlie Daniels Band to headline Founders Day Festival ROCKWALL, TX (May 12, 2014) The City of Rockwall presents The Charlie Daniels Band as the featured attraction at this year’s Founders Day Festival on Saturday, May 17.  The event will be at Harry Myers Park (945 E. Washington Street) instead of on the square due to […]

Leaning On…

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (May 11, 2014)  A best-selling book shows women—including moms—how to reach their full potential. But not everyone is buying it. Sheryl Sandberg’s call-to-action book, Lean In, provides steps we can take to “combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment.” Sandberg is Chief Operating Officer of Facebook and one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People […]

Local moms, kids gather for good times & support

Local moms, kids gather for good times & support

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (May 11, 2014) Being a stay-at-home mom doesn’t have to mean staying at home. Perhaps no one knows that better than members of the Rockwall MOMS Club, who gather regularly for support, friendship and fun activities in and around Rockwall County. About 30 local moms and their newborn-to-elementary-age children comprise the local […]