Rockwall County seeks to transition from precinct-based voting to voting centers

Rockwall County seeks to transition from precinct-based voting to voting centers

ROCKWALL, TX – February 11, 2021 — The Rockwall County Commissioners Court approved to have the Rockwall Elections Administrator Chris Lynch apply to the Secretary of State for the county’s participation in a new countywide polling program. The new program would allow voters to vote at any polling location in the county on Election Day […]

Virtual Career Fair for Veterans February 11th

Virtual Career Fair for Veterans February 11th

ROCKWALL, TX – February 10, 2021 — DAV & RecruitMilitary will host the Dallas Virtual Career Fair for Veterans tomorrow, Thursday, February 11th from 11am to 3pm Central Time online. This FREE virtual hiring event is open to ALL members of the military community, past and present, as well as military spouses and dependents. RecruitMilitary’s […]

Younger Partners Investments acquires grocery-anchored shopping center, Heath Town Center

Younger Partners Investments acquires grocery-anchored shopping center, Heath Town Center

HEATH, TX – February 9, 2021 – Younger Partners Investments (YPI) completed its first retail acquisition: Heath Town Center, a 77,669-square-foot grocery-anchored retail center at FM 549 and Laurence Drive in Heath. YPI is Younger Partners’ newest platform designed to acquire retail properties. YPI was launched in July 2020 to target retail properties from lifestyle to […]

Rockwall resident Amy Johannesen announces run for Place 2 on Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees

Rockwall resident Amy Johannesen announces run for Place 2 on Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees

ROCKWALL, TX – February 9, 2021 — Rockwall resident Amy Johannesen announces she will run for Place 2 on the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees in the upcoming May election. “Rockwall is an exceptional place to raise a family and our school district is one of the things that makes our community so attractive,” Amy […]

North Texans encouraged to comment online about regional transportation initiatives

North Texans encouraged to comment online about regional transportation initiatives

Innovative technologies being considered that could link region to other parts of Texas February 8, 2021 — The North Central Texas Council of Governments welcomes public input on transportation planning initiatives, during an online input opportunity beginning Feb. 8. Comments can be made by visiting www.nctcog.org/input. NCTCOG staff will provide information regarding the DFW High-Speed […]

Jones Elementary sixth graders create art to honor Rockwall ISD School Board

Jones Elementary sixth graders create art to honor Rockwall ISD School Board

ROCKWALL, TX – February 8, 2021 — January was School Board Recognition Month and Cindy Mosby, the art teacher at Jones, decided that this year would be the perfect time for the students’ artwork to have a practical use while spreading cheer and hope. Mosby and the sixth-grade students chose the theme “Here Comes the […]

Rockwall-Heath High School students named to TMEA Region 3 Choir

Rockwall-Heath High School students named to TMEA Region 3 Choir

ROCKWALL, TX – February 8, 2021 — Five students were recently chosen as members of the Rockwall-Heath TMEA Region 3 Choir. Congratulations to the following students who were named to the choir: Region 3 Mixed Choir Maddie Ferrell – Soprano 1 Gabriel White – Tenor 1 Region 3 Treble Choir Jilian Schulte – Alto 2 […]

Rockwall-Heath High School students display memorial wall during Holocaust Remembrance Week

Rockwall-Heath High School students display memorial wall during Holocaust Remembrance Week

ROCKWALL, TX – February 8, 2021 — For Holocaust Remembrance week, the Rockwall-Heath High School Social Studies Department and students created a Holocaust Memorial Wall. Students answered prompts on posters which were displayed along with an interactive timeline of the events during the Holocaust. Check out the photos of the display below!       […]

Cooking with Ease by Melissa Tate: Love Letter Hand Pies

Cooking with Ease by Melissa Tate: Love Letter Hand Pies

ROCKWALL, TX – February 5, 2021 — Love letters are a lost art. Email began to replace written word, quickly followed by the text message – some even giving the sender an immediate “read” so they know the recipient has seen the note. Can you imagine the vulnerability one had to have in sending a […]

Rockwall County and Helping Hands partner to administer COVID-19 vaccines

Rockwall County and Helping Hands partner to administer COVID-19 vaccines

ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 4, 2021 — Rockwall County Helping Hands has partnered with Rockwall County to provide a COVID-19 vaccine clinic which began yesterday at the Rockwall County Library and runs through Friday, Feb. 5.  The library will be closed during this time due to the clinic, which is only open for those designated […]